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Harrods boss says top fashion brands are targeting children to get them hooked on designer labels... and parents are paying thousands for 'kiddie couture' dresses

Some of the world’s biggest fashion houses are creating ‘kiddie couture’ as a way of attracting future customers, says the boss of Harrods.

Gucci, Christian Dior, Valentino and Fendi have all shrunk their adult ranges to try to get children hooked on their designs at an early age, according to Michael Ward, managing director of the luxury department store.

‘A lot of the fashion houses have recognised that their best way of developing their customer of the future is to get them early,’ he said.

‘What you’ll see on the runway you will see in our children’s area – everything matches down.’

But the prices have not reduced with the sizes.

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A blue silk crepe dress by Dior for an eight-year-old has a £3,800 asking price, with metallic silk crepe versions at £3,500.

A salmon-coloured wool felt coat from the same fashion house goes for £670.

But the trend has been criticised, with some saying that dressing children in designer clothes can change the way they view the world by encouraging them to prize material goods above everything else.

Clinical psychologist Abigael San, who works in London, said: ‘I think it makes it very difficult for children to be normal. It could become very, very competitive very quickly. They will know how much their clothes cost at a really young age.

‘It makes an issue of an everyday thing like getting dressed every morning and could make a child anxious if their status enhances or drops by the clothes they wear.

‘It is just a sign of our increasing obsession with body image.’

Parents have also been accused of trying to buy their way out of spending quality time with their children by treating them to expensive clothes.

The trend has also extended to accessories; while the Harrods shoe department used to be dominated by staples such as Start-Rite and Clarks, they are now making way for Fendi and Dior.

Mr Ward said: ‘We’ve just replaced the entirety of our shoes. Now if you walk in there it will be all of the brands that you would see the mum wearing.’

A pair of navy leather-soled Italian-made Gucci horsebit loafers made for a toddler sells for £210. Gucci’s rose glitter leather sandal with powder pink metallic leather detail comes in at £240.

Analysts predict the annual global market for high-end children’s wear will rise to £19billion in 2017.

Last month German designer Karl Lagerfeld launched his first children’s couture label. He is creative director at both Fendi and Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld Kids includes clothing for both boys and girls from baby to 16 years old.

Rival Gucci is selling an orange jacquard hoodie for babies aged six to nine months for £260.

When they reach 12 months then Fendi has a signature coat in beige wool with removable pink rex rabbit fur collar complete with mother-of-pearl logo for £675.

Major fashion houses such as Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli and Marc Jacobs have also developed children’s lines.

Mr Ward said: ‘Fashion houses see this as very fertile ground to develop their customers of the future.’

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West 'set to turn down $2.5 million deal for first pictures of newborn baby son Saint'

The multi millionaires famously refused to accept a ridiculous amount of money for the first pictures of their two-year-old daughter back in 2013.

And it's emerged Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will turn down a whole host of mammoth deals for access to the premiere photos of their newborn baby son Saint, a new report claimed on Thursday.

The parents-of-two - who have a combined worth in the region of $155 million - were offered deals from various magazines in the range of $2 and $2.5 million, according to TMZ.

Kim, 35, and Kanye, 38, have apparently been approached by various media outlets who want to publish photos of Saint along with the rest of his family, including older sister North.

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TMZ claims Kardashian sources have informed them the couple are 'almost certain' they will reject all the offers.

Kim gave birth to her and Kanye's second child on December 5 with the couple announcing his arrival on her website.

'To our fans: Kanye and I welcome our baby boy! Kim Kardashian West and her husband, Kanye West, welcomed the arrival of their son this morning. Mother and son are doing well,' the post read.

Kim and Kanye - who are collectively nicknamed Kimye - were spotted enjoying their first full family outing last week, although the new addition's identity was kept concealed thanks to a baby carrier which featured a privacy screen.

Avid Instagram user Kim is yet to share even a glimpse of her first boy on social media and the only snapshot fans have been given is a cartoon realisation of the tot which appears on the family's annual Christmas card.

Kim's eldest sister Kourtney, 36, unveiled this year's offering to the world on Wednesday via Instagram but it's a marked difference to previous photos.

They've chosen to swap a traditional photo with a cartoon version of the full family, including reclusive sibling Rob and fully transitioned Caitlyn Jenner.

