British Vogue - 10.2019

(Amelia) #1

ACCRA’S OWN OXFORD STREET OFFERS A


WEALTH OF RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES; RACKS


OF SUNGLASSES ARE ONLY THE BEGINNING.


THIS PAGE: JACKET, £3,875, SALVATORE


FERRAGAMO. TROUSERS AND BOOTS, TO


ORDER, MOWALOLA. PRINTED HEADSCARF,


MADE FROM FABRIC BOUGHT LOCALLY.


BLUE HEADSCARF, FROM £195, CHARVET.


NECKLACE, £745, OSCAR DE LA RENTA.


RINGS, AS BEFORE. FAN, £30, SOBOYE.


STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS:


BINX MAKES A PILGRIMAGE TO ACCRA’S


W.E.B. DU BOIS CENTRE. THE SOCIOLOGIST


AND AUTHOR – THE MOST IMPORTANT


BLACK PROTEST LEADER IN AMERICA IN


THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY


  • DIED IN THE CITY IN 1963, AND THE SITE
    HOLDS A SMALL MUSEUM, PART OF HIS
    LIBRARY AND A COLLECTION OF HIS WORKS.
    OPPOSITE: RUFFLE MINIDRESS, £4,600,
    ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER. TROUSERS, FROM
    £1,232, ATTICO. SHOES, £525, GUCCI.
    HEADSCARVES, AS BEFORE. SUNGLASSES,
    £249, VALENTINO. EARRINGS, FROM £235,
    ELLERY. BAG, £2,340, M2MALLETIER


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