“I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.”-Grace Jones Watch Iman the Barbie of Somalia NEXT ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HkkV0KL-Y0w.html
You are absolutely right! There's other people that find something unique about you that you don't see yourself. When you look in the mirror you just see your reflection of your self........not beyond the art of a master piece which is yourself of being a human canvas that someone besides yourself paint you as 🎨🎭. If that makes sense!
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Grace Jones is one of the most beautiful and classy women to have ever existed. Everything about her is iconic, she dances to the beat of her own drum and is a true inspiration for black women. She lives life the way she sees fit without a care of what others think. She is the embodiment of the carefree black woman.
@@gloriaortiz1227 She's an inspiration to all women, but specifically black women. We are judged for everything we do, life is a double edged sword and no matter what we do, we are always wrong in the eyes of society. Grace Jones goes against the grain and shows that black women really can have it all and live life the way we want and still win.
I feel that Grace was the first commercially successful woman to challenge the male gaze and not conform. She showed that you don't have to wear dresses or have long hair to be beautiful. She shows me that it's most important to look how I want to look and worry about everyone else later. 💗
I think the male gaze is deeper than long hair and dresses. She was clearly pictured in an overtly sexual way which caters to the male gaze regardless of the length of her hair
I have to disagree. She didnt fit the standards we as women have for ourselves. A lot more women would find her "unattractive" just for being a black woman with short hair and "strong" features however more men were fascinated and attracted to her because of her. She didnt "look" like the women in magazines but she was an EXTREMELY sexual and feminine person. She is the type of woman who other women would complain about because they dont understand why men like them so much. Grace being EXTREMELY Feminine, sexual and gorgeous "made up" for her having short hair which is usually not part of the male gaze
Grace Jones is a work of art. As a white male art student in the '80's, I can tell you that pretty much all male art students (gay or straight) had posters of Jones (along with Pete Burns, ironically) on their walls. The "white objectivity" thing is false imo: 1. Most of her fans were white males (mostly gay, in my personal observation). 2. Her white fans enjoyed her personality and music as well. She is what Yoko Ono tries to be, imo. 3. Beauty is universal...no color requirement that I'm aware of. Good vid!
I agree. I find white men gay or straight find her charming or beguiling. She’s mysterious and just free, I get why they’d be comforted by someone like her.
Grace is my hero. Often imitated. Never duplicated. Her collaboration with milliner Philip Treacy is another example of Grace turning 1+1=1000. "If the f*ck don't feel right, don't f*ck it." - Grace Jones
I love Grace Jones!!! I think she would've made a way, better Storm in the X-Men movie than Halle Berry. Storm was tall and African. She was a very demanding character. I don't feel Halle Berry did the character, Storm, justice at all. I'm just saying. 🤷🏾♀️
I've always said something similar, I've always said that iman would have made a great storm however Hollywood is a popularity game at times, and remember Halle berry was a lister at the time they made those X. men films and the appropriate age.
I'm not sure wether she truly liked the fact that her looks shocked people .i think she just accepted & embraced & made it work for her,so she played up the shock factor for that reason.ive always thought she looked stunning & classy.
The French modeling agencies discriminate. When I tried to get into modeling, I would walk into agencies in Paris, and they would say... "Sorry! we already have 2 black girls... Or "sorry, you are beautiful but we can't represent you because of your height, black models don't work, they only do shows". I had to move to the US to be be able to find representation and work. I guess everyone jas a different experience. John Casablancas was most likely a racist under cover. As far as Jean Paul Goude. No wonder they split... He said she looked hideous and grotesque, I dont care if he said that she is beautiful right next to it... That's like gaslighting.
