Lupita Nyong'o Samples the Fall Couture Collections
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Vogue, October 20151/10Blue Belle
Nyong’o stars in December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a pirate named Maz Kanata. Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Haute Couture lace dress, earrings, and bag. Tiffany Co. necklace.
_Photographed at Bouillon Racine
Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman_
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Vogue, October 20152/10Golden Years
“It didn’t ring true,” Lupita says of being discouraged to act in Kenya because of her skin tone. In Elsa’s apartment in the Schiaparelli couture house, Lupita wears a Schiaparelli Haute Couture velvet dress.
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Vogue, October 20153/10Making Shapes
With Picasso for company, the actress wears a Gaultier Paris lace bodysuit and satin skirt.
Photographed at Musée Picasso.
Artwork: (left) Pablo Picasso. Head of a woma_n. Paris, 1929–1930. Painted iron, sheet iron, springs, and colanders._
(right) Pablo Picasso. Large Still Life with a Pedestal Table_. Paris, 1931. Oil on canvas/ © 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York._
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Vogue, October 20154/10Café Society
“When you know a dress is handmade, it completely changes the experience of wearing it,” says Lupita of attending her first couture shows. Maison Margiela “Artisanal” designed by John Galliano dress and heels.
Photographed at Da Rosa
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Vogue, October 20155/10Left Bank Style
On and off the red carpet, the actress has endeared herself to the fashion world with her impeccable taste and irresistible personality. Atelier Versace embroidered–chain mail dress and chiffon headband.
