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INSTAGRAM Sandra Oh was casual but she got her message across. |
Sandra Oh made a subtle fashion/political statement during the Emmy Awards show Sunday night.
Since the awards show was done virtually, there was no traditional red carpet where the stars get to show off their fashion sense, so the Killing Eve star forced herself "to reflect on who I am and how I express myself through clothes,” said Oh, who was nominated in the category of Best Actress in a Drama Series.
In case you missed it, she wore a purple bomber jacket with matching face mask that had Korean script supporting Black Lives Matter.
“After George Floyd’s death and the protests that followed, I felt that as an Asian-American, a Korean-American person, I wanted to express my support for the Black community in a way that felt personal to my community,” she told British Vogue.
“Then, a playwright friend of mine sent me this local LA brand, KORELIMITED, by the designer Matthew Kim, who had done a line of T-shirts and hoodies to support Black Lives Matter. Even though it’s really different from what you would normally wear on a red carpet.”
“After George Floyd’s death and the protests that followed, I felt that as an Asian-American, a Korean-American person, I wanted to express my support for the Black community in a way that felt personal to my community,” she told British Vogue.
“Then, a playwright friend of mine sent me this local LA brand, KORELIMITED, by the designer Matthew Kim, who had done a line of T-shirts and hoodies to support Black Lives Matter. Even though it’s really different from what you would normally wear on a red carpet.”
The script on the bomber jacket translates “Black Lives Are Precious” because “Black Lives Matter” is not directly translatable in Korean. The dashes are a nod to the Korean flag. And the color, royal purple, carries meaning for both the Korean and Black communities. It’s “super Korean”, Oh said. The use of purple in Black Panther (vibranium is purple, derived from the purple “heart-shaped herb”, reserved for the Wakandan ruler and their family, fitting because the color symbolizes royalty and power).
Oh did her own hair, braided in a traditional folklore style.
As expected, some of the winners used their acceptance speeches t make political statements on behalf of Black Lives Matter and calls for people to register to vote.
With the country undergoing a tumultuous time politically and culturally, Oh said, “This is the moment to wear fashion that’s important and sends the right message.”
Custom versions of Oh’s jacket are available for purchase via KORELIMITED, with a portion of the proceeds going to her chosen charities: Campaign Zero and Black Girls Code.
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