'Bright, Africa-inspired fashion on the purple carpet at the \'Black Panther\' premiere'

$'Bright, Africa-inspired fashion on the purple carpet at the \'Black Panther\' premiere'$

05:49 Mar 29 0 0

'(30 Jan 2018) BRIGHT, AFRICA-INSPIRED FASHION ON PURPLE CARPET AT \'BLACK PANTHER\' PREMIERE Bright, Africa-inspired fashion dominated the purple carpet at the world premiere of \"Black Panther\" in Hollywood on Monday (29 JAN. 2018). The stars of Marvel\'s latest superhero movie were joined by guests including Janelle Monae, George Lucas, Snoop Dogg, Donald Glover and more. The film\'s star Chadwick Boseman posed with his character\'s co-creator Stan Lee and alongside an African drummer. Lupita Nyong\'o twirled her purple dress for photographers. \"I am wearing a custom made Versace gown, and it is inspired by vibranium,\" Nyong\'o said, referring to the fictional strong metal found in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, where \"Black Panther\" takes place. Angela Bassett wore a yellow fringe jumpsuit, shimmying for photographers. \"This lovely frock is by Naeem Khan – a wonderful, wonderful Indian designer. So as soon as I put it on, I was like it is for tonight. It is the African sun, it is everything. It is fire for me,\" she said. The film\'s other stars include Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Kaluuya and Letitia Wright. Guests included Don Cheadle, Usher, David Oyelowo, Yara Shahidi, Issa Rae and Tessa Thompson and Martin Lawrence. \"Black Panther\" hits theatres on 16 February. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8044b4ec1122d9d6f7f577a18c35126a'

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