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Michaela Coel has received her well-deserved recognition as Vogue’s November 2022 cover star. One year later win her first Emmy (and making history in the process), the British screenwriter brought Vogue’s team to Accra, Ghana’s capital city, for filming, marking a new location for the brand. “They asked me where I wanted to film it,” she said in One video published on the magazine’s Instagram page. “I thought to myself, ‘Let’s shoot for the stars. Let’s aim for the moon.’ I say Ghana.” On the cover of her history.
Coel poses in a yellow lighting sequined gown designed by Alessandro Michele for Gucci. The high-octane ensemble features a prominent keyhole cut that is attached to the high neckline with a quartz crystal brooch, which matches her hoop earrings. In keeping with Michele’s penchant for movement and decoration, the sleeves of the dress are decorated with soft pink feathers for an eerie effect.
The rest of the cover art is just as stunning, if not more resonant than the main image, as it features different scenes from Ghana. In one particularly striking photo, Coel showcased a black and white polka dot Gucci tunic against a backdrop of pedestrians carrying a variety of goods. She paired the power suit with a white Michael Kors fur coat, blue gloves and white lace Gucci boots. In another shot, she models with her dad and grandma in a hot pink blazer and eye-catching Louis Vuitton dress. She also posed in a black Louis Vuitton jacket over a pair of Christopher John Rogers multicolored trousers.
In a conversation with Vogue writer Chioma Nnadi, “I can destroy you“the creator discussed her upcoming role in”Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, “moves about the aftermath of Chadwick Boseman’s death and the importance of portraying a quirky Ghanian character.” That got me out of this role, the fact that my character is weird. I thought: I like that, I want to show it to Ghana,” she said. People say, ‘Oh, okay, that’s just politics.’ But I don’t think it’s just politics when it comes to how people get on with their day-to-day lives. “
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