Lupita Nyong’o Returns to Kenya in the Season’s Most Glorious Prints
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 20161/13Dancing With the Stars
Lupita celebrates with her fellow Luo women in western Kenya. Roberto Cavalli dress. Cara Croninger earrings. Roxanne Assoulin bracelets.
_Photographed at Kit Mikayi, Kisumu County
Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman_
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 20162/13The Golden Hour
Lupita at Dunga Beach, near the shores of majestic Lake Victoria. Chloé dress. Cara Croninger earrings. Christian Louboutin sandals.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 20163/13Seriously Folk
“Five pages in, I wrote my manager and agent with the words ‘I must do this film,’ ” Nyong’o says of reading the script for her new movie, Queen of Katwe. 3.1 Phillip Lim dress. Walt Cassidy Studio earrings, brass necklace, and beaded necklaces (worn as bracelets).
Photographed at Nyong’o family residence, Kisumu County
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 20164/13Generation Next
Lupita with her paternal grandmother, Dorca, age 96, who built a dormitory for orphaned and disadvantaged schoolgirls. Duro Olowu silk coat and skirt. Cult Gaia turban. Walt Cassidy Studio earrings.
Photographed at Nyong’o family residence, Kisumu County
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 20165/13Rock of Ages
Ever grounded, Lupita says, “Being able to use my platform to expand and diversify the African voice . . . I feel very passionate about that.” Akris dress and cuffs. Perez Sanz earrings.
Photographed at Kit Mikayi, Kisumu County
