Chari Cuthbert
Chari Cuthbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 |
| Occupation | Jewelry designer |
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.