Kim is pictured cradling the two-week-old tot who is wrapped in swathes of blanket with an angel crown drawn above his head, presumably in recognition of his Christian name.

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The gentleman unthinkably loves the fine fabrics of Loro Piana, delicately dramatic folds of Napolisu Мisura, smartly nervous, yet perfect naturalness of hand stitching, more than sensual, thoughtful proportions almost in the sense of the canon of Polykleitos, museum memory of labels with a monogram and a date of sewing, flirting authenticity of buttonholes, semi-closeness of the garment above the most expressive part of the human body - arm. If he can afford it, he makes his clothes in London with the coryphaeus of hand sewing - Rubinacci. And if he is nominated as the most elegant man of the year, he sends his tailor to receive the award.

A museisation which is preciously invested prospectively already in sewing the garment and which suggests its value retrospectively. The gentleman has a deep belief that the stylish men's suit, no matter how expensive it is, is far from being just a business case and a monument of status position, but a stylish garment which is compliment to the body with all its natural features. 'Why look poor, when I am rich!' - Valentino exclaimed naively once, and legendary Diana Freeland insisted that only her style helped her to wake up in the morning.

I hope that you will not fall asleep from my pathetic introduction, not sewn of white threads, but even if it was, you will be dreaming about exciting silhouettes that will not leave you indifferent. A short, but comprehensive compendium of the dress code, a cathedral of taste and its guarding prejudice.

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They made a compliment to the dandy Beau Brummell that the previous night he was extremely elegant. He replied coldly: 'Perhaps I was not so elegant after you've noticed…'. Brummell also claimed that in the curve of the collar and the folds of the tie there was much more drama than anyone could imagine and dedicated to this engolpie-drapery about two hours of his morning toilet. And when Lapo Elkann, who was admired for his chick appearance and announced by Wintour for the most stylish man in the world, was asked in London where he made and bought his suits, he replied: 'I do not buy them, I inherit them!' Decency and tradition according to the prescriptions of the dress code.

The idea of the perfect male wardrobe in all cases that are not deprived of ceremony, in which the man has to observe with veneration the prescriptions of the dress code or, to put it in other words, code of clothing, reached its peak in the nineteenth century and experienced modern developments of simplification and practicality. The English term, as it is well know, means a regulation of clothing according to the occasion, time and place, where the gentleman is so polite to appear by day or in the evening - in high society, at court, in churches for weddings and solemn prayers, cocktails, performances, receptions in legations and balls.

In the sphere of officious we distinguish: Court Dress - ceremonial courtiers clothing required by the traditions of the respective court, Formal in the varieties of Morning dress by day and White Tie in the evening, Semi-formal in the varieties of Smoking in the evening and Stroller by day, Informal in the varieties of Cocktail (old style) or Business attire.

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We could all save a lot of money by simply learning to share. But in terms of our skincare products, are we right to keep our bathrooms divided?

Andrew Goetz, Co-founder of MALIN + GOETZ

There is no need for men and women to use different skincare brands. When a person goes to the doctor with tonsillitis, the doctor does not prescribe male and female versions of an antibiotic. They prescribe the right antibiotic to fight the infection. Skincare is not terribly different. Good ingredients and formulas will work equally well for either gender. Women’s products tend to have more sophisticated formulations and ingredients than men’s brands. They are usually highly fragranced, which is why men will often stay away from them. But sharing products saves valuable space in the bathroom, not to mention money – as there is no need to double up.

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Dr Anjali Mahto, consultant dermatologist at Cadogan Cosmetics

There are some basic differences in male and female skin and this is in part related to the androgen testosterone. Male skin is about 20 per cent thicker compared with females’ as it contains more collagen and elastin. This makes the skin more resistant to the development of wrinkles. Men also have more hair follicles and their associated sebaceous glands, resulting in oilier skin. Additionally, regular shaving exfoliates the upper skin layers and can lead to irritation. Men may therefore benefit from tailored skincare that addresses these biological differences.

Georgie Cleeve,founder of OSKIA skincare

On some levels male skin is totally different to female skin, but on others it’s exactly the same. Men’s skin tends to be about 20-25 per cent thicker and often produces more oil, plus there is the potential addition of shaving. Women tend to have more problems with skin discolouration due to oestrogen levels, so we can have slightly different concerns; the use of different products would be required to address these needs. However, if a man has an issue with skin discolouration, I’d recommend the same course of action. It’s often the case that skincare products use exactly the same ingredients with perhaps different perfumes, but at the end of the day it’s usually the same formulations in different packaging.

