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Forward of the 2024 NAACP Picture Awards, which is able to air Saturday, the group honored June Ambrose with the Vogue Vanguard award on Friday in Los Angeles. The stylist and costume designer, who left her place final yr as inventive director of girls's basketball at Puma, obtained the dignity from Kelly Rowland.
June Ambrose attends the 2024 NAACP Vogue Present on March 15 in Los Angeles.
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She arrived in a Marc Jacobs off-the-shoulder polka dot peplum costume.
“As a vogue icon and cultural pioneer, June Ambrose has not solely formed the visible panorama of popular culture, however has additionally elevated the dialog in regards to the significance of variety and inclusion on this planet of vogue and leisure “mentioned Karen Boykin-Cities, vp of the NAACP nationwide board of administrators and chair of the Picture Awards committee, in a press release. “Her multifaceted contributions have left a long-lasting legacy that transcends vogue and paves the way in which for a extra consultant and dynamic trade.”
This system additionally included a vogue present, which featured performances by Chocolate Garments International, Okera Banks, Kevan Corridor and Grayscale.
Kelly Rowland speaks on stage in the course of the NAACP vogue present on March 15 in Los Angeles.
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Ambrose accepted the award after a celebratory cocktail occasion Wednesday at Gucci Osteria Beverly Hills.
“That is the Oscar for me: it ought to be celebrated and acknowledged,” Ambrose mentioned on the occasion. “I entered this trade as a result of I wished to alter the narrative of how we have been seen, and I used to be in a position to take action by this inventive artwork type. “I'm very grateful to nonetheless be doing it 30 years later, however I do know I'm standing on the shoulders of actually unimaginable individuals who actually have the braveness to do it.”
June Ambrose accepts the Vanguard Award in the course of the NAACP Picture Awards vogue present on March 15 in Los Angeles.
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The 55th NAACP Picture Awards honor the achievements of Black creatives in movie, tv and music. Queen Latifah will return to host the ceremony on the Shrine Auditorium after first internet hosting it in 2023. Winners are introduced earlier than the present's air date. The 2024 honorees embrace Usher, HER, Megan Thee Stallion and Ciara.
