Lupita Nyong'o Makes Statement in Silver Breastplate Molded From Her Body at Tony Awards

Lupita Nyong'o wore a silver breastplate under her tuxedo jacket at the 2023 Tony Awards that was molded from her own body
The breastplate was created by Pakistani artist and fashion designer Misha Japanwala as an act of resistance and celebration of the female form
Nyong'o described wearing the breastplate as an "out-of-body experience" that left her feeling "honored, humbled, strengthened and energized"
The breastplate received mixed reactions, with some praising its poignant message and others criticizing it as distasteful
Japanwala's work uses lifelike casts of the body to reject and deconstruct external shame attached to one's physical form