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I'm not dressed for this! Kylie Jenner shrieks while dashing through the rain in little black frock

Kylie Jenner may have been re-thinking her fashion choices last night.

The reality star showed off her long legs in a tight black mini dress while out for a casual dinner at Sugarfish Sushi in Calabasas on Sunday night.

But the 18-year-old California native risked getting drenched as she was caught in a sudden downpour while dashing to her vehicle.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star obviously wasn't expecting to be stuck in the rain, based on her choice of outfit and lack of umbrella.

Kylie wore a tight black mini dress that showed off her toned legs for the low-key night out.

She pulled a big grimace as she hurried to her vehicle after enjoying dinner.

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She wore a dark bomber jacket with a silver eagle pattern on the back, and left her long hair down.

The fashion and beauty entrepreneur, whose new Lipkit by Kylie sold out almost instantly, highlighted her famously plump pout with a rich matte lipstick.

The 18-year-old has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with 26-year-old rapper Tyga, but he was nowhere to be seen as she stopped for sushi on Sunday.

Kylie ditched heels in favor of black sneakers with thick white soles, and carried a fluffy pink and green keychain for a bit of color.

And of course the social media sensation, who has 45 million Instagram followers, held on tight to her smartphone.

Earlier on Sunday, the reality star got into the holiday spirit as she decorated her frosted Christmas tree, sharing a photo of her designer Fendi ornaments with fans on Instagram.

''Tis the season,' she captioned the image of the shiny black and orange ornament.

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Dressy or casual? As today’s workplace becomes more casual, the question for potential new employees has become, “What do I wear to an interview?”

Executives from some of Central Florida’s top temporary and permanent placement agencies shared what their expectations are for potential new hires, and how they help prepare them for the all important first interview.

Tamara Giaimo, chief executive officer, Software Resources : We prepare our candidates before they interview with our clients. This preparation includes dress code requirements for the interview. Some clients expect that a candidate be formally dressed, while others are casual in their environment so business casual is acceptable.

Bill Peppler, managing partner, Kavaliro: In the tech world, it is common to dress casually for the workplace. As we do suggest that potential employees come in dressed their best, it is understandable to see why someone would not adhere to professional dress code on the first interview in the tech industry.

Kate Rutherford, director, Enterprise Recruiting: In order to properly asses someone’s talents, you have to look beyond their choice of clothing. Wearing a suit doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to work harder or provide more benefit to an organization. I try to evaluate their entire presentation: Were they put together? Did they arrive on time? Did they do their research prior to coming to interview? Did they have questions prepared? etc. We strive to provide anyone who comes through our door with the opportunity to succeed. What they do with it beyond that is up to them.

Cheryl Courier, vice president of central and northeast Florida, Kelly Services: Even though a candidate may be interviewing for a job located in an environment that doesn’t typically require a professional dress code, the candidate is expected to arrive at their first interview professionally dressed. We would certainly make the recommendation to be overdressed rather than under-dressed in order to present their best image possible.

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Moises Lluberes, president, Resource Employment Solutions: Most of the positions that we fill are blue-collar, so dress code on an interview is less important. However, how the candidate presents themselves is taken into account in our scoring system, which can contribute to a poor overall ranking of the candidate and non-placement.

Nicole McMurray, area manager, AppleOne Employment Services: We brand ourselves with the slogan “hiring made human.” Our face-to-face interviews give us the ability to counsel and coach our candidates on what is expected of them in the marketplace. We always build trust with our candidates, and because the candidate is the center of the universe, they will normally receive our coaching and guidance in a positive light.

Brian Yankelevitz, director, Vaco Orlando: We interview candidates face to face, and we set expectations upfront. We coach them on interview skills and presentation. In addition, we provide candidates a picture example of professional dress code attire. Lastly, Vaco recruiters also are required to be in professional dress daily to lead by example.

Ann Beecham, chief administrative officer, CareerSource Central Florida: When we make appointments with candidates for job interviews, we inform them of our desire to not only represent CareerSource Central Florida in professional appearance, but to be examples to our customers. Unlike many corporate dress codes that list appropriate and inappropriate attire, we ask candidates and current employees to use their discretion in dress, using the traditional models of fields like law, finance and government as examples of professional appearance.

