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 BosemanGetty Images
King T’Challa has arrived in Hollywood, y’all. -
2 Lupita Nyong’oGetty Images
Purple is the color of royalty and Lupita Nyong’o is the Queen of Everything. -
3 Daniel KaluuyaGetty Images
The Get Out Oscar nominee looked dapper on the purple carpet. -
4 Angela BassettGetty Images
Angela Bassett coming through with that yellow fringe jumpsuit. -
5 Michael B. JordanGetty Images
We may prefer Michael B. Jordan without a shirt on, but this all black look is almost as hot. -
6 Forest WhitakerGetty Images
Forest Whitaker went for the traditional red carpet look. -
7 Ryan Coogler and Zinzi EvansGetty Images
The Black Panther director and his other half, Zinzi Evans are serving some serious #CoupleGoals. -
8 Danai GuriraGetty Images
Living for this hot pink, one-shoulder gown. -
9 Issa RaeGetty Images
Issa Rae? More like issa look, honey! -
10 Yara ShahidiGetty Images
Yara Shahidi is certainly Grownish and showing us what it looks like to slay the carpet with her #BlackGirlMagic. -
11 Tessa ThompsonGetty Images
This lace jumpsuit is giving us super villian vibes. Like, maybe she’s planning to take over Wakanda from the red carpet. -
12 Donald GloverGetty Images
Orange is the new…everything. All tuxedos have been replaced by Donald Glover’s tuxedo effective immediately. -
13 Janelle MonáeGetty Images
Come?through?Janelle?Monáe! -
14 Lena Waithe and Snoop DoggGetty Images
Actress and writer Lena Waithe hung out with the D-O-Double-G on the purple carpet. -
15 David OyelowoGetty Images
David Oyelowo brought bold prints to the carpet. -
16 Amber RileyGetty Images
Amber Riley looked gorgeous in this metallic embroidered gown. -
17 Meagan GoodGetty Images
Meagan Good is lookin’ good in this crop top and skirt combo with a slit up to there.
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