#elizabeth olowu

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Mother of many, Elizabeth Olowu, 1981.

📷 Elizabeth Olowu

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Elizabeth Olowu went against the ancient Benin tradition and saying: Okhuo-ise-eronmwon, “a woman does not cast bronze”, to become the first female bronze caster in Benin’s history. She was able to do this because her father was the reigning king who allowed progressive changes in Edo cultural and artistic practices.

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By clicking the source link, you will find 205 gifs of Anok Yai in various interviews, runway walks, and advertisements (2018-2021). All of the gifs were created by me from scratch. You may use these gifs to roleplay or as reaction gifs. Please do not repost or claim these gifs as your own. Contact me if you would like to edit these gifs for any purpose. I will most likely say yes. Like or reblog if you find these gifs helpful! 

Content/trigger warnings: Slight flashing lights, shaky gifs, and modeling.

Featuring: Adesuwa Aighewi, Grace Elizabeth, Violette Serrat, and Durro Olowu.

Notes: Anok Yai is an American fashion model and she is of South Sudanese descent, so please cast her accordingly. While she is currently 23 years of age, she was anywhere between the ages of 20 and 23 years old in the media clips used to make these gifs. 

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Where do you see Billie Lourd and Elizabeth Gillies fitting in?

i could see them both fitting these wcs:

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( catherine &  sophie stuart ), the ( sasha luss,  sydney sweeney ) fc would like ( cousins [ 20-40 ] ) with ( any half/white or white fcs! ). the mun ( REQUIRES ) you to read THIS before applying. [ royals of slovenia ]

( natasja magnusdottir ), the ( alicia vikander ) fc would like a ( final fiancée ) with ( any female fc ). the mun ( REQUIRES ) you to ( READ THIS ) and contact them before applying. [ princess of utp ]

( selene kaimakliotis ), the ( phillipa soo ) fc would like a ( former fwb ) with ( any female fc ). the mun ( DOES NOT ) you to contact them before applying. [ title utp ]

( catherine stuart ), the ( sasha luss ) fc would like an ( advisor [ 27-30 ] ) with ( any suitable fc ). the mun ( requires ) you to read this before applying. [ scottish title utp ]

( ireti olowu ), the ( savannah lee smith ) fc would like a ( ex-partner [ 23-27 ] ) with ( emilio sakraya, kelsey merritt, débora nascimento, maxence danet-fauvel, any fc ). the mun ( requires ) you to read this before applying. [ any title ]

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( louise de saxe-cobourg et gotha), the ( merritt patterson ) fc would like an ( university friend [ 26-30 ] ) with ( laura berlin, eli goree, patti harrison, utp ). the mun ( REQUIRES ) you to read THIS before applying. [ title or no title utp ]

( vitòria de brangança e d’orléans ), the ( camila queiroz ) fc would like an ( ex partner [ 23-30 ] ) with ( brigette lundy-paine, mimi keene, michael evans behling, utp). the mun ( REQUIRES ) you to contact THEM before applying. [ crown heir of open european country ]

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Michelle Obama

- Michelle is a lawyer and writer who was previously First Lady of the United States, married to Barack Obama

- She was the first African-American First Lady in US history

- She was raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois

- Her father suffered from multiple sclerosis

- Michelle joined a gifted class at Bryn Mawr Elementary School by the sixth grade

- She attended Whitney Young High School, Chicago's first magnet high school, established as a selective enrollment school, where she used her fear of how others would perceive her as motivation to succeed

- She experienced gender discrimination growing up despite her achievements

- Michelle was on the honor roll for four years, took advanced placement classes, was a member of the National Honor Society, and served as student council treasurer; she graduated in 1981 as the salutatorian of her class

- She is a graduate of both Princeton University and Harvard Law School

- At Princeton, her white roommate’s mother (unsuccessfully) tried to have her daughter moved because of Michelle’s race; she said that it was during this time that she became more aware of ethnicity, class, and racial divisions

- She also got involved with Princeton’s Third World Center, an academic and cultural group that supported minority students, running their day care center, which  included after school tutoring as well; she challenged the teaching methodology for French because she felt that it should be more conversational; she wrote a thesis titled Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community as part of her graduation requirements

- In July 2008, she accepted the invitation to become an honorary member of the 100-year-old black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, which had no active undergraduate chapter at Princeton when she attended

- At Harvard, Michelle participated in demonstrations advocating the hiring of professors who were minorities, and worked for the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, assisting low-income tenants with housing cases