As an 80s baby we grew up seeing GRACE JONES everywhere. The explanation of her not being a so called conventional beauty maybe not necessary her career speaks for itself. She was a triple threat - model, singer and actress. She was a BOND GIRL. A MUSE for many artists, A 54 studio star!- she broke the mode of so called conventional beauty and they did not want someone like her to happen again because she is a dark beauty that most knew in her presence they could not resist! She dated who she wanted and men melted before her. Her image and music is used from Biggie Smalls and Shine to Amber Rose and Kim Kardashian poses. Anyone with eyes, taste and are truly free of the mind not being sheeple that conform to fit in can see she is an ICON. Grace Jones is one of the reasons I excel as a dark skinned beauty and never let colorism affect me. She taught me conventional is for the peasants - unconventional is for the sophisticated. They want a rare stone diamond not glass that’s everywhere 💁🏾♀️. You did an AMAZING job on this video - Thank you 🙏🏾
Grace Jones was a terrifically awesome artist. Her singing voice was so smooth, silky and sexy as hell. Her music was dope, way ahead of its time. Still is! She was such an unconventional beauty and fashion icon. She probably came to us from another, more advanced planet. She was most certainly an alien, for the earth could not contain her!
Actually, she is conventionally beautiful. Her face is symmetrical her skin is Perfect, and her body is Perfection. If she were a lighter complexion the "controversy" would be completely different. She is stunning and you can see her influence in music and fashion to this day.
I grew up in the '80s and '90s, and Grace Jones was still a byword for scary, unattractively masculine woman. I still remember a couple of In Living Color sketches that highlighted this, and I took that image to heart without ever having seen her or heard her music. With the internet, I discovered the real Grace Jones, and think that she is one of the most strikingly beautiful, talented women of all time. Knowing what I know now, it's a shame that she was known more as a caricature because she dared to be a strong, unconventional woman who defied nearly all of the standards that we live with to this day.
La vie en Rose sung by Jones is on RU-vid, a commenter wrote what a ug** ni**er this person was non black. A contestant on America Next Top Model cried cause they made her dress up as Grace ,now she was black or biracial identifying. I'm team Grace.
No doubt...i seen her in one them movies i was like 💩 Grace jones look beautiful didnt realize who she was... wit her make up ...she does have that model look!!
@@nikkiloveslife4841 When are the masses going to educate themselves on the fact 'being a different race' is literally a human construct. There's only one race; the human race. Americans are particularly obsessed with the nonsense of ticking boxes at institutions which, as a European, I'll never ever understand.
She is definitely not to be mistaken for anyone else. I love her fierce look - it's interesting to see how rarely she would smile on camera. Cheekbones like no other 👑
Black beauty should be more celebrated!!🎉❤🎉 Dark skin is flawless and I personally like the shopped off hair look especially with lip gloss? It completes the look 👀
It’s so crazy I never realized she has uneven eyes and she walks around so proud with them, I have her same eyes, and I felt so ashamed for so many years. It’s all mindset. Thank you for posting this!
Grace Jones is so beautiful and like you said she’s “unconventionally beautiful” only because what has been molded as beautiful in America. She’s absolutely gorgeous. My sister and I use to always say how beautiful she was when we were kids
I was once obsessed with following Grace Jones! Her brother, Noel Jones was a well known preacher in the area I grew up. Longview, Texas. He often preached how strict and religious their late grandfather was back in the day! He would beat them into the fear of the Lord! Especially, Grace because she wanted sing “worldly” music! She was a rebel back in her day. She and I as well as Malcom X share the same birthday as May 19! She was liberal before liberal was a trend.
@@danavixen6274 not only are May people wonderful but we are extremely creative. Our personalities are balanced. Let's hear it for Lyn Whitfield, Joan Collins. Ian Fleming who wrote James Bond born in May. Grace Jones is such a unique individual. Love her. Let's not forget Paul Winfield born 22nd May sadly no longer with us. Who played in Sounder with the iconic Cicely Tyson. Thank you Dana Vixen. Stay Blessed Always
This background music that you have daughter is not only beautiful, but psychologically soothing and inspiring for those who have grief and ptsd❤ Grace Jones designed and sewed her own costumes. My mother sewed; sewing is very arduous. She was an artist in so many ways!
That video was great about Grace Jones, I always loved her. She was a odd beauty to me, I never could get enough watching her on screen in movies or her music videos. Thank you, so misunderstood and so genius in her own right.💙
Good lord, what an amazingly beautiful woman. She is literally one of the blueprints of the fashion world today. Her impact and influence is undeniable. These chilrens better learn where all these fashions and looks come from.