Mark Lang, president/CEO, Quality Labor Management LLC: It is important that the person coming for an interview be clean cut and dressed appropriate for the job they are interviewing for. Due to the fact that we place higher-end temporary employees, it is critical that they look the part in which they will be filling. Our mission is to be a seamless extension of our client; if our team member does not look the part, it is impossible to fulfill our mission.

Ace Staffing Unlimited Inc.: Casual attire is OK, but not to the extent that I would sit through an interview with someone who came in flip-flops, shorts or a tank top. Not acceptable.

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Lanvin, Tom Ford, Valentino and Saint Laurent in the running for upmarket sneakers

That stopped around 2008, when King, 43, bought his first pair of Common Projects leather sneakers. Suddenly, the chief executive and creative director of New York digital agency King & Partners, whose clients include 3.1 Phillip Lim, could leave the house in a single pair of shoes appropriate for pitching new business or heading out for Peronis. Bonus: they encased his feet so painlessly he could walk anywhere.

“It was a socially and professionally acceptable sneaker that looks more like a shoe but is comfortable like a sneaker,” he explained. In other words: A size-10 Holy Grail. Though he still pulls out his Church’s for “very smart meetings”, he mostly lives in sneakers and owns around 20 pairs of Common Projects, in various styles, materials, colours and states of wear.

King is hardly alone in discovering that high-end, designer sneakers can constitute a crucial part of the modern menswear wardrobe. While Masters of the Universe still dutifully pair their Super 100s suits with proper leather lace-ups, other men in offices nearly as formal routinely pad around in upscale rubber-soled shoes. My own once-beloved wingtips are gathering dust, forsaken for a pair of Adidas Stan Smiths made in collaboration with Belgian designer Raf Simons.

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Luxury sneakers dominate men’s footwear sales for e-commerce site Mr Porter, which sells brands including Common Projects, Loewe, Lanvin and Valentino. Melburnian Chris Kyvetos was one who saw the future on the footpath. Back in September 2013 he launched Sneakerboy with business partners. A new concept in retailing, Sneakerboy opened “stores” in Melbourne and Sydney where shoppers could touch and feel the wares, but had to download an app to purchase, from a warehouse in Hong Kong, sneakers that run the gamut from Adidas to Zanotti, via Balenciaga and Saint Laurent.

The gamble paid off, with sales “exceeding expectations” according to Kyvetos (himself a loyal Adidas wearer).

“Initially it was purpose built for what we call our ‘principal consumer’ for Sneakerboy, an 18 to 24-year-old student, a young luxury consumer who is up with everything, all the brands, a lot of international students fall into that category. We’ve since expanded into what we’re calling the ‘elemental consumer’. Generally speaking that’s someone who has grown up wearing (Nike) Jordans when Michael Jordan was playing — sneakers have a sentimental value to these people, who are often in creative fields, fashion, music, marketing, non-corporate entrepreneurs, hospitality. These guys generally don’t wear dress shoes. Now what we’re seeing is the growth of the ‘contemporary consumer’ — a person who is probably more on the corporate side of things, he does wear a suit, he lives in very established areas, but is finding his lifestyle is more conducive to wearing sneakers than dress shoes.”

Still. Designer. Sneakers. As ­recently as five years ago, those words together still conjured an off-putting image for many men — of over-designed, gallingly ­expensive footwear, littered with logos in a way that evoked a duty free shop. The sort of thing a ­respectable guy wouldn’t be caught dead in.

How did we get here from there? A confluence of factors is at play. First, over the past decade, dress codes became increasingly relaxed — remember when sneakers weren’t allowed in nightclubs? — allowing for creativity and freedom. Second, as designer-sneaker sales have ticked up and the shoes’ 24/7 relevance has somewhat justified the price, more designers have paid attention to the market.

Since the advent of Gucci’s tennis shoe in 1984, luxury brands have made sneakers. Mr Porter buying-and-sales director Toby Bateman credits both Common Projects, which launched in New York in 2004, and French label Lanvin with legitimising the category. Lanvin’s slim-soled tennis-style sneaker with a patent leather toecap, introduced in 2006, moved the needle in the luxury world. “Everyone embraced it because it was wearable,” he says. “It didn’t look like you were wearing running sneakers with your suit or smart trousers. That led to a lot of other people entering the arena.”