- She is the third First Lady with a postgraduate degree

- Following law school, she was an associate at the Chicago office of the law firm Sidley & Austin, working on marketing and intellectual property; she continues to hold her law license, but as she no longer needs it for her work, it has been on a voluntary inactive status since 1993

- In 1991, she held public sector positions in the Chicago city government as an Assistant to the Mayor, and as Assistant Commissioner of Planning and Development

- She became Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies, a non-profit organization encouraging young people to work on social issues in nonprofit groups and government agencies, in 1993; she worked there nearly four years and set fundraising records for the organization that still stood 12 years after she left

- Michelle also worked as the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago, where she developed its Community Service Center, and as the Vice President for Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Center

- She campaigned actively during her husband’s presidential runs, delivering speeches at the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions; she returned again to the DNC in 2016 to speak on behalf of presidential candidate and fellow First Lady Hillary Clinton

- During his campaigns, she also spoke openly about race, education, and motherhood

- As First Lady, Michelle became a role model for women, in addition to an advocate for poverty awareness and nutrition

- She also became a fashion icon

- During her early months as First Lady, she visited homeless shelters and soup kitchens, in addition to sending representatives to schools and advocating public service

- She hosted a White House reception for women's rights advocates in celebration of the enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Pay equity law

- In 2006, Essence listed her among "25 of the World's Most Inspiring Women”

- Vanity Fair listed her among "10 of the World's Best Dressed People” in 2007

- In 2009, Michelle was named Barbara Walters's Most Fascinating Person of the year

- She advocated on behalf of military families, helped working women balance career and family, encouraged national service, and promoted the arts and arts education

- She was an honorary guest at Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball as a "young'un" paying tribute to the “Legends” who helped pave the way for African-American women

- In 2010, she took her first solo visit to a nation and traveled to Mexico to speak to young students, encouraging them to take responsibility for their futures; she is a believer in success coming from unlikely places, and not discrediting underprivileged people 

- She was actively involved in community events in foreign countries, and it was said that she advanced her husband’s foreign policy and relations

- Among many things, she has been known for wearing clothes by African designers such as Mimi Plange, Duro Olowu, Maki Oh, and Osei Duro, and styles such as the Adire fabric

- In 2012, Michelle and her husband were awarded the Jerald Washington Memorial Founders' Award by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV), which is the highest honor given to homeless veteran advocates; she was awarded it again alongside Jill Biden in 2015

- She joined the campaign to bring back school girls who had been kidnapped in Nigeria in 2014, utilizing the campaign hashtag #bringbackourgirls

- She extended organic efforts in the White House by planting the White House Kitchen Garden, the first White House vegetable garden since Eleanor Roosevelt served as First Lady; she also installed bee hives on the South Lawn of the White House; the garden supplied organic produce and honey to the First Family and for state dinners and other official gatherings

- She created and took charge of the administration-wide initiative Let’s Move! to reverse progress in the child obesity trend

- Michelle has consistently been an open advocate for LGBT rights, opposing constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and promoting equality for everyone

- In 2017, during an appearance at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference, she rebuked the Trump administration for its delay of a federal requirement designed to increase the nutritional standards for school lunches

- Also this year, she called for tech companies to add women for the diversifying of their ranks while attending the WWDC in Silicon Valley, California; she honored Eunice Shriver at the 2017 ESPY Awards; she delivered an address at the tech conference in Utah charging the Trump administration with having a fearful White House; she appeared in a video for the Global Citizens Festival advocating more attention to giving young girls an education; she attended the Inbound 2017 conference in Boston; she cited a lack of diversity in politics with contributing to lawmakers being distrusted by other groups at the Philadelphia Conference for Women; she discussed gender disparity in attitudes with Elizabeth Alexander while at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago; and she spoke at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut

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Oscars 2017: Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone’s fashion roundup at the Academy Awards

PeeCee or DeePee?

Quantico star Priyanka Chopra has been slaying with her sartorial choices in the West. While she dazzled in a white Zuhair Murad strapless gown at Oscars last year, she twirled at the Emmys and made the world go round in her red gown and won hearts all across the globe. After her appearance at the New York Fashion Week, fashion aficionados had high expectations from her, and no wonder, the Baywatch girl lived up to it! The actress stunned the onlookers in her attires at the Oscars this year.

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However, 2017 saw another Bollywood diva rocking it in style at the Academy Awards. After making her debut in Hollywood with xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Deepika Padukone has been wowing the viewers with her fashion statement in the West.

Both the actresses slayed with their looks in their own way. From the pre-party craze to the after-party mania, here is the fashion roundup of the two ladies at the Academy Awards!

