Lupita Nyongo'o, the Mexico born, Kenya raised and Yale Drama School educated is the break out star of Twelve Years A Slave, the multi-award nominated movie based on the autobiography of Solomon Northrup a free man who was kidnapped and sold into southern slavery. Lupita plays Patsy a young slave woman on the plantation where Solomon is bought and placed into slavery. The Steve McQueen directed movie has garnered many award nominations including The Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Lupita has also been nominated for her acting chops by all of the award agencies and has won the Sag award for best actress and is nominated for Best Supporting Actress by the Academy of Motion Pictures.
But it's not just her superb acting in her first major role, it's also her red carpet style that has everyone buzzing. Lupita has hit the right fashion note for every red carpet since the season started after the premiere of Twelve Years A Slave last fall. With her close cropped natural and athletic body, she is the perfect model for all of the dresses she has worn on the red carpet. Lupita has said that she along with her stylist Micaela Erlanger collaborate on every outfit and then jointly make a decision about what she will wear. All I can say is this is one of the best collaborations I have seen in a long while. The looks have been pitch perfect and flawless. Micaela should also see a huge demand for her services from the red carpet divas as her star rises along with Lupita.
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