"We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings the way that boys are," echoed the voice-over at Beyoncé's VMA PERFORMANCE Sunday night. It's no surprise that the message, sampled from Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is shared by Becca McCharen, the Brooklyn-based designer behind CHROMAT. Becca created the arm cages, bustiers, and custom face masks sported by the singer's back-up dancers during her rendition of "Haunted"––a band of writhing black widows whose bondage-inspired costumes somehow made their dance moves seem even more effortless (or should we say #flawless?). "That's our whole M.O., to give power to our wearers and to create armor they can wear into the world." Thanks @openingceremony for chatting with us about em poring women and the glorious wonder that is #Beyonce. Read the full interview at http://openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=10204