- Lupita Nyong'o showed up at the Tony Awards in a black tux and a silver breastplate molded from her body.
- The custom head-turning piece was created by Pakistani artist and fashion designer Misha Japanwala.
Lupita Nyong'o certainly turned heads with her choice of outfit for the 76th annual Tony Awards on Sunday: A black tuxedo and a silver breastplate that was cast and molded from her own body.
The 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' star was all smiles on the red carpet, choosing to pair the eye-catching outfit with minimal silver jewelry and a bold tattoo-like pattern on her shaved head.
The metallic breastplate was custom-designed by a Pakistani artist and fashion designer Misha Japanwala, Nyong'o shared in an Instagram post last night.
"Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body," the actress wrote in the caption. "In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person's body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies."
Apart from thanking Japanwala, Nyong'o also shared a message from the artist detailing the inspiration behind her work.
"'My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks. I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing,'" Japanwala said, as quoted by Nyong'o in her caption.
Nyong'o was previously nominated for a Tony Award in 2016 for her performance in "Eclipsed," a play written by Danai Gurira, per Women's Wear Daily.
Although the 40-year-old actress has long been known for her red carpet style, which includes bright colors and funky patterns, this outfit is probably one of her boldest — and most daring — looks yet.