My intellect gets in the way of me appreciating this homage to Grace Jones, but as much as I love Amber Rose and as great as her body is, I feel like she needs to not just copy Grace Jones, but study Grace Jones, and make it her own. I feel like Simon Cowell right now, it’s a great picture and all, but Amber Rose just didn’t own it. I hope that wasn’t too negative because I don’t want Kanye West ranting about me not knowing style, but look at the angles, it’s an art. Not to mention the light skin vs dark skin contrast. It’s just so complicated and so much to discuss, in such a small space. Anyway…Which do you like better the original (Grace Jones) or the remake (Amber Rose)?
Amber, She so fine! (that’s from Sparkle the movie).
[It's an art, look at the head tilt, the lines, the angles, the twist. Grace Jones was the original baddest and people didn't appreciate her until now. So I'm glad Amber Rose is making us remember.]
BTW, this not the first time Amber has channeled Grace Jones, click here and here.
sweet2
Comment made on 02/24/2010 @ 8:09 PM
naw thats just black art period. grace jones looks like a mankin. flawless
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 9:21 PM
@sweet2,
It’s the art of the pose.
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Quick
Comment made on 02/24/2010 @ 8:38 PM
Amber is not even doing Grace justice; not mad at the nudity, but she should have left this alone
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 9:21 PM
@Quick,
…or saved it for later, after she had more experience
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valerie
Comment made on 02/24/2010 @ 9:16 PM
Only a blind man with no taste would say that the jet black, no titty, no hips, bony legged, immoral living with 2 white men grace jones is more beautiful, than amber LOL LOL
amber is a very beautiful WOMAN
grace looks like a black gazelle in the wild
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 9:24 PM
@valerie,
A narrow-minded view of beauty would make someone say that. I learn from this blog not to over react, when people are trying to push buttons.
It’s not about who looks better, it’s about who poses better. It’s about a craft.
Surely Amber Rose the stripper and lesbian, isn’t more immoral than Grace Jones. Surely not…
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regina
Comment made on 02/24/2010 @ 10:00 PM
LOL & SMDH @ 1 of your previous commentors (not even going to say which one)!
Some things just can not be duplicated and it is more than just the pose. Grace “OWNED” this artistic representation of an African Gazelle! The lines are flawless! It is not at all about the body but what she does with it! (I feel like on of those reality show judges but…) 2 things stick out for me here. 1- Grace’s pose appears effortless, look at the calmness of her face opposed to the scream on Amber’s face. And 2- Amber appears to be holding on to that foot for dear life while Grace is barely touching her’s, perfect lines and perfect balance.
My mom had a lot of those African statues back in the 70’s and that is what Grace reminds me of here, A+ or 10!
Amber does get an E for effort though.
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 10:52 AM
@regina,
Sometimes you just have to ignore certain things!
As far as Grace, I couldn’t agree more. It just escapes you that she’s modeling, she almost becomes the pose.
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Nika
Comment made on 02/25/2010 @ 9:51 AM
I would have to agree with you MrsGrapevine on this one. Amber is a BAD ish (gotta girl crush and everything) but Grace reflect art in her work. Grace is “Art” walking to where Amber just copied and pasted. Agree with studing Grace and “owning” it. Something should NEVER be copied & Grace Jones is one of those things.
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 10:50 AM
@Nika,
Gotta a girl crush, too, so it’s hard for me to say no that’s not it.
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Carrien
Comment made on 02/25/2010 @ 8:46 PM
I remember seeing this posted before seeing the grace jones comparision thinking “I’ve seen this before but something is off”. now I know why. Team original.
I agree that maybe if she had attempted this pose later, it could have possibly come close to the athleticism and effortless poise of the original.
Look @ Grace Jones. she reminds me of a yoga instructor telling the class to ease into a pose as if it were the easiest thing ever, and you’re attempting to do it as you think ‘I am nowhere close’. this is what Amber Rose should have thought. She’s beautiful, but it just doesn’t work. it actually looks more artistic in the frame (on his blog).
btw, love the site mrs.grapevine! it’s bookmarked and in the daily lineup :)
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 10:48 AM
@Carrien,
I so agree, you can’t knock Amber’s style, beauty, or body, but as far as form, she’s missed the mark. I still like her, but this made her look like an amateur. I bet she will revisit it later, and blow us away with her own style and lines. She has to work with her body type. Less angles for Amber and more curves.
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A Swan compared to a Buzzard
Comment made on 02/25/2010 @ 11:54 PM
Comparing the beautiful Swan Amber to the Black Buzzard Grace is just downright ignorant.
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 10:46 AM
@A Swan compared to a Buzzard,
I think calling Grace a buzzard because of her skin color is beyond ignorance…it’s hateful!!!
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A Swan Compared to a Buzzard
Comment made on 02/26/2010 @ 7:29 PM
SOME PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN THE IGNORANT OLD DAYS OF “EVERYTHING BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL.”
WELL IT AINT!
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 8:49 PM
@A Swan Compared to a Buzzard,
Some think everything mixed with white is. SMH!
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janice
Comment made on 02/26/2010 @ 7:35 PM
White rascist love to give their stamp of approval to the WORST black people, and dumb negroes fall in line to agree.
The grace jones statute is:
greasy
her personality sucks
her legs are like a giraffe
her tits are so little an ant couldn’t suck ‘em
she looks like she got a bullet wound in her butt
her head is beady and bald
she has no hips
WHAT’S BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THAT??? I AM EMBARRASSED SHE IS A BLACK WOMAN. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN BUT SHE AIN’T IT
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MrsGrapevine 2 Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 8:48 PM
@janice,
That sounds like a preference to me. So you like light skinned, big boobed women with knife wounds instead, and permed or bleach weaves.
Just cause that’s your preference doesn’t make it the standard, or change the fact that people find her beautiful.
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ceswin
Comment made on 04/09/2010 @ 3:50 PM
Grace Jones all the way! Amber is a pretty girl, however Grace Jones is a testament to the original, edgy black beauty! Nowadays every ethnic chick is trying to shave her head and get tatted to be edgy or “to the left” Grace invented that, and maintained true beauty- ultimately redefining narrow preconceptions of what beauty really is. People need to recognize beauty in many forms, colors and sizes. Every black woman doesn’t have to have a big ass and titties to be considered beautiful and those who think they do, are obviously just trying to make themselves feel better, hiding under layers of “thickness” as an excuse to not have to exercise. ciao!
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breeyana
Comment made on 04/11/2010 @ 8:48 PM
shes not black therefore she shouldnt be imitating grace…case closed… Gabrielle union must was busy…that would have been a great comparison.
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