“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 th-cam.com/video/HkkV0KL-Y0w/w-d-xo.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!
@@KarineAlourde Oh my thank you so much! I find it that I've had people tell me I have good conversation...... some what like a therapist. I'm going to look into that and go with that as my sign to add that to my Entrepreneur list. I'm working on being an ENTREPRENEUR as we speak to have 7 streams of income coming in. I'm going to take this compliment and go forward with it........ you just confirmed it. I'm a new subbie as we speak. 💝💝 u!
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 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'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.
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 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!
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 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 TH-cam, 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 👑
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
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 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
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!
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 👀
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.
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 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. 😥
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 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.
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🤞
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.💙
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. 👍
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.
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.
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!
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!
Love her! Grace Jones is super iconic! She did what ever she wanted! Her style was unique! She was apart from what other women was doing in the area!! I respect her so much! That beautiful cocoa and flawless skin! My goodness! That body yes!! Love Grace very much!!💕💕💕💕💕💋💋💋💋
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.
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.
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.
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!
Ahhhhh!!! The absolutely gorgeous Grace Jones!!!! There has never been another like her … i remember the first time i saw her i was intrigued and had to know more bout her… always loved her fashion and her no bullshit attitude as well as the confidence that she she has and it shows!!! Much love to her and thank u for serving always
I love her so much. She’s so pretty and when I saw her in Conan the destroyer I definitely got a little more obsessed. Funny you’re making this video and I was just thinking about her in Vamp. I wanna recreate the look she did. Also, her being born in ‘48 is the most plausible because if she was doing gogo in the 60s she would’ve been the right age. She would’ve been 8 by the time the gogo period started if she was born in ‘52. If I’m not wrong it’s her stated birth year online as well.
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!
Her brother is one my dads good friends and he is just as unique and incredible. I’ve known him all of my life but never payed much attention to Grace for some reason. So this was so amazing to watch. I really enjoyed it. And they look like the male female version of each other 😂💕
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.
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...
Goude and Grace reminded me of the collaboration of Marlene Dietrich and Joseph von Sternberg and both women were photographed the same way showing both masculine and feminine elements❤️
Absolutely a great job. I love this video, it was extremely informative. There's a lot of things I learned about Grace Jones. I have also been a huge fan of hers. She is truly Beautiful, and gifted Black Queen. Who is Legendary and extremely Iconic. She has overcome so much to let the world know just how phenomenal she is. Again a really great job. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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.
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❤❤
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.
Thank you for this video I grew up greatly admiring Grace Jones for her totally unique Talent original natural Beauty! She was unapologetically herself and so she should be! I love what you said about not looking at beauty or something from a one-sided lens! Although I truly see that any lens she is viewed from is extremely extraordinary God bless her for all her contributions
“I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.”-Grace Jones
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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!
@@ms.bglamdecor8684 this is so beautifully written. You are a poet 😍👏🏼👏🏼
Beautifully written 🌟
@@KarineAlourde Oh my thank you so much! I find it that I've had people tell me I have good conversation...... some what like a therapist. I'm going to look into that and go with that as my sign to add that to my Entrepreneur list. I'm working on being an ENTREPRENEUR as we speak to have 7 streams of income coming in. I'm going to take this compliment and go forward with it........ you just confirmed it. I'm a new subbie as we speak. 💝💝 u!
@@ms.bglamdecor8684 don't give up your day job
I absolutely adore Grace Jones because she is such unique and rare individual. She was really ahead of her time.
She made the time, okaaayy?? Lol.
SO TRUE.
She is not dead yet....
Well said as she was definitely futuristic
& so very beautiful!!
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.
Hear hear 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Not just black women, alllll women!❤️
@@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.
@@nikkiloveslife4841 👏👏👏
@@Demthorshie Agree!
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. 💗
Hmmmmn.. Josephine Baker!
Wow deep insights!
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
@@InspiredByEbonyLove are you gonna ignore the not wear dresses part?
Shes literally who comes to mind when I think of the word "supermodel"
Grace Jones is a trailblazer. She was the one who inspired Lady Gaga's look.
I was gonna comment lady gaga
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'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.
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!
Don’t bother with these racist, they can’t see logic. Grace’s childhood wouldn’t make her into these peoples racial ideology
@@willnill7946 👍
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.
