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| ⚫ | '''Chari Cuthbert''' is a Jamaican-born, self-taught [[Jewellery design|jewelry designer]]. Cuthbert is the founder and creative director of the jewelry company ByChari.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robert|first=Yola|title=Meet Chari Cuthbert: The Jewelry Designer Behind Michelle |
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| ⚫ | '''Chari Cuthbert''' is a Jamaican-born, self-taught [[Jewellery design|jewelry designer]]. Cuthbert is the founder and creative director of the jewelry company ByChari.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robert|first=Yola|title=Meet Chari Cuthbert: The Jewelry Designer Behind Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/yolarobert1/2020/08/20/meet-chari-cuthbert-the-jewelry-designer-behind-michelle-obamas-vote-necklace/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
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Before she founded ByChari in 2012, she moved to [[Hawaii]] and later in 2016 to [[Los Angeles]]. She started her business with $100 and is its sole owner.<ref name=":0" /> Her jewelry was first sold by [[Owens Corning|Owens & Co]]. in Downtown [[Honolulu]]. She started selling her jewelry exclusively on her website when she moved to L.A.<ref>{{Cite web|last=catherine|date=2020-08-19|title=The Creator of Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace Got Her Start in Hawaiʻi|url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/creator-michelle-obamas-vote-necklace-got-her-start-hawaii|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Hawaii Magazine|language=en}}</ref> |
Before she founded ByChari in 2012, she moved to [[Hawaii]] and later in 2016 to [[Los Angeles]]. She started her business with $100 and is its sole owner.<ref name=":0" /> Her jewelry was first sold by [[Owens Corning|Owens & Co]]. in Downtown [[Honolulu]]. She started selling her jewelry exclusively on her website when she moved to L.A.<ref>{{Cite web|last=catherine|date=2020-08-19|title=The Creator of Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace Got Her Start in Hawaiʻi|url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/creator-michelle-obamas-vote-necklace-got-her-start-hawaii|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Hawaii Magazine|language=en}}</ref> |
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In August 2020, [[Michelle Obama|First Lady Michelle Obama]] wore a necklace designed by Cuthbert for her [[2020 Democratic National Convention]] speech.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-18|title=Michelle Obama 'Vote' Necklace Designer 'Cried' Upon Seeing It In DNC Speech|url=https://www.mediaite.com/politics/michelle-obama-vote-necklace-designer-cried-upon-seeing-it-in-dnc-speech/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Mediaite|language=en}}</ref> The Vote necklace<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dwilson|first=Stephanie Dube|date=2020-08-18|title=Chari Cuthbert, |
In August 2020, [[Michelle Obama|First Lady Michelle Obama]] wore a necklace designed by Cuthbert for her [[2020 Democratic National Convention]] speech.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-18|title=Michelle Obama 'Vote' Necklace Designer 'Cried' Upon Seeing It In DNC Speech|url=https://www.mediaite.com/politics/michelle-obama-vote-necklace-designer-cried-upon-seeing-it-in-dnc-speech/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Mediaite|language=en}}</ref> The Vote necklace<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dwilson|first=Stephanie Dube|date=2020-08-18|title=Chari Cuthbert, Obama's Vote Necklace Designer, Founded ByChari in 2012|url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/08/bychari-chari-cuthbert/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Heavy.com|language=en-US}}</ref> went viral during Obama's speech and, according to [[CNN]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Huber|first=Eliza|title=Michelle Obama's Vote Necklace Is Going Viral — Here's Where You Can Buy It|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9971771/vote-necklace|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en}}</ref> was a top-trending search on [[Google]] during the last hour of the convention on August 17, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-18|title=The Designer Behind Michelle Obama's VOTE Necklace Is a Black Woman|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/the-designer-behind-michelle-obamas-viral-vote-necklace-is-a-black-woman/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Black Enterprise|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Kate Bennett|title=Michelle Obama sends a message with her necklace: Vote|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/politics/michelle-obama-necklace-vote/index.html|access-date=2020-10-13|website=CNN|date=18 August 2020 }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Cuthbert designed the Vote necklace in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|last=Salo|first=Jackie|date=2020-08-18|title=Designer ByChari slammed with orders for Michelle Obama's 'VOTE' necklace|url=https://nypost.com/2020/08/18/bychari-inundated-with-orders-for-michelle-obamas-vote-necklace/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref> and then started marketing it for the 2018 midterm elections. Obama's stylist, Meredith Koop, ordered the Vote necklace for Obama.