British Vogue - 10.2019

Right: a superior

room at the

Kempinski Hotel

Gold Coast City

W.E.B. DU BOIS

MEMORIAL CENTRE

Pioneering American scholar

and activist W.E.B. Du Bois

became a Ghanaian citizen in

the early 1960s and spent his

last years in a house that’s since

become a museum dedicated

to his memory. On display?

Fascinating manuscripts and

works from his personal library,

which the team perused in

their downtime.

REPUBLIC BAR & GRILL

Accra’s beau monde spends its nights

at Republic, so, naturally, it was a

must-do for Vogue. As the evening

unwinds, the scene at the open-air bar

morphs into a full-on party, with DJs

or live music, and the akpeteshie

starts to flow. The locally brewed

liquor is the base for many of

Republic’s legendary cocktails.

MAKOLA

MARKET

Locals flock to this

sprawling shopping

and hangout spot –

which provided the

backdrop to Vogue’s

shoot. The market

is a feast for the

senses, where you can

buy almost anything

under the sun –

including the vibrant

kente cloth used to

make Binx’s many

head wraps.

I

t was only a matter of time before

Accra, with its self-starting fashion

scene and enviable coastal position,

attracted the eye of Vogue’s fashion

team – who captured the gorgeous

colours and urban romance of the

Ghanaian capital for this month’s epic

20-page fashion shoot. After long days

spent in the warm bustle of the city, the

group – including photographer Juergen

Teller, model Binx Walton (right) and

senior contributing fashion editor Poppy Kain

• passed their nights at the glamorous
  Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra’s
  singular five-star hotel. As well as floating in
  its cerulean infinity pool and de-stressing at
  the Resense Spa and hammam, the team
  unwound at the stylish bar, which, come
  nightfall, hosts live music beneath its scalloped
  chandeliers. Meanwhile, the hotel’s renowned
  Gallery 1957 exhibits a mix of West African
  artists in a sparkling white space. If it weren’t
  for the serious allure of the metropolis
  outside – its art, food and nightlife – there
  would hardly be a reason to leave.

FASHION TRAVEL

GHANA

In Bring It On Home, on page 216,

Accra gets the Vogue treatment.

Amel Mukhtar highlights the

hottest spots in one of the world’s

buzziest capitals

Poppy Kain’s

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Left, from top:

sunglasses,

£280, Loewe, at

Matchesfashion.

com. Bag,

£620, Prada, at

Matchesfashion.

com. Hat, £580.

Trainers, £615.

Both Gucci

POPPY KAIN; SERYIRAM NKANSAH; JUERGEN TELLER; GETTY IMAGES

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