Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’omade one of the most impressive and bold appearances, on the red carpet of Tony Awards in New York. She chose to wear a creation by the Pakistani fashion designer, Misha Japanwalathe top of which was a silver breastplate made to the shape of her body.

According to WWD, she paired it with a sleek velvet jacket and black pants, silver accessories and diamond earrings. On her head she got an impressive henna tattoo done by Sabeen Marghoob.

Japanwala’s work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame associated with one’s body.”the award-winning actress wrote, among other things, on her Instagram page.

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In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of the human body as an act of resistance and celebration, insisting that we must be free to exist in our bodies… Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to be right here, in this the body nowLupita Nyong’o added.