Lupita Nyong’o decided to wear the creations of Pakistani designer Misha Japanwala not only because of their undeniably spectacular splendor, but also because of their deeper meaning.
Tony Awards witnessed some of the biggest Broadway personalities descending the red carpet on Sunday night. While most celebrities took their A-game on the red carpet, Lupita Nyong’o made waves with her silver cast. The Kenyan-Mexican actress, known for her role in ‘Black Panther,’ was joined this time by her daring and eccentric fashion sense. Lupita Nyong’o caused a stir and for all the right reasons when she walked the red carpet with a mold of her own body cast in silver. She completed her daring fit with subtle jewelry and a smart black suit. The silver breastplate was created by Pakistani designer Misha Japanwala.
Lupita Nyong’o talked extensively about her outfit on her Instagram account. Revealing how her outfit is an act of defiance and celebration, she wrote: “A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023. Honored, humbled, empowered and energized to don this breastplate made by @mishajapanwala who molded and molded them to my body. Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to the body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and truthful account of one’s body as an act of defiance and celebration, and an urge to exist freely within our bodies.”
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Lupita Nyong’o further wrote, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I make, trying to insult and silence me. Reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I have come to deeply appreciate and respect what a life of shamelessness really means. My craft involves documenting our existence in the most truthful way I can – I don’t change anything about the body and what it looks like. I think that act of surrendering and letting our bodies just be is so beautiful and powerful.
“Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE RIGHT HERE, NOW IN THIS BODY. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is now on display at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City through July 30, concluded Lupita Nyong’o.
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