Lupita Nyong’o: Sorry Vogue, Audrey Hepburn wasn’t inspiration for my Met Gala hairstyle
During Monday night's grand Met Gala celebration, Lupita Nyong'o arrived with a gorgeous hairstyle, a homage to soulful music icon Nina Simone with a mix of inspiration from the movie Matrix...
During Monday night’s grand Met Gala celebration, Lupita Nyong’o arrived with a gorgeous hairstyle, a homage to soulful music icon Nina Simone with a mix of inspiration from the movie Matrix.
So when the media began to compare her hair to that of actress Audrey Hepburn, Nyong’o didn’t let it slide for a second.
A Vogue article entitled, “Is Lupita Nyong’o the New Audrey Hepburn?” said that like Hepburn, Nyong’o had mastered the “art of transformation.”
–Lupita Nyong’o Returns Home to Kenya, Fights to Save Endangered Elephants
In the classiest clapback of all time, Nyong’o posted a video in which she tagged her stylist, Vernon François, showcasing images of her Met Gala hairstyle alongside Nina Simone and other African-inspired hairstyles.
–Lupita Nyong’o on #OscarsSoWhite: ‘I Stand with My Peers Who Are Calling for Change’
Her caption read: “Hair Inspiration. Check. @vernonfrancois @voguemagazine#metball2016“
Updos have been in style for black women long before Audrey Hepburn. But just like the “new” cornrow and box braid trends, the credit and validation for the styles goes to everyone but black women once they are mainstream.
–Lupita Nyong’o Named People Magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful’ for 2014
Props to Lupita for clearing up the confusion and letting people know black is enough to be beautiful.
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