She truly is a blueprint, a lot of the girls on the runway today have a grace Jones aesthetic,and her personal style is too sharp, Grace used to give us YSL and Mugler tough!
Grace Jones is everything, she is the epitome of the elegant and edgy black woman, she is the go to for inspiration for fashionistas everywhere, I would love to see Tianna Taylor play her in a tribute or a biopic.😘
I recently watched her Bloodlight and Bami documentary. I loved it and she has worked hard for what she has. I absolutely love her even more. Also I remember in an interview she honestly made me realize being a queer person was okay. She said “I find women attractive and if I didn’t find find women attractive I wouldn’t find myself attractive.” She basically said that it’s ridiculous to categorize people’s feelings and do what you feel like it, when you feel like and if you feel like it.
I live and I grew up in Paris. I don’t know where you get this information but Paris is really racist. France is really racist as a whole. They can use her image to make profit but will never consider her as a human being. As a Parisian black girl I can’t let you say that even if I usually love your work.
I loved Grace growing up. She was tall, powerful, and took no bullshit. To me she was beautiful AND strong. I remember sneaking into the room when my mom would be watching Conan The Destroyer just to see her scenes. I was sad when she wasn't in Red Sonja. Could you just imagine a movie with Brigitte Nielsen and Grace Jones in it? 🤩 I was similarly beaten as a little girl. I never knew we had that in common. 😥
THANK YOU for doing the INFAMOUS Grace Jones! As a child of the 80's, (born Dec. 1981) I was always fascinated by her. My family ALWAYS had several tabloids laying around, & whenever I would see those centerfolds of various fashion icons, if it included any pics of Grace, I was shocked & in awe! I'll never forget the fishnet bodysuit, the chainmail outfit, the unnamed outfit, because no words exist to describe it really; nobody was as BOLD as Grace! And only SHE could pull off those fashion choices. You could tell she picked these shocking ensembles for HER pleasure, & that's the only reason that counts! Oh, & I loved her in Conan the Barbarian, lol. In Living Color did a skit on her that was hilarious, if you are able to find it! I think it was Kim Wayans playing Grace, & she was growling & howling lol. Anyway, I love your channel & videos like this are why!
That ILC skit was the first I’d heard about her as I was born in 02 so we had the entire series on video and disk. 😂 I remember Kim singing “Slave to the rhythm!!!” And dragging the guy in the restaurant. Or the skit where she fought rocky.😂😂😂
@@jama3997 TOO funny!! Yeah, ILC was/is one of THE BEST classic American skit comedy shows, & I wish more people knew of/appreciated it! I also have ILC on DVD, but way less than you do. I wish I had them ALL. I do have the entire Golden Girls series on DVD, & watch them while cleaning my kitchen. If ONLY I had ALL of ILC, all of Seinfeld, & all of Dave Chappelle, I would feel so complete. One sweet 3day🤞
Grace Jones is iconic & legendary. She was ahead of her times, and still is. Thanks so much for giving her, her flowers, and insight to her as an individual.
The Modeling/Fashion industry, Hollywood and the music industry needed somebody like Grace Jones to basically shake things up...she was ahead of her time in so many ways...the sad thing is, America was not ready for her including most people of Color...they said she was too masculine, strange, and they even called her unattractive...Madonna, Lady Gaga, Kelis, Beyonce , Rihanna, Katy Perry, and etc...they all took notes because there is only one Grace Jones...often imitated...but never truly duplicated!
I have admired Grace Jones for years. The female version of David Bowie in my opinion. She made her own rules and did it with such class. Creativity should always be celebrated💜
When people say she is displaying a white man’s version of African beauty, the white man is seeing something beautiful in her blackness and yet we still have a problem. She was an artistic muse, as with so many white women of the past. Is her blackness not worthy of being an artist’s muse?
I adore this lady. She’s so womanly and sexy. Confident. Ballsy. She just knows her look and what people will think and owns it. I love that. She’s wise, elegant, and just not afraid to take room. To me she’s one of the most beautiful women that has ever lived to me.