@@AB-sm1qf Yes!👍
beauty is universal in theory but you have to admit many people find the whiter the skin the more beautiful especially in those times
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!
Beautifully put. I used to wonder in amazement how did she get such audacity! it did make her seem other worldly...beyond mere physical beauty
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. 🤷🏾♀️
Omg yess
Agreed, Hollywood gets it wrong so often with the casting of black female characters.
Absolutely agree
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 want machaela coel to be the new storm but she was in black panther so that might not happen. So I want Jodie turner-smith to be the new storm.
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.
@@nikkiloveslife4841 it usually works out like that
La vie en Rose sung by Jones is on TH-cam, 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.
It really ticked me off when they did that.
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.
And still at 73. She is an iconic FORCEEE
Strong and unapologetic, what's not to love about Grace?
And black! I love it!!!
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 👑
Her siblings have those striking cheekbones as well.
She could be edgy, but she is absolutely beautiful. I see why she modeled, was a bond woman, and singer. Awesome 🌹
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.
All the best people are born in the month of May
@@julietgreenidge3914 Here! Here! 😁
@@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
@@julietgreenidge3914 Thank you!!! ❤ This comment actually meant a lot to me, even though it's such a simple statement. JFK was also born in May!
Taurus gang
Grace Jones is ART!
I admire her so much especially how she bigs up JA every opportunity she gets 🇯🇲
Most ppl don't even know she is Jamaican 😢
@@alexiagraham2796 same with the beautiful Naomi Campbell
@@paristhrone2546 Beg pardon, who?
But Grace Jones was born in Jamaica. Has naomi ever been? If people don't know Grace is Jamaican what do they think she is?
She will always remain Relevant
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!
I always thought she was absolutely breathtaking.
And has aged so gracefully ❤️
I love Grace Jones. Thank you for doing this video.
You are so welcome! ❤
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
This can't be real, I was just thinking about her today, and I rarely think of her! Grace Jones is an Ebony Goddess!
❤
We are simply aligned ❤
@@KarineAlourde We are! ✨
Lmao funny enough I was too yesterday - I clicked so fast! 🙌🏾😍🤣
STILL innovative! STILL unapologetic! STILL Grace! Love this ICON! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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!
Everyone’s eyes uneven though. Everyone has one eye smaller than the other eye
She’s VERY bold, brave, and beautiful as someone wise once said ✨
We didn't get enough of grace Jones in this lifetime. She is such an avant-gardist in so many aspects that I could listen to her stories forever.
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 👀
Pls no
You always know how to pick the perfect people to cover. Such an icon.❤
Wow, thank you! ❤🙏🏼
@liz1409, I concur.
@@KarineAlourde Kate Winslet next … plz
Facts
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.
Bullseye 🎯
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.😘
That would be an awesome role for Teyana. I didn’t realize the similarities between the two until your comment.
@@KO-D00M yes! I can see Teyana playing her in 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 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. 😥
She literally has a song "Bullshit"! That's one quality that made her SO magnetic!
She truly is a beauty, we're here for this video Karine 💗 😘
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I thought Grace was gorgeous then, and shes gorgeous now. And she was soooo talented. Love her singing voice! Her talent was extremely unestimated.
Yes she is
I use to think she was crazy but now I think she is memorable.
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.
She’s definitely a work of art😊
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.
Let me get into this! 🇯🇲 In the house. The Legend, the Icon, Grace Jones. Move Out The Way!
Ok
Pull up to the bumper, baby!
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 danced to the beat of her own drum. She is a world icon gifted to the world from the Island of Jamaica 🇯🇲
Her singing voice was beautiful, that first clip especially.
She was unique and talented!
Her music was everything she was a female Bowie! I’m 59 I was there she was wow!❤❤❤❤
Or was Bowie the male Grace? 😂😂
Could you imagine if they did a duet? Oh hell yeah!
What a compassionate tribute video honoring her GRACE. THANK YOU!! Infinite blessings 🙌🏾 🙏🏽 ✨️ 💖
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.💙
Grace Jones is a legend. She is literally the blueprint. 🥰
I always thought she was beautiful. She is unique. I love her!
Well-said
She had the most beautiful albulm covers just a bold beautiful artist still under appreciated
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. 👍
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 God for your mercy and Grace!!!
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.
