It's extremelyheavy, and I waslike, Oh, yeah, it's hangingrightthereAndshewaslike, No, it's notAnd I waslike, No, no, no, it's hangingright, andtherewasnothingthere.
Andthen I wassoconfused.
Like, whereisitweighedlikeover £20?
Likewherecoulditpossiblybe?
I rememberlookinginlikesockdoorsbecause I justcouldn't fathomwhereitcouldbe.
Andthen, in a momentofdesperation, I calledthelaundrytobelike, Haveyouseenmydress?
I wassoexcitedbecauseit's rarethat I find a paththatfitsme, andsothat's why I haven't wonverymanypoundsonthecarpet.
Sothiswasahhoorahmomentformeandit's Rosiehas a thingforme.
Makeupisnever a mask.
It's always a frameand, youknow, it's anaccessory.
And I reallyenjoyplayingwithmakeup.
Mymomforbademefromwearingmakeupwhen I wasyoungerbecausesheneverworemakeup.
Shestilldoesit.
Andso I wasn't allowedtowearmakeupuntil I added, like a sortofmakeupmakeoverfrommyaunt.
I musthavebeen, like 16.
Andsonow, ofcourse, I havefreedom.
I candowhatever I want.
Andso I liketoplaywithmakeup.
It's fun.
Thio, youknow, pushtheboundaries.
Thisis a CalvinKleinlookedatNewYorkFashionWeekin 2017 andthetriumphofthisiswearingjeansbecause I nevergettowearjeansreallytoomuchofanything.
I finditreallyhardtowearjeansjustgenerally, butthispairwasnice, theflareandeverything.
Itworkedwellforme, andit's a casuallook.
I lovethoseearrings.
I mean, onmydays, I I cangetcasual, butgenesarethingsthat I wearseldom.
Forsomereason, it's difficultformetofigureout a G.
So I'm moreoflike a jumpsuitpersonorlikewearingcottonpounds.
I'vealwaysreallycaredaboutwhat I wear, and I thinkgrowingupinKenya, onNairobi, there's justformalityinthewaywedress, especiallyinourhousehold.
Sogrowingup, I wouldplanwhat I waswearingthenightbefore.
Ifanything, I'vegrown a littlemorecasualcomingtoAmericabecauseinAmerica, peoplewearslacks, thingslikethathavethatneverhappened?
That's werelikeforsleepinghasgroupgrowingup, so I wouldn't planmyoutfitthedaybefore.
I alsoworeuniformsallthroughmychildhood.
Sotheonlydaysthat I hadtoexpressmyselfandmyindividualitywasontheweekend, so I wouldalwayslookforwardtothat.
Andtherefore I planwhat I wasgonnawearandmymomwasbigonironing.
Soyouhad a newclothesthenightbefore, and I rememberdoingthatevenwhen I gottoundergradhereinthe U.
S.
Andpeoplewerebaffledbythefirstthing I boughtoneofthefirstthings I boughtwasanironingboardinthenight.
Ofcourse, lifeincollege, I realized, was a lotmorelaidbackthanthenthatkindofhabit.
And I'vesince I kindoflostit.
ThisistheblackFrontofPremierein 2018 andthisis a verseACIcustomgownandthemeforBlackPantherwassensualityandwarriorthosewithtwowordsandthisdresscapturedthatforme.
Theymademetodressisactuallyandthiswasonein a light, thekindofarmorofthethisbodicedetailandthenobviouslyVibranium, MissPurpleAndthat's whatbythecolor.
Andthentheotherguyand I endedupwearingtotheOscars, for I neverreallyfactoredindoingtheworkcondomforeversalutewhen I wasthinkingaboutwhat I wasgonnawear.
But I amalwayslookingformobilityasmuchas I canwhen I wear a gown, I don't wanttofeellikethatdowniswearingme.
I don't wanttofeeloutsideofmyself.
Soevenwhen I haverestrictions, it's restrictionsthat I havekindoflikemassagemyselfintobeing.
Itwasfunnybecause I remembertherewas a headlinethattalkedaboutmewinningtheredcarpetwithoutevenattendingit.
I missedtheOscar's redcarpetbecausethatisthetruth.
Andsothiswasthesecondgun, believeitornot, anditwaspopulace, and I wasveryhappytobeinit, and I'm glad I madeit.
EventuallydotheOscars.
ThisistheUSpremiereattheSouthbySouthwestin 2019.
Thisis a wholenativesuit.
Thethemeforthispresstourwasdefinitelyduality, whichis a themeinthefilm, justembracingthedarkestsideofthingsbecauseitwas a horrorfilmandtheColorRedwas a verybigdealinfilm.
Therehadbeenthisimage, thisinspirationalimagethat I hadseenforyears, and I haditon a PinterestboardofSnoop, andhehadthesekindsofclipssimilarbutdifferentandhishair, andwejustrememberthatislike, thisisall a lodgetostoop.
And I'd actuallymethimattheBlackPantherpremiereandhesaidtome, Oh, mygoodness, I lovewhatyoudowithyourstyleandyourhairissuchaninspirationtome.
And I waslike, Yourhairisaninspirationtomeso, youknow, it's kindoflikebackandforthwithme.
I'vealwayslovedthestyleandexpressingmyselfthroughclothingandaccessory, but I didn't.
I couldn't haveimaginedhowmuchitwouldbecome a partandparcelofmyworkasanactor, youknow, S O thathasbeen a delightfulandsometimesverytaxingadditiontomylife.
Lupita Nyong'o 剖析她的時尚造型,從紅毯到Met Gala | Vanity Fair(《名利場》)。 (Lupita Nyong'o Breaks Down Her Fashion Looks, From the Red Carpet to the Met Gala | Vanity Fair)