Just watched the movie she filmed back in 2005 that premiered in 2017 (Bloodlight and Bami). Many years in the making. She endured a lot growing up being in her words "crushed underneath the bible" with beating abuse by Mas P. Much respect and love to this woman who is beautiful, made strong and cares for others. I hope at age 74 she is fully living in peace and freedom💗
Omg I adored and still adore Grace Jones. Omg she was so outstanding and beautiful. She was so unique and outrageous. I love her. I loved her androgynous looks. I also loved the male androgynous equivalent who was David Bowie. She was absolutely fascinating. She wasn't classical but I admired her looks and persona right from the start. She was the whole package she was magnificent. I admired her bravery of her image. She was amazing!
Yesss.. I love how her androgynous equal, to you, is David bowie. 👏 . I love this point you just made. 👏 👏 I can see the similarities. 😊. ( i agree). Grace and David were both stunning. 👍
I love Grace. If she would’ve came out in THIS climate or even in the 90s She would have been a superstar. Supermodel even ❤ she was so ahead of her time.
I think the best way to ensure that your child will be wild and rebellious is to beat them and generally be abusive to them much like the adults in Grace Jones’ childhood. Guaranteed!!! Serves them right because what are the children supposed to do: submit?! Good for her!! Growing up, she was definitely an inspiration and her strength and femininity were very important and powerful.
Always liked her eccentric style and loved her in Boomerang. Pull up to my Bumper Baby is still my jam. My gay coworker was obsessed with her. Grace Jones is a legend.
i met grace Jones in NYC many many years ago. on 6av ( ave of the Americas) CR. 53 st. She Had an appointment. I was Messenger. I recognized her, We talked for about 5-8 Minutes. She was such a Warm and friendly person. really down to Earth. in her Beauty she is Stunning...
I knew she was Jamaican without the google shmoogle. My brain just always think she is lol. I get called crazy in Jamaica, but they love me in Japan. My style and femininity is weird to people so I try to fake it and be normal. Honestly I don’t even know what normalcy is. Thank you for this video. I will use it to help me to be myself.
Omg I am so glad I found your channel I love it!! I saw Grace Jones the very first time when watching the movie VAMP!!! My first thought then and now is she is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! She is EXOTIC and ICONIC LOVE HER❤❤
Love this lady, with one exception, her actions in front of the kids. Just as I don't give a thought about anyone's sexuality, I am equally as strong minded against anyone taking children and putting them in a situation that is not their right to do. Grace Jones was always just living her own life in her own unique way.
Thank you Karine! This was lovely! Always thought Grace Jones was an exotically beautiful woman! I really enjoyed seeing photos of her w/softer lines in several of the photos - in terms of hair, makeup & outfit. I remember her from the 80's & I always saw her with a harder edged look (as we all had then!) all of those geometric lines & louder makeup were what was in at the time. I didn't know much about Ms. Jones, but I would not have guessed her to be Jamaican rather I thought French or Haitian perhaps - I dunno why I always imagined her having a French accent lol!
I like the beauty of this model. People are like mountains there are different but beautiful 🥰. Kind of like flowers. Roses are beautiful but there are millions of flower species and they are beautiful.
Grace Jones is my inspiration; as a young child it was unusual to see a richly melanated beautiful woman. She didn't cover her AFRO in the movies and magazines! That was HUGE ❤! Back in the day, I had a poster of her. I wish I thought about putting it in a frame. She is amazing 🤩 and ALL the little black girls wanted to copy her makeup, her expressions, her everything!
The first time I heard of her was when I went to see the Conan movie and she was a scene stealer...fascinating. Then I realized that I was dancing to some of her songs at the discos. It was the first time I became aware of the concept on androgyny. Her fashion tastes were not always very appealing but I understood that she was an artist. I think that you can not beat Christianity into a person's soul...she was a survivor!
She was great in the movies to, such a strong personality. And even fairly recently she was singing and hula hooping on stage and she looks and sounds great. maybe because she took such a long break she didn't wear out her voice like so many singer do. And yes, a child's life on the islands is hard, so much abuse is taken for granted.
Grace was no victim but a willing participant. Her ex-white husband didn’t “create” her rather he enhance her beautiful image to propel her career with her permission. Don’t give him the credit and make her passive in her own creation and public image. Se was born like that! Period!!!
