Lupita Nyong’o is baring her body in an unexpected way on the red carpet at the 2023 Tony Awards.
The 40-year-old Black Panther actress arrived at the United Palace Theatre in New York City’s Washington Heights on Sunday night (June 11) wearing a silver breastplate that was modeled after her own body.
She paired the silver top with stylish pants, a black jacket and diamond earrings. Lupita emphasized her freshly shaved head with an artful design that resembled hair.
She reflected on the “shameless out-of-body experience” of wearing her breastplate in a statement.
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“A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023,” Lupita wrote on Instagram. “Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.”
She continued, saying, “Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.”
“She writes, ‘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 create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing,’” Lupita wrote.
If you missed it, the actress recently reflected on romance rumors linking her to Janelle Monae.
FYI: Lupita‘s breastplate was designed by Misha Japanwala. She’s wearing jewels by De Beers and carrying a clutch from The Bella Rosa Collection.
Scroll through all of the photos of Lupita Nyong’o's daring look at the 2023 Tony Awards in the gallery…
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By: Just Jared
Title: Lupita Nyong'o Wears a Silver Breastplate Molded From Her Body at Tony Awards 2023
Sourced From: www.justjared.com/2023/06/11/lupita-nyongo-wears-a-silver-breastplate-molded-from-her-body-at-tony-awards-2023/
Published Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 23:04:14 +0000
