A deeper look at the jinnah style beanie hat by Mahershala Ali

The ceremony of the 91st Oscars last night (February 24) was full of surprises, from the free show for the first time in 30 years to the show, to a record of seven of our famous brothers and sisters of the POC. recognized family at the highest rate in Oscar history.

While we are surely giving major props to the winner of the "Best Actress in a Supporting Role", Regina KingIf Beale Street could speak), great Black Panther victories of the evening (Ruth E. Carter for "The Best Costume Design"; Hannah Beachler for "The Best Decor Work"), Peter Ramsey wins the gold medal for our favorite Afro-Latino superhero (Spider-Man: in the Spider-Verse for "Best Animation Movie") and our man Spike Lee finally get his own dues alongside scriptwriter Kevin Willmott for BlacKkKlansman ("Best adapted scenario"), the true honor of the hat goes to Mahershala Ali.

By accepting his second "Best Actor in a Supporting Role", he wins in three years for his role as Dr. Don Shirley in Green paper – the somewhat controversial organic film of 2018 that also won the "Best Film" award – Ali went on stage with what we initially thought to be a cap. Streetwear leaders have applauded all parts of the community, but its headwear is actually much more than a simple skully and has greater meaning in its overall religious context.

While many called him a cap, and others argued that it was in fact a Jinnah cap to represent his Islamic roots, to which he was able to go. is converted in 2000, the headgear itself is a bit of both. The hat actually calls "Sharina", made from rabbit fiber velvet in three neutral colors, designed by Gigi Burris, a New York-based Florida designer. Her stylist, Van Van Alonso, helped put the spotlight on Hollywood, reporting to Hollywood Reporter an exclusive behind-the-scenes review of the "haircut": "The Gigi Burris hat was a tailor-made, last-minute piece. It's a Jinnah cap game. He had sent me a lot of pictures of hats, African looks, Fez hats and we decided to do something more round. It was one of those final ideas and we thought, let's do it. "

The head-to-toe was all fairly customary, including the black cashmere-print suit that everyone was talking about by Ermenegildo Zegna XXX, the patent leather Louboutins, a Cartier classic timepiece, and the mounts of 39; Cutler and Gross's chrome aviator and a vintage button to add to his grandfather's collar shirt that also paid tribute to his Muslim man's identity.

Others have found its shape, mainly the combination of glasses and hat, inspired by another elite Oscars: the legendary Denzel Washington from his epic in the 1992 biopic. Malcolm X. A scene from the movie that nominated him for an Oscar for Best Actor, which he lost that year against Al Pacino (The perfume of a woman) but later won in 2001 for an innovative role in Day of training, looked strangely familiar to Ali 's style last night. Malcolm X is also a practicing Muslim in his lifetime, undoubtedly one of the greatest and most influential of all time, he is not far from seeing the similarities and the inclusion of the slightest influence. Tribute enough cool if you ask us.

Overall, the look was by far the best of the night – even, classy and sophisticated, with just enough custom-made ruffles to differentiate it from other men respecting the classic black and white tuxedo dress code. For people of Islamic descent, it was also an opportunity to feel seen and to honor the Jinnah Hat (also called karakul / qaraqul), named after the founder from Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Everything that enhances your culture while keeping it cool will always be good in our book. Congratulations again, Mahershala!

You can buy the "Sharina" hat made famous by Mahershala Ali at the Oscars 2019 last night by going to the Gigi Burris online store, where it is available at a price of 350 USD in loden green, alabaster and black as we have saw last night. See the three below: