Love in Harlem
Wearing modern pieces steeped in seventies nostalgia, KiKi Layne and Stephan James—the young leads of Barry Jenkins’s If Beale Street Could Talk—find love in the cityscape of Harlem.
Photographed by Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, January 20191/9Lean on Me
Somewhere along the Harlem River, the couple, clad in richly evocative neutral tones with palpable texture, find a moment of reprieve. KiKi Layne wears a Coach 1941 jacket, $2,400; coach.com. A.P.C. skirt, $220; apc-us.com. Stephan James wears a Coach 1941 jacket. Uniqlo turtleneck. Polo Ralph Lauren pants.
Photographed by Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, January 20192/9Better Together
While her densely patterned python-skin dress nods to the wild, his unstructured suede coat is both perfectly sensible and perfectly stylish. On Layne: Michael Kors Collection trench dress; select Michael Kors stores. On James: Prada coat, Phlemuns shirt.
Photographed by Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, January 20193/9On the Fringes
Layne, a Hollywood newcomer, has a natural glow about her. A flouncy Chloé top ($3,440) and skirt ($1,505; Chloé, NYC) do their part to help catch the light.
Photographed by Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, January 20194/9Carried Away
True to fairy-tale form, Layne is swept off her feet—in this more modern incarnation, though, she gets to wear a graphic shearling coat and color-blocked slingbacks. On Layne: Louis Vuitton coat; select Louis Vuitton stores. Calvin Klein 205W39NYC shoes. On James: Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello jacket. Levi’s pants.
Photographed by Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, January 20195/9Off the Wall
Free your mind, and apparently an effortless-seeming touch for modern-vintage street style will follow. On Layne: 3.1 Phillip Lim jacket, $2,995; 31philliplim.com. Ottolinger shirt ($650) and skirt ($855); Opening Ceremony, NYC. Hermès bag. On James: John Smedley shirt. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello pants.