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andrew Morris|date=2020-08-18|title=Designer of Michelle Obama's 'V-O-T-E' necklace in stirring Democratic National Convention speech: "quite the surprise"|url=https://abc7news.com/6376703/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=ABC7 San Francisco|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bryant|first=Kenzie|title=The Creator of Michelle Obama's "Vote" Necklace Is Making a More Affordable Version|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/08/michelle-obama-dnc-vote-necklace-bychari|access-date=2020-08-19|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=18 August 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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As of 2021,she had a team of ten female employees<ref>{{Cite news|last=Connor|first=Tracy|date=2020-08-18|title=Designer ByChari Deluged With Orders for Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/designer-bychari-deluged-with-orders-for-michelle-obamas-vote-necklace|access-date=2020-08-19}}</ref> working for her in Los Angeles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|title=How Jewelry Startup Founder Chari Cuthbert Shifted Her Company to a Work-From-Home Operation|url=https://time.com/5878070/chari-cuthbert-work-from-home/|access-date=2020-08-19|magazine=Time|date=11 August 2020 }}</ref> |
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Her designs have been worn by Michelle Obama, [[Kate Hudson]], Jessica Alba, Rocky Barnes, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|Rose Huntington-Whiteley]], [[Aimee Song]] and [[Chiara Ferragni]].<ref>{{cite web|date=20 August 2018|title=This Trendsetter Went From $100 to Frosting Kate Hudson|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/957531/this-trendsetter-went-from-100-to-frosting-kate-hudson|access-date=2020-10-13|website=E! Online}}</ref> |
Her designs have been worn by Michelle Obama, [[Kate Hudson]], Jessica Alba, Rocky Barnes, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|Rose Huntington-Whiteley]], [[Aimee Song]] and [[Chiara Ferragni]].<ref>{{cite web|date=20 August 2018|title=This Trendsetter Went From $100 to Frosting Kate Hudson|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/957531/this-trendsetter-went-from-100-to-frosting-kate-hudson|access-date=2020-10-13|website=E! Online}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 28 February 2024
Chari Cuthbert | |
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| Born | 1984 |
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Chari Cuthbert is a Jamaican-born, self-taught jewelry designer. Cuthbert is the founder and creative director of the jewelry company ByChari.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Cuthbert, a West Indian woman, was born in 1984 to Jamaican parents.[2] She graduated from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale with an Associate of Science Degree in Photography.
ByChari (company)
[edit]Before she founded ByChari in 2012, she moved to Hawaii and later in 2016 to Los Angeles. She started her business with $100 and is its sole owner.[2] Her jewelry was first sold by Owens & Co. in Downtown Honolulu. She started selling her jewelry exclusively on her website when she moved to L.A.[3]
In August 2020, First Lady Michelle Obama wore a necklace designed by Cuthbert for her 2020 Democratic National Convention speech.[4] The Vote necklace[5] went viral during Obama's speech and, according to CNN,[6] was a top-trending search on Google during the last hour of the convention on August 17, 2020.[7][8][9] Cuthbert designed the Vote necklace in 2016[10] and then started marketing it for the 2018 midterm elections. Obama's stylist, Meredith Koop, ordered the Vote necklace for Obama.[11][12]
As of 2021,she had a team of ten female employees[13] working for her in Los Angeles.[9]
Her designs have been worn by Michelle Obama, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Rocky Barnes, Rose Huntington-Whiteley, Aimee Song and Chiara Ferragni.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Robert, Yola. "Meet Chari Cuthbert: The Jewelry Designer Behind Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ a b "Jamaican-born Chari Cuthbert is the designer behind Michelle Obama's 'Vote' necklace". www.nycaribnews.com. September 2, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ catherine (2020-08-19). "The Creator of Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace Got Her Start in Hawaiʻi". Hawaii Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Michelle Obama 'Vote' Necklace Designer 'Cried' Upon Seeing It In DNC Speech". Mediaite. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (2020-08-18). "Chari Cuthbert, Obama's Vote Necklace Designer, Founded ByChari in 2012". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Huber, Eliza. "Michelle Obama's Vote Necklace Is Going Viral — Here's Where You Can Buy It". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "The Designer Behind Michelle Obama's VOTE Necklace Is a Black Woman". Black Enterprise. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Kate Bennett (18 August 2020). "Michelle Obama sends a message with her necklace: Vote". CNN. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ a b "How Jewelry Startup Founder Chari Cuthbert Shifted Her Company to a Work-From-Home Operation". Time. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Salo, Jackie (2020-08-18). "Designer ByChari slammed with orders for Michelle Obama's 'VOTE' necklace". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Andrew Morris (2020-08-18). "Designer of Michelle Obama's 'V-O-T-E' necklace in stirring Democratic National Convention speech: "quite the surprise"". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Bryant, Kenzie (18 August 2020). "The Creator of Michelle Obama's "Vote" Necklace Is Making a More Affordable Version". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Connor, Tracy (2020-08-18). "Designer ByChari Deluged With Orders for Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "This Trendsetter Went From $100 to Frosting Kate Hudson". E! Online. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-13.