WOMEN IN FILM PRE-OSCAR COCKTAIL PARTY

Wearing a beautiful Roland Mouret velvet dress, Padukone nailed the all-black look in the asymmetric ensemble. With a high neckline and low hemline, the dress made her look graceful and classy owing to its unique design. The actress kept it minimalistic by complementing it with matching Roger Vivier strappy sandals studded with jewels.

Black beauty! (Source: File Photo)

Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Saltzman opted for long silver danglers from Buccellati for Padukone. Hair stylist Christian Wood left her hair open and side-parted for this one, and it totally goes with her dress. Keeping it slightly glossy and still not over-doing it, make-up artist Hung Vanngo did Padukone’s touch up.

Deepika Padukone stuns at the Pre-Oscar Party! (Source: File Photo)

Meanwhile, Chopra was not spotted at the do.

OSCARS PRE-PARTY

At the annual pre-Oscars party on Saturday (February 25), Chopra opted for a grunge kind of look, and it looked great on her. Not that we were surprised.

The Quantico star chose Chanel separates that had a slightly wintery feel to it. While the knitted top gave a bit of oomph factor and tweed-like skirt, we love the way Castillo styled her hair with a high side ponytail and the partly braided hair.

On the other hand, Padukone opted for a sophisticated yet vibrant floral dress by Duro Olowu, and we want those stunning Louboutin sandals that perfectly complement the dress.

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The detailing around the belt was great, and though we think the Padmavati actress’ make-up looked a bit washed out and the hair a tad bit unkempt, overall, we liked how she pulled off casual chic at the star-studded event.

Interestingly, their sartorial choices have been extremely different – and we love that about them. Diversity, people!

Pick your choice!

Whose look do you admire?

OSCARS 2017 RED CARPET

The current darling of the West, Chopra graced the red carpet in a beautiful Ralph & Russo tulle strapless gown. The ivory white column creation with a structured and square deep-split corset accentuated her curves to perfection.

Vision in white! (Source: AP)

She complemented her look with a pair of $5 million 60 carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond drop earrings and chunky bracelets on both wrists. The Baywatch star kept her hair and make-up simple with sleek side parted hair and soft pink lips.

Sexy back! (Source: AP)

Going by her previous appearances on the red carpet in fitted yet flared gowns, this look came as a surprise. Remember the Zahir Muraid creation she sported at the Oscars last year? Also, the one-shoulder red gown by Jason Wu at the Emmys 2016? We are happy that she went for something sharp this year.

While Padukone chose to give the main event a miss, see Chopra’s fashion choices at the Oscars 2016 and the Emmys!

Priyanka Chopra in Zuhair Murad (L) and Jason Wu.

Hollywood’s current sensation and India’s favourite, Priyanka Chopra brought her A-game to the Oscars red carpet.

OSCARS AFTER-PARTY

While the Quantico star picked a Michael Kors gown with a plunging neckline, Padukone decided to add some shimmer to her look with a black gown with gold sequins on the front, waist down.

It’s similar to what she wore to Vogue Beauty Awards 2012 with the only difference being her skirt was semi-gold this time – the previous one was pure gold. However, we aren’t complaining.

What’s worth noticing is that even their make-up and hair was perfect. Chopra kept her look simple and her only choice of accessory was a pair of earrings from Lorraine Schwartz. Her make-up was just the right amount of nude with mascara eyes, sharp defined brows and a beautiful pink lip shade and even her hair was perfect in that slightly puffed side part.

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Meanwhile, Padukone decided to channel the wild child in her in terms of make-up. Seems like natural windswept hair with waves was what she was looking for and it had the desired effect – she looked gorgeous. We think make-up artist Georgie Eisdell did a brilliant job here with those grey smokey eyes and nude lips too.

Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone – who wore the black gown better at the after-party?

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone at Vanity Fairs after party.

We think both of them deserve a pat on their back for carrying themselves with utmost grace and confidence, don’t you?

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Inside Seven Decades of Black Fashion Design

Pyer Moss, ensemble, spring 2016, USA. Gift of Pyer Moss. Photograph by Paulie Wax. All images courtesy of Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

Only 1% of black fashion designers' presentations are covered by Vogue Magazine. The industry’s lack of diversity spurred The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Ariele Elia and Elizabeth Way to organize Black Fashion Designers, an exhibition featuring runway looks from Stephen Burrows, Hood By Air, and Olivier Rousteing for Balmain. The exhibition showcases formal evening wear, menswear, streetwear, couture, prints and textiles, and spans more than a half century of black dress, using history to examine black fashion design.

