Meet the designer behind LenaWaithe's Met Gala jewelry:
Author:Leanna ComminsPublish date:May 15, 2019Updated onMay 16, 2019Despite being born in the United Kingdom and spending some of his youth there, Johnny Nelson is an undeniable Brooklynite. On the day we spoke, his outfit was the first indicator of that: A very "New York" hodgepodge of weather-sensible, stylishly layered clothing and flashy accents of gold and silver jewelry sprawled across his fingers, hanging from his neck and his ears.
"My swag was up, all of my chakras were aligned. But I was like, 'Yo, I want to look as good as I feel right now.' I felt like my stage performance is excellent, but I knew that I could add something to it. I wanted to make some jewelry... to add to the performance art," he explained. Fast forward to today, and Nelson is no longer making wire-wrap rings — though he intends to get back to them someday. Instead, he makes a broader range of statement pieces, like his "Forever Lit" match earrings , his "African Misfit" chain and, perhaps most famously, his "4 Fingers of Def" ring, which features the faces of rappers Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard carved into it — similar to the U.S.
About two weeks before the gala, Jean-Raymond asked Nelson to create sculpture portrait buttons, as well as Black power fist cuff-links, to adorn his and Lena Waithe's suits. For the buttons, Nelson was tasked with sculpting the faces of eight of Jean-Raymond's favorite hip-hop artists to be placed on the designer's suit, as well as eight LBGTQ icons to be placed on Waithe's suit.
But while capturing the stars of "Paris Is Burning" presented a unique challenge, watching the documentary was also the most exciting part of the project for Nelson. "It just gave me an added respect for the [LGBTQ] culture just because I [now] understood where a lot of things come from. [For instance], I have so many friends that throw the balls, but I didn't know [where it came from]," he said.
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