This woman is one of my favs! Omg, I love her style, look and features
This is my hero and icon. Fierce and intelligent and drop dead beautiful 💜💜💜💜💜💜
I love her!! She's just from another galaxy to me 😍🌌
You just reminded me of the shockingly beautiful lady I saw as a child. She made an impact in me as a child. I love her!
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!
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!
Love her! Grace Jones is super iconic! She did what ever she wanted! Her style was unique! She was apart from what other women was doing in the area!! I respect her so much! That beautiful cocoa and flawless skin! My goodness! That body yes!! Love Grace very much!!💕💕💕💕💕💋💋💋💋
The way you put this imagery and story together is soooooo good! Thank you!❤
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.
Yes! Be yourself first. The only person you're obligated to make happy in this world is yourself. Forget about everyone else. 💓
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.
She’s drop dead gorgeous ❤❤❤😂
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.
Grace jones is one of my favorite artists ever!!!! So excited for this.
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!
Ahhhhh!!! The absolutely gorgeous Grace Jones!!!! There has never been another like her … i remember the first time i saw her i was intrigued and had to know more bout her… always loved her fashion and her no bullshit attitude as well as the confidence that she she has and it shows!!! Much love to her and thank u for serving always
Grace Jones was absolutely unique, and that is what makes people stand out. She was true to herself, and the rest is history!
I love her so much. She’s so pretty and when I saw her in Conan the destroyer I definitely got a little more obsessed.
Funny you’re making this video and I was just thinking about her in Vamp. I wanna recreate the look she did.
Also, her being born in ‘48 is the most plausible because if she was doing gogo in the 60s she would’ve been the right age. She would’ve been 8 by the time the gogo period started if she was born in ‘52. If I’m not wrong it’s her stated birth year online as well.
Wow these pics themselves are art.
The nude with microphone is sooo beautifully crazy!
The Self Made Documentary. Titled "Blood Light and Brim" she did only four year's ago. She was 70 . And, she is just unbelievably still gorgeous.
@@outback5thgate5658 ....bloodlight and BAMI.....is the name of the film....
She was and still is my music and style icon!..Incomparable and Inimitable Ms Jones!.❤❤❤
Grace Jones is a stunner. First time I saw her was in the movie “A View to a Kill-007.” She is incredibly talented and her beauty is unique. ❤
I always thought Grace Jones was an odd beauty. The is something about her that many find fascinating but cannot describe it.
I love your voice Karine. It makes me feel classy ✨ whenever I watch a video❤
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!
She is gorgeous, she look regal. Her bone structure is absolutely phenomenal .
Her brother is one my dads good friends and he is just as unique and incredible. I’ve known him all of my life but never payed much attention to Grace for some reason. So this was so amazing to watch. I really enjoyed it. And they look like the male female version of each other 😂💕
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.
It was the step-grandfather
I was awestruck then and to this day, still am. I absolutely adore her.❤️🥰
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...
Goddess of all time 🔥👌🏾
I've learnt a lot about so many people from the past that I didn't know
This warms my heart ♥️🥰
Boomerang takes me out every single time 😂😂😂😂
I love how all your videos feel like a friendly conversation
Goude and Grace reminded me of the collaboration of Marlene Dietrich and Joseph von Sternberg and both women were photographed the same way showing both masculine and feminine elements❤️
I cannot believe she was ever introverted. I love her. She's so free spirited.
Absolutely a great job. I love this video, it was extremely informative. There's a lot of things I learned about Grace Jones. I have also been a huge fan of hers.
She is truly Beautiful, and gifted Black Queen. Who is Legendary and extremely Iconic. She has overcome so much to let the world know just how phenomenal she is.
Again a really great job. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you Karine! I was waiting for Ms Grace Jones❤
You are the goat for this❤❤❤
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.
Those photos of her and Dolph Lundgren are 🔥🔥🔥! I love it!
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❤❤
I love the way she doesn’t give her age
Bravo!!! This was good. Growing up, she was just a wild/crazy woman to me. Thank you for this back story.
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.
Thank you for this video I grew up greatly admiring Grace Jones for her totally unique Talent original natural Beauty! She was unapologetically herself and so she should be! I love what you said about not looking at beauty or something from a one-sided lens! Although I truly see that any lens she is viewed from is extremely extraordinary God bless her for all her contributions
Lovely video Karine, I wish you could do a video on Azealia Banks