Lupita Nyong’o's Metallic Breastplate at Tonys Was Molded From Her Body !

Lupita Nyong’o Reveals the Metallic Breastplate She Wore at Tonys 2023 Was Molded From Her Body

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Lupita Nyong’o celebrated her body at the 2023 Tony Awards. The actress graced the Sunday, June 11, red carpet in a metallic breastplate.

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Nyong’o paired the top with a tailored black blazer and high-waisted trousers with a flared hem.

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The Mexico City native opened up about the style statement via Instagram, calling the ensemble a “shameless out-of-body experience.”

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“In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration,

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and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies,” Nyong’o wrote.

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