Tessa Thompson on the Gift That “Made Me Weep” and Her Go-To Wrap Presents

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For Tessa Thompson, fine things are priceless.

“I feel really lucky in the sense that my family loves giving homemade gifts. My mom recently gave me a gift for my birthday that made me cry,” Thor: Love and Thunder star directed Hollywood Reporter In the middle of his internet hosting duties at Neiman Marcus’ 2022 Fantasy Gifts Celebration. The plush division retailer acquired Hollywood Athletic Club for its annual charity gala on October 25, featuring a variety of budget-busting options benefiting the Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation, Boys & Grylls Club of America, Chi Prep Academy, Keller Restaurants and more. Items included. Relief Fund, Barbie Dream Gap Project and other charities.

Thompson noted, “To co-host this event means to know how much emphasis they place on philanthropy during this time of year.” “There’s an emphasis on giving back in really charitable ways and he has a longstanding relationship with the Boys and Girls Club, an organization I went to as a kid that helped me as a kid. It meant a lot. And so for all those reasons, I am very happy to be here tonight.”

Joined in the glitzy soiree with Thompson are her stylists Wayne Bannerman and Micah McDonald and host Lupita Nyong’o, along with other stars friends. done by Co-stars Angela Sarafyan, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Trends editor Joe Zee, designer Jonathan Simkhai, Broadway actor Coleman Domingo, Hollywood energy stylist Jason Rembert, Kathy Hilton, Ella Travolta and others.

Decadent fictional items on show include a $65,000 trip to Paris with French perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, a picturesque Napa Valley specialization for $175,000, a customized accommodation decorating session for the holidays with Jim Marvin (who painted the hall and partition). Has removed the White House for more than 20 years) for $190,000, a Barbie x Maserati Greycell Trofeo SUV for $330,000, a basketball for $333,333 with NBA legend Scotty Pippin and his son, Scotty Pippin Jr. A $3.2 million Art Deco diamond tiara by Matchup and Cartier, among others. (Most are still up for grabs.)

Festive festival additionally displayed luxury gifts Crystal-embellished clutches designed for (and signed by) the Kardashians and Jenners Judith LibereChalet-chic ski gear by Bogner & Moncler, Barbicor pink equipment by Balenciaga & Ug, colorful effective china from Fornasetti & Ginori 1735, Grinch’s green stilettos from Aquazzura, crystal vases by Baccarat and extras.

fresh off done byThompson plays a disaster helpline volunteer as Steve Buscemi’s only on-screen actor audience, (Margaret Cho, Alia Shawkat and Rebecca Hall are among those who star as offscreen callers.) She reprises her act as Bianca Creed IIIIn which she stars alongside actor-director Michael B. Jordan.

in a dialogue with heart On the occasion of Neiman Marcus, Thompson shares more about that heartwarming gift, why she recently walked the purple carpet in a string of green (with) this yearVenice International Film Festival and Premiere Creed II And Bones and All), her go-to items, her fondest memories of the fabulous retailer, and more. Read below, plus many of Neiman Marcus’s best stores impressed by our conversation with the star.

Let us tell you how much we love your neon green look over the past 12 months where you have been a presenter on our Women in Entertainment event.

Thank You! I liked that look. I went through a very different green part, there was a press tour and I wore a predominantly green outfit on every carpet. I used to be in a real naive second.

Green can usually indicate progress, right?

This Is progress. Apparently this is linked to your coronary heart chakra. I really love wearing black and I really like myself in black the most. And I think it’s elegant at all times – about wearing a daring color and proudly owning it. It’s not just for you, because it interacts with people, it’s a brightening factor.

This is upliftment. I really think that’s what we all want!

This Is Uplifting, and besides I just feel even with the trend, wearing shades like this is a sign that you don’t take it or yourself too seriously. Which I often have to pull myself out of my dark nature.

In the spirit of the gift-giving phenomenon, what’s the most unforgettable present you’ve received recently?

I feel really lucky in the sense that my family loves to offer things that can be self-made. My mom recently gave me a gift for my birthday which made me cry. It was a really cute ceramic vase that she made by hand. I really love ceramics, but other than that when she told me what she was impressed by, which was the moon and also the kind of vessel that could really feel like twins. it is circular [shape that] Sounds exactly like the moon, and it’s dishes that can be multi-purpose. I really love the moon, so I feel like a present that feels so intertwined, someone’s expression of “I know you, I see you,” these are the things that are basically my matters to.

and to that end [with] My mother and father, my father are woodworkers. That would usually make me one thing really cute and thoughtful. I’ve bought my first house, I’m moving into it quickly. It’s a big deal, so he made me a really pretty visitor book for my birthday, which sure is, but then again it falls under this construction of wood. So I think these are the perfect items for me.

Have you inherited any of his artistic gift-making abilities?

I’m not a nerd! Let me try again, I find my Achilles heel is usually something I want to be good at right away, and so usually once you’re working together with your fingers, it’s a craft. is, like [acting], So I used to go to pottery with my mother and I used to be no good! i don’t know it was [because of] watching ghost, I believed that for the positive I was going to be good, and I used to be So Not good. It really made me notice how impatient I used to be.

are you a girl

I’m a Libra, although I’m a double Virgo elsewhere in my chart. So I think there may be this concept of completeness and effectiveness that once you’re studying something new isn’t always available. That’s why I want to be craftier, although I like to home-make and host. I think I’ve become good enough at internet hosting which I think is a skill and a craft.

Do you get pleasure from giving out wrap items?

I do! I’m really, really into the rap item. They mean a lot to me. I guess it’s also partly because I come from theatre, and in theater you do the opening night and closing night items. Gifts are a huge deal for an organization that I feel in a way. So I’ve always done rap items in TV and film and I usually try to do something like that, especially since you spend three to six months with someone.

I don’t make a gift engraving one thing for everyone. But I often find things that can be special for every person. It’s also a good way, I find all those feelings once you’re finishing a job, it’s a great way to distract yourself and get curious about someone giving something . To help them focus their time and, at the same time, aim for objects, one way is to simply let someone know you see them easily.

I keep in mind that the people you just spend time with while working. And usually for the crew in particular, they work very hard, so giving them things that help sustain themselves is a favorite factor. Lots of thergans, lots of massages, lots of certificates, lots of facials given, lots of palo santo, tub accessories, lots of self-care treatments because taking pictures would be great.

Since we’re here for Neiman Marcus, do you have any pleasant hobbies to shop there?

All my grandparents have their own glamor to a certain extent; They came from the era where you put on gloves and a cap and at the same time you looked really stylish to travel with. And so I guess I’ve always had this affinity of those big model shops, where I think the very beautiful girls could possibly store up and be in one of the kind of shops with one of my grandmothers.

I really feel like Neiman Marcus meant all the time that in my view, it was always a place I could store someday if I was pretty and adult enough. And I definitely had a second extra when I was buying to get a gown for a wedding at Neiman Marcus, there was a really special color order for the gown so I spent a few hours there. And I undoubtedly felt like it was, Oh I’m like a grown-up girl, I’m the woman I wanted to be, who I imagined I’d see my grandmothers wearing their wardrobe clothes, There is one thing that feels nostalgic to me, especially growing up in Los Angeles.