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'''Chari Cuthbert''' is a Jamaican-born [[Jewellery design|jewelry designer]] and 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> She founded the company in 2012 and is its sole owner. As of 2020, she had a team of five 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>{{Cite web|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|website=Time}}</ref> |
'''Chari Cuthbert''' is a Jamaican-born [[Jewellery design|jewelry designer]] and 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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She founded the company in 2012 and is its sole owner. As of 2020, she had a team of five 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>{{Cite web|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|website=Time}}</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, 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> 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> |
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> 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> |
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Revision as of 08:02, 13 October 2020
Chari Cuthbert is a Jamaican-born jewelry designer and founder and creative director of the jewelry company ByChari.[1]
Early life and education
She founded the company in 2012 and is its sole owner. As of 2020, she had a team of five female employees[2] working for her in Los Angeles.[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] Cuthbert designed the VOTE necklace in 2016[8] and then started marketing it for the 2018 midterm elections. Obama's stylist, Meredith Koop, ordered the VOTE necklace for Obama.[9]
Background
Cuthbert was born in Miami to Jamaican parents. She is a self taught artist and an African American woman.[10] In 2012, she moved to Hawaii with $100 to start her business. She then moved to Los Angeles in 2016[11]
References
- ^ Robert, Yola. "Meet Chari Cuthbert: The Jewelry Designer Behind Michelle Obama's 'Vote' Necklace". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ Connor, Tracy (2020-08-18). "Designer ByChari Deluged With Orders for Michelle Obama's 'VOTE' Necklace". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "How Jewelry Startup Founder Chari Cuthbert Shifted Her Company to a Work-From-Home Operation". Time. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Michelle Obama's "VOTE" Necklace Is Going Viral. Here's Where to Find It". Washingtonian. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Bryant, Kenzie. "The Creator of Michelle Obama's "VOTE" Necklace Is Making a More Affordable Version". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-08-19.