That includes folks you’d assume would sniff at the very idea of sneakers. Tom Ford — who launched his menswear label with stores staffed by butlers and uniformed maids — now makes several styles, ranging from $1000 to $1500. This spring, venerable footwear brand Berluti launched sneakers, all priced over $1300, some in suede and others in its signature burnished patina leather.

Italian maker of the ne plus ultra in cashmere, Loro Piana, has low-key velvety suede running shoes for $1200. “If I went back five years in time and said to the guys at Loro Piana, ‘I predict in five years, you’ll have a suede running shoe,’ they would have laughed me out of the showroom,” said Bateman.

David Meagher, editor of The Australian’s luxury magazine, Wish, is something of a devotee of the luxury trainer. “There’s no denying they’re more comfortable but that’s only part of it,” he tells Life. “They’re also a better solution for how people live today. If you travel a lot for work, for example, shoes are the heaviest and bulkiest item you have to pack — being able to wear the same shoes to a business meeting as well as for walking around town is a much more convenient solution. That’s not to say they’re suitable for all business meetings — as a magazine editor a lot of the meetings I do are with fashion and luxury brands so it’s perfectly acceptable for me to wear designer sneakers to a meeting.”

Meagher says that he happily pairs his trainers with jeans and casual pants, and even a suit, although in that case, he says, “I ditch the tie.”

Some, more controversially, even pair them with a tuxedo. Bally design director Pablo Coppola, who no longer wears dress shoes at all, donned sneakers for this year’s Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ­fashion’s most prominent social event. When in formal clothes, he said, “wearing sneakers is a way of dressing it down a little bit”.

Meagher draws the line at wearing trainers with a tux, “but that’s just me — plenty of people do”.

On the question of value, you can pay $512, for Saint Laurent’s SL/01 Court Classic sneakers (at mrporter.com), which look a fair amount like Adidas’s classic Stan Smiths that cost about $120 (adidas.com.au). But most designer sneakers are made with Italian leather on par with that used for dress shoes, hide that tends to look more refined and last longer than the leather of mass-market versions. And while they might take cues from more affordable styles by Nike or Adidas, their upgraded air gives them entree where cheaper sneakers wouldn’t dare tread.

Athletic brand “sneakers look so ragged after a couple of weeks,” said King. Designer versions feel nicer for longer, he added. “And they make me look a bit more dressed up, like I put more effort in than [just lacing on] a pair of Converse.”

Further to that, Meagher says: “I think one of the keys to wearing designer sneakers with a suit is they need to be super clean and not all scuffed up. Beaten-up trainers are fine with jeans but just look sloppy in other situations no matter what they cost or who the designer was.”

Will the designer sneaker trend soon run out of steam? Perhaps. But if there’s a single factor cementing its place in menswear, it’s comfort.

And Kyvetos makes one final point. “To say that people will go back to wearing dress shoes is like saying they’ll go back to communicating via telegram. It’s just not going to happen.”

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Who said Amy Schumer wasn’t a topical comedian?

On Saturday night at the sold-out Consol Energy Center, she addressed such pressing matters as gun control, racism and her support of Hillary Clinton.

OK, that added up to about five minutes of her 65-minute set. The other 60, give or take, was about her body and her favorite lady part in particular.

The star of “Inside Amy Schumer,” the semi-autobiographical hit “Trainwreck” and various Comedy Central roasts has become one of America’s hottest comics by simply talking dirty to us.

“I don’t want us to have any secrets,” she told the crowd, and she did offer some during the short evening, without going into much detail about her personal life.

This being the week she bared it all, just about, for the Pirelli calendar shoot, she addressed the Annie Leibovitz photo.

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“Here’s a word you don’t want to hear after a naked picture of you goes viral: brave!” (As an aside, despite the bluntness of that photo, there were no press photographers permitted into the show and no review tickets granted.)

On the way to making people feel good about themselves, she ripped on Women’s Health magazine (and recent cover girl Gwyneth Paltrow) for its stories about “how to trick your stomach into thinking you ate last week,” joked about her lack of intensity at the gym and had a laugh at herself for being the target of paparazzi.

“I am trash from Long Island. I have a back tattoo. I’m not going to start dressing nice,” she said, describing her typical workout gear as lesbian gym teacher shorts.

