Vanity Fair UK - 11.2019

Vanities My Stuff

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selling my old clothes.

It’s a real addiction.

Cocktail: Prosecco (2).

Restaurant: My Two

Cents, in L.A. Flower:

Any 
oral arrangement

from my friend

Maurice at Bloom &

Plume (3). Necessary

extravagance:

Vacations. Dream

dinner party guests:

Assata Shakur and Fela

Kuti (4). Secret talent:

I’m a chef living

in a director’s body.

FINAL CUTThe director behind Beyoncé and Rihanna

videos, and this month’s Queen & Slim lm, Melina Matsoukas

proves that personal style is just another form of her artistry

APPRECIATIONS
Currently
listening to: Slauson
Malone’s A Quiet
Farwell, 2016–2018.
Currently watching:
Years and Years on
HBO. An insanely
realistic peek into what
the near future could
look like. Director:
Hype Williams always.
I can get lost in his
imagery. Book: A Brief
History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James (1).
Podcast: The Read.
App: Poshmark. My
cousin got me secretly

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7

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10

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4

8

9

3

snakeskin boots (7).

Most recent

purchase: Acne

Studios sunglasses (8).

Denim: Y/Project.

STYLE

Jewelry: Zohra

Rahman (5) and

Panconesi. Bag:

Opening Ceremony

mini laundry-bag

tote (6). My everyday

for years. Sneakers:

Union x Air Jordan

kicks. Special

occasion shoe:

Brother Vellies

Pajamas: I got my

“T-shirt & my panties

on....” Shout-out, Adina

Howard. Favorite/

least favorite trend:

Bucket hats are my

favorite. I abhor stretch

denim. Designers:

Mowalola, Proenza

Schouler, Acne

Studios, and Prada.

I’m not good at

choosing favorites.

Style icon: Sade.

BEAUTY

Essential:

My Epicuren skin care

routine. Lipstick:

Vaseline. Daily

makeup: Glossier

Brow Flick. Shampoo:

Whatever is there.

Home scent: Le Labo

Santal 26 (9).

TRAVEL

Hotel: GoldenEye

or Strawberry Hill (10)

in Jamaica. Luggage:

Rimowa (11). Late-

night room service

order: Chicken

soup. Stamp on your

passport you’re

proudest of: Egypt.

And Cuba, but

they don’t stamp.

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