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Nationwide Geographic made its debut at New York Style Week (NYFW) in entrance of trade influencers, celebrities, tastemakers, and media with its immersive trend present, Nat Geo Presents: ‘Match for a Queen, celebrating the premiere of its upcoming docuseries “QUEENS.” Take a look at a gallery from the modern occasion inside.
The community’s ‘Match for a Queen trend present included holographic pictures of the feminine animals featured within the upcoming docuseries, alongside highly effective ladies and gender non-conforming fashions, to convey a brand new perspective to those intimate, dynamic narratives of queendom.
Nationwide Geographic’s upcoming sequence “QUEENS” is narrated by Angela Bassett. The documentary sequence follows the true leaders of the wild – feminine.
In fact, their NYFW occasion needed to embody the trade’s rising feminine trend star, Sakinah Bashir, who curated and styled the fierce trend present. The occasion showcased daring patterns and sculptural silhouettes impressed by the animal kingdom, crafted by designers JêBlanc, Sergio Hudson, Bohn Jsell, An Solely Baby, Head of State, Theophilio, Studio 189, Mattress on Water, Almasika, L’Enchanteur. Footwear appears to be like had been curated by designer Téjahn Burnet.
With over 200 of the trade’s influencers, celebrities, trend tastemakers and media in attendance, the particular Nat Geo ‘Match For A Queen present grew to become an evening to recollect. The visually spectacular expertise celebrated the parallels between queens of nature and girls revolutionizing industries, notably trend.
Every look was impressed by the late 90’s runway exhibits with deep shade tones, dramatic headpieces, and adornments. The mesmerizing expertise transcended trend, emphasizing how Nat Geo is reshaping the pure historical past style with influential females on the forefront, each in entrance of and behind the digicam.
Plant Kween opened the present as “Mom Nature,” the place they launched the journey that visitors would expertise all through the style present. Sophie Darlington, a wildlife cinematographer who labored on the sequence, was featured as a mannequin in Act 1, carrying a pink Sergio Hudson outfit.
Act I additionally featured a formidable hologram of the lioness from the “Crater Queens” episode, and showcased a mannequin carrying a customized tan crushed velvet design impressed by the colour and fur of a lioness by designer Theophilio.
Act II showcased a hologram of the awe-inspiring brown bear from “Coastal Queens” with a mannequin strolling in a customized design representing “water” by JèBlanc. Act III was all concerning the elephant from “Savanna Queens,” showcasing a hologram of the majestic animal alongside a mannequin in a customized design by Theophilio that includes the form and sleeves impressed by an elephant and her trunk.
Dancers regaled the group with superbly choreographed animal-like actions and featured Alicia Graf Mack, the youngest and first Black Dean and Director on the Juilliard College Dance Division, who carried out alongside her younger daughter, and Leslie Andrea Williams, a Juilliard graduate and inventive artist who was named in The New York Occasions “Greatest Dance of 2019” checklist.
The present featured the unique “QUEENS” primary title monitor and music video, “Umi,” by UK artist Alewya, which was launched earlier this week. The music is now streaming on Spotify and the music video is on the market on YouTube. The attractive rating by composer Morgan Kibby, plus the total soundtrack, shall be launched by Hollywood Data and accessible for streaming on March 1 on the official Nationwide Geographic Spotify Playlist.
The creators and occasion producers behind Nat Geo Presents: ‘Match for a Queen is the visionary Black-female-owned, women-led staff at award-winning multicultural advertising and marketing company Pop’N Inventive, led by Lori Corridor and Jessica Lane Alexander.
Sponsors for the occasion included McBride Sisters Wine Firm and specialty espresso firm Kahawa 1893.
“Queens” official sequence description:
The wildest locations on the planet have at all times been residence to highly effective leaders, however this a narrative of a brand new hero – fierce, sensible, resilient and … feminine. QUEENS options matriarchies and feminine leaders world wide to inform a narrative of sacrifice and resilience but in addition of friendship and love. These QUEENS aren’t at all times form or mild, letting nothing come between them and the success and security of their households. Guided by award-winning actress Angela Bassett’s highly effective narration, QUEENS brings the pure world into focus via the feminine lens for the very first time. 4 years within the making and helmed by a female-led manufacturing staff from world wide – groundbreaking within the pure historical past area – the seven-part sequence leverages cutting-edge know-how to disclose shocking insights into how females within the pure world rise to energy, usually counting on cooperation and knowledge over brute energy to get forward. The ultimate episode of the sequence celebrates the ladies who’ve gone to the ends of the Earth and devoted their lives to documenting and defending animal queens. We don’t name her Mom Nature for nothing. All hail … the QUEENS.
The sequence debuts March 4 on Nationwide Geographic and the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