“There have been a few exhibitions that have covered black fashion designers or black fashion style but most of them have been on individual designers such as Stephen Burrows or Patrick Kelly,” says Elia, who is the Assistant Curator of Costume and Textiles at The Museum. “For this exhibition, we wanted to take a wider look at black fashion designers specifically because there have been many talented designers that today are pretty much unrecognized in the fashion industry.”

Tracy Reese, dress, spring 2016, USA, Gift of Tracy Reese. Photograph by George Chinsee. 

Black Fashion Designers features 75 looks by 60 designers. The exhibition explores early forays by black designers in dressing notable Americans. The beige wedding dress Jacqueline Onassis wore to marry John F. Kennedy was designed by Ann Lowe in 1953. The exhibition notes that Lowe learned her craft from her mother and grandmother. Lowe’s dress alludes to the eight years of the Obama administration, in which designers like Duro Olowu and Tracy Reese have dressed the first black First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.

Ann Lowe, wedding dress, 1968, USA. Gift of Judith A. Tabler

The exhibition also speaks to the influence black designers have played in the building of American fashion into a global phenomena. In 1973, Stephen Burrows was one of the designers representing America in The Battle of Versaille Fashion Show, showcasing French and American designers in a French palace. Burrows’ presentation is widely considered to have helped elevate American design to the level of Parisian houses. On display in the exhibit are designs by Patrick Kelly, the black designer who found critical acclaim in Paris by subtly using the racism he experienced at home in America to inspire his designs. His button dress is said to be rooted in watching his grandmother create the family’s clothing during the Jim Crow years in the South.

Patrick Kelly, dress, Fall/Winter 1986-1987, France. Museum purchase

“We wanted to organize the exhibition thematically and look at what type of things the designers were designing and look and see how it fit into the larger fashion industry,” Way tells The Creators Project. "Black designers have really been important,” she says. Designers like Stephen Burrows and Scott Barrie were instrumental in building up New York alongside Halston as a fashion capital in the 70s. She adds, “You can’t overlook those contributions. It’s not about one black designer or a group making one change or bringing a perspective, it’s about black designers all over the fashion industry contributing their individual voices and really making the industry stronger.”

Stephen Burrows, two-piece evening dress, 1973-1974, USA. Gift of Mrs. Savanna Clark

Black Fashion Designers devotes space to the influence of black designers, showing the role they played in the advent of street style and sportswear. Mounted in the exhibition are three pioneers in those categories of dress: Cross Colours, the late-80s brand who turned hip-hop into fashion; Dapper Dan, the Harlem designer who created exaggerated knock offs of high fashion to fit his clientele's desires; and Sean Combs’ Sean John, which brought hip-hop-inspired fashion to the global market. The exhibition also features ensembles by Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow of Public School (both designers got their start at Combs’ Sean John).

Dapper Dan of Harlem, jacket, 1987, USA. Gift of Dapper Dan of Harlem.

As a nod to the future, the exhibit features a set of emerging talents that dispel the notion that there is a black fashion aesthetic. The British menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner’s cream matador-inspired menswear challenges concepts of masculinity. Kerby Jean Raymond’s conscious sportswear Pyer Moss often includes messages about racism, police brutality, and mental health in their designs. And a Hood By Air runway look comprised of nylon and calfskin leather unravels industry expectations of glamour. The design represents avant garde streetwear, which alludes to Comme Des Garcons' rock glam style of the 80s.

Grace Wales Bonner, ensemble, spring 2017, England. Museum purchase. Photograph by Morgan O'Donovan

Way says, “I really want people to walk into the gallery and learn about these designers they have never heard of before and shatter their preconceptions about what is black design.” She continues, “People have asked, ‘Why do a fashion exhibition on just black fashion designers?’ We did it because it was necessary.”

Duro Olowu, ensemble, fall 2012, England. Gift of Duro Olowu

Breaking Into The Industry, Wesley Tann, coat, late 1950s, USA. Gift of Audrey Smaltz. John Weston, dress, 1955, USA. Gift of Audrey Smaltz. Playboy bunny uniform, produced by Zelda Wynn Valdes, 1987, USA. Gift of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Arthur McGee, evening dress, circa 1987, Gift of Johnetta Shearer. Austin Zurr, evening ensemble, 1976, USA. Gift of Audrey Smaltz. Karl Davis, evening dress, fall 1986, USA. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Lembert Davis. Tracy Reese, dress, spring 2016, USA. Gift of Tracy Reese. HARBISON, coat, spring 2015, USA. Gift of Harbison. 

Black Fashion Designers continues through May 6 at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Click here for more information.

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