Lupita Nyong’o, impressive with silver armor cast on her own breasts

Of course, Lupita Nyong’o wasn’t there to receive a statuette at the Tony Awards this June 11, but she did have something to pump out her chest for. The forty-year-old actress, who was invited to the awarding ceremony of theatrical works in the USA, appeared in a unique evening dress. He wore a black suit adorned with a silver breastplate in the shape of a woman’s bust. And not anyone. the work is modeled on his body by Pakistani born artist Misha Japonwalan.

“She creates a realistic and faithful expression of the human body and turns it into an act of resistance and celebration that highlights the fact that we are allowed to exist freely in our bodies,” explains the Mexican-Kenyan actress on her Instagram microblog. An artistic and militant approach that has already attracted other celebrities.

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Resistance work

Misha Japonwala isn’t even in her thirties yet, and she’s already immortalized Julia Fox’s curves, Cardi B’s pregnancy curves, and designed the bodysuit worn by Lil Nas X in her title track. Montero. The London-born artist grew up in Karachi and studied at the prestigious Parsons School of Fashion, where she graduated in 2018. Her work, on the border between clothing and plastic art, explores the idea of ​​shame, which she opposes, through the representation of the body. to modesty. A reflection that echoes the strict religious policies of his country of origin, which specifically hinders the rights of women and LGBTQIA + people. But it’s also part of a more global trend we’ve been noticing among celebrities in recent months.

The bold Loewe jumpsuit worn by Beyoncé on tour, the body-baring Dior dress worn by Chiara Ferragni at the Sanremo Festival, the Jean Paul Gaultier half-naked bikini worn by Kylie Jenner… to discover it the illusion grows. Behind this hidden game is the desire to restore his image. Challenge of the era.