Last night, the kingdom of Wakanda descended upon Hollywood for the premiere of Black Panther, the newest superhero film that has not only already sold out, but outsold all of the previous Marvel films. But this wasn’t your usual red carpet. First of all, it was purple for the occasion, and second, these actors decided that if they were going to play African royalty, they were going to embrace it and dress like African Kings and Queens for the big premiere. As a result, the purple carpet was filled with bold prints, vivid colors, and eye-catching looks. Click through the gallery below to see what all of your faves wore.
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1 Chadwick Boseman
Getty ImagesKing T’Challa has arrived in Hollywood, y’all. -
2 Lupita Nyong’o
Getty ImagesPurple is the color of royalty and Lupita Nyong’o is the Queen of Everything. -
3 Daniel Kaluuya
Getty ImagesThe Get Out Oscar nominee looked dapper on the purple carpet. -
4 Angela Bassett
Getty ImagesAngela Bassett coming through with that yellow fringe jumpsuit. -
5 Michael B. Jordan
Getty ImagesWe may prefer Michael B. Jordan without a shirt on, but this all black look is almost as hot. -
6 Forest Whitaker
Getty ImagesForest Whitaker went for the traditional red carpet look. -
7 Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Evans
Getty ImagesThe Black Panther director and his other half, Zinzi Evans are serving some serious #CoupleGoals. -
8 Danai Gurira
Getty ImagesLiving for this hot pink, one-shoulder gown. -
9 Issa Rae
Getty ImagesIssa Rae? More like issa look, honey! -
10 Yara Shahidi
Getty ImagesYara Shahidi is certainly Grownish and showing us what it looks like to slay the carpet with her #BlackGirlMagic. -
11 Tessa Thompson
Getty ImagesThis lace jumpsuit is giving us super villian vibes. Like, maybe she’s planning to take over Wakanda from the red carpet. -
12 Donald Glover
Getty ImagesOrange is the new…everything. All tuxedos have been replaced by Donald Glover’s tuxedo effective immediately. -
13 Janelle Monáe
Getty ImagesCome?through?Janelle?Monáe! -
14 Lena Waithe and Snoop Dogg
Getty ImagesActress and writer Lena Waithe hung out with the D-O-Double-G on the purple carpet. -
15 David Oyelowo
Getty ImagesDavid Oyelowo brought bold prints to the carpet. -
16 Amber Riley
Getty ImagesAmber Riley looked gorgeous in this metallic embroidered gown. -
17 Meagan Good
Getty ImagesMeagan Good is lookin’ good in this crop top and skirt combo with a slit up to there.
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