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Tribal meets couture: "Black Panther" star Danai Gurira wears a tribal design by hairstylist Vernon Scott that perfectly accessorizes her red carpet look for the 2018 Academy Awards
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This past Sunday Black Hollywood took to the red carpet in grand style at 2018's 90th Academy Awards. Feauturing old faces and new, among some of the biggest fashion splashes of the evening can be credited to the young, gifted, and
gorgeous cast of the runaway Marvel hit, "Black Panther", as they showed up in various capacities as Oscar atttendees, presenters, winners (Lupita Nyong'o) and in the case of co-star Daniel Kaluuya, 2018 nominee for Best Actor (for his portrayal in the social thriller "Get Out"). Also in attendance were various black women from the social activism arena including Janet Mock,
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, and
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke, this year's nominees in catagories of Best Direction, Best Original Song, and previous Academy Award winners and voting committee members Whoopi Goldberg, Octavia Spencer, and Viola Davis. Check out the stunning red carpet looks after the jump:
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| Stars from the blockbuster hit "Black Panther" take the red carpet by storm: 2012 Oscar winner (Best Actress- "12 Years A Slave") Lupita Nyong'o in Atelier Versace, Winston Duke in Etro, and Danai Gurira in Gabriela Hearst |
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| Oscar's 2017 Best Actress ("Fences") Viola Davis pops in pink in Michael Kors |
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| 1991Oscar winner (Best Supporting Actress, "Ghost") Whoopi Goldberg in Christian Siriano with (unseen) comfy combat boots from Doc Marten |
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| 2012 Oscar winner (Best Supporting Actress, "The Help") Octavia Spencer in Brandon Maxwell |
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| 2018 Oscar nominee (Best Song, "Mighty River", from "Mudbound") Raphael Saadiq |
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| 2018 double Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige ( Best Supporting Actress & Best Original Song for "Mudbound") in Atelier Versace |
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| From the Academy's 2018 Best Original Song category: "Stand Up for Something" singer Andra Day in Zac Posen |
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| 2018 Best Actor nominee ("Get Out") and "Black Panther" co-star, Daniel Kaluuya in Bruno Cucinelli with Montblanc cuffs |
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| Disney star Zendaya in a one shouldered, chocolate Giambattista Valli gown |
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| America's comic sweetheart Tiffany Haddish walks her first Oscars red carpet in traditional Eritrean dress to honor her paternal heritage |
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| Wakanda Forever! Black Panther's 'Prince T'Chala', Chadwick Boseman arrives wearing Givenchy |
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| Activist, author, and media personality Janet Mock is picture perfect in Christian Siriano |
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| 2009 Best-Supporting actress Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") in custom Vera Wang |
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| Actress and Saturday Night Live alumnus Maya Rudolph goes for bold minimalism in a striking red caftan |
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| Black Lives Matter Co-founder Patrisse Cullors |
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| She started the movement that's rocked the foundation of Hollywood to its core: #MeToo founder Turana Burke attends the 90th Academy Awards with daughter Kaia |
