Earlier this spring… as my flight touched down in Marrakesh, it occurred to me that I was on my third trip to Africa in as many weeks. Visiting my family and friends in Ghana has, of course, been a part of my life forever, but in recent months, it has been exciting to see how much of my professional life now takes me to all parts of the African continent as well.
This turn of events has happened very naturally. The making of a sizeable portion of the July issue took Vogue’s fashion teams first to Kenya (This Feeling, page 158), then to Morocco to chronