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At the 2021 Met Gala the place the theme was “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” Naomi Osaka shocked in a Louis Vuitton costume co-designed by her sister, Mari Osaka. The tennis star — who’s Japanese and Haitian — wore an obi-style belt, print that includes koi fish, and vivid colours paying homage to the Caribbean.
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At the identical Met Gala, Saweetie wore a customized Christian Cowan robe with a trailing cape that featured colours of the Black American Heritage flag on one facet and colours of the Filipino flag on the opposite. “That’s what makes me an American girl,” she mentioned.
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In 2019, Priyanka Chopra was honored on the Marrakech International Film Festival for her work in cinema. According to Vogue India, she wore an ivory Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla sari “doused in mukaish work” and hand-embroidered with “sequins in a geometric jaali leitmotif.”
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At the 2022 Met Gala, Quannah Chasinghorse — a member of the Han Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota tribes — wore feathers in her hair and conventional jewellery by bead artist Lenise Omeasoo.
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Lupita Nyong’o attended the 2016 premiere of Queen of Katwe in a customized Carolina Herrera robe and matching headwrap. Her stylist, Micaela Erlanger, informed PopSugar that Lupita’s Kenyan heritage influenced the look. “It was directly inspired by some fabric I’d brought home from Africa last July when I went to go visit Kenya with Lupita. The colors were fantastic, and the print was so beautiful.”
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At the 2022 Black Adam premiere, Drew Afualo and her boyfriend, Pili, repped Samoa from head to toe. As a Samoan girl myself, I’m nonetheless obsessed along with her costume with a tapa corset. This fabric is constructed from bark and is deeply important in Polynesian cultures. Pili wore an ula fala (the crimson necklace) and an ie faitaga, which is commonly worn by males to formal occasions.
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This 12 months, Ali Wong — who’s Vietnamese and Chinese — attended the Time 100 Gala in an áo dài (conventional Vietnamese costume) and headpiece. On Instagram, designer Thai Nguyen thanked the actor “for this iconic moment representing the Vietnamese culture and the beauty of the áo dài.”
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At the 2021 premiere of Eternals, Kumail Nanjiani wore a Pakistani sherwani by the House of Umar Sayeed. He informed The Hollywood Reporter, “I wanted to wear a sherwani because 1. They look awesome and 2. My costume in the film always reminded me of sherwanis.” The actor known as his mother, who gave him the names of three designers in Pakistan.
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Last 12 months, Ariana DeBose attended the BAFTAs and the Critics Choice Awards in someday. The Afro-Latina actor — who received for her efficiency in West Side Story at each awards exhibits — needed to honor her character Anita’s and her personal Latina roots. So she wore crimson carpet appears to be like from Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta, two Latino designers. Ariana selected shades of yellow to pay homage to Anita’s costume.
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In 2016, Auli’i Cravalho carried out a hula on the world premiere of Moana. The Native Hawaiian actor wore a hula skirt, lei po’o, and what appear to be dangling flower earrings.
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In 2018, Tiffany Haddish wore a standard Eritrean costume to the Oscars. “My father is from Eritrea, and he passed away last year,” she informed ABC. “He said one day I would end up here, and if I ever end up at the Oscars, to honor my people.”
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This 12 months, Richa Moorjani captivated on the premiere of the ultimate season of Never Have I Ever. According to Vogue India, she wore an Amit Aggarwal ensemble: a lehenga, hand-embroidered shirt, and structured palla with geometrical patterns.
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At the 2019 Oscars — the place Mahershala Ali grew to become the primary Black actor and Muslim to win Best Supporting Actor two instances — he wore a hat that went viral on-line. His stylist, Van Van Alonso, informed The Hollywood Reporter, “It’s a play on a Jinnah cap. He had been sending me a lot of photos of hats, some African looks, some fez hats, and we decided to [do] something that was rounder on the top… We did a lot of research and found Gigi Burris. They were really excited to work with us, and it was a fun collaboration.”
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Ashley Callingbull — who’s Plains Cree of the Enoch Cree Nation — wore a surprising costume to the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards. Indigenous designer Pam Baker shared an image of the mannequin on Instagram, writing, “Beautiful @ashleycallingbull wearing my family pole.”
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At the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Yara Shahidi rocked her personal jumpsuit from her Adidas collaboration that celebrates her Black and Iranian heritage. The actor informed Harper’s Bazaar that her intention behind the clothes is to “honor the past in a way that also pays homage to the future.”
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At the 2021 Encounter premiere, Riz Ahmed wore a pink kurta by Prada. Though he was born and raised in London, he informed the New York Times he was alienated at college because of his Pakistani heritage. Wearing a kurta at a film occasion was an act of reclamation and a chance to subvert “Eurocentric and precolonial” constructs round masculinity.
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While not confirmed, followers theorized that Camila Cabello’s take a look at the 2018 VMAs was a nod to her Cuban heritage, particularly contemplating she was nominated twice for her music “Havana.” The blue and white of her Oscar de la Renta costume, mixed with the crimson of her lipstick, make up the colours of the Cuban flag.
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At the 2022 Met Gala, Vanessa Hudgens wowed in a mesmerizing black costume. On Instagram, she wrote, “I was so obsessed with this dress (Still am) for so many reasons. A. It was designed by a friend @jeremyscott who knows the real me B. The silhouette is actually historically correct for the Gilded Age theme C. I got to be the glamorous witch that I am and D. The puff sleeve pays homage to my Filipino heritage.”
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And lastly, Dinah Jane attended the 2022 API Excellence Celebration in conventional Tongan clothes designed by Afa Ah Loo. On Instagram, she wrote, “This is a custom top made out of Tongan Ngatu. Traditionally this material is made from the bark of Hiapo or Mulberry Tree. Our ancestors passed this method down and mostly women hand make the Ngatu. It’s been a prized TREASURE (Koloa) of our ancestors and still is to this very day. It’s given at prestigious events that celebrate milestones of life and the essence of our people.”
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