She looked nice Saturday, in a short black dress, her golden hair pulled back, on a stage with just a stool, a wine bottle she sipped from, some notes and a couple video screens. Pretty low overhead, considering that Springsteen has to share the gate with all those band members and crew, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra has to truck in all that pyro and lasers, just to name the next few shows.

Having played here in her club days, she had some working knowledge of Pittsburgh. With just a little help she was able to come up with the name of Eat ’N Park to talk about all the “pageant hair” you’ll find there. “If you ever want to feel like a Pittsburgh 10, go to Eat ’N Park!” she said.

She also mentioned Troy Polamalu’s hair, but I can’t tell you the context here (DM me on Twitter or something), and she mentioned wanting to get a Primanti’s sandwich after the show, but I can’t mention what she was going to do with it.

No one heckled her and she didn’t interact all that much with the fans, but there was one funny moment where she wondered what she was doing wrong to not be drawing any black people to her shows. After finally spotting one, she said, “OK, let’s stop this, because now people are pointing at black people, like ‘Here’s one!’ ”

As for those secrets, and other juicy stuff, at one point, she recalled an interview she did in Germany promoting “Trainwreck” where the interviewer asked “What’s it like to [have sex with] you?” Bill Hader, who was with her, said “You don’t have to answer that.” I said, ‘It’s OK, he has a right to know. He’s gonna find out anyway.’ ” A minute later, after making a questionable joke about how there used to be more German Jews (like her), she got back to the original question, saying, “I just lay there like I fell off a building.”

In a bit people probably heard before, she recalled an encounter with a religious zealot who approached her saying, “Have you hear the good news?” When she told her she was Jewish, the woman said, “Your people just haven’t found Jesus yet.” “I literally said, ‘Um, we found him… . Maybe you haven’t heard the ’bad’ news.”

Every time she went a little too far, taste-wise, she would joke about her having about two more minutes left of fame. “You’re seeing me during my 15 minutes of fame,” she said. “which I think is cool on your part.”

I don’t know if she had this set all sketched out or was just riffing off the top of her head, but there was a meandering quality to the hour and no great build to the climax. She’s not a masterful standup comedian or anything. She’s just her funny self and says what’s on her mind (and body) and seems to be doing her part to make people feel better in their own skin.

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Lovely in lemon! Lupita Nyong'o teams elegant dress with biker jacket for radio appearance in New York

Hot on the publicity trail and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as starring in her latest stage play, Lupita Nyong'o has got her hands full.

But despite a hectic schedule the actress still managed to look glamorous when she paid a visit to the SiriusXM studios in New York on Wednesday.

The Oscar winner was stunning in a lemon yellow dress paired with a black leather biker jacket.

She wore her hair in a funky mohican style and kept her make-up minimal.

Lupita wore a pair of monochrome and patterned pointed shoes which finished off her ensemble.

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The 32-year-old Oscar winner has been hitting the ground running with promotional duties for Star Wars, in which she plays Maz Kanata, a space pirate who has lived for over a thousand years.

The part places huge importance on eyes.

She has said of the role: 'As an actor for films, your eyes are a lot of the way you communicate anyway.'

Lupita added to Entertainment Weekly: 'So it was definitely a gift to have that be the means to her magic as a motion-capture character.'

Director J.J. Abrams said of Maz: 'I had some specific ideas about how she would work and what she would do.

'I had this pitch about these goggles that she wore. Her eyes are an important aspect of her character, and you’ll see how it plays out.'

Lupita, who won an Oscar for her turn in 12 Years A Slave said she got caught up in the whirlwind of Hollywood after her success.

She told Essence magazine: 'I had talked so much about who I was that I'd forgotten who I was.'

'After 12 Years A Slave and the quote-unquote meteoric rise, I felt like there was a moment where I was suffering from whiplash,' Lupita confessed.

The Kenyan beauty has spent the past few months in the off-Broadway play, Eclipsed which was written by playwright, Danai Gurira.

The smash hit just wrapped on Sunday but will move to Broadway in February with Lupita attached after a nearly sold-out run.

Lupita stars in the play which is set in 2003 and 'illustrates how women and girls are usually the first and most horrifically abused victims of such warfare,' the New York Times reported.

'I didn't grow up seeing African women onstage very often, much less African women in African stories,' she told Essence.

'I was in love with the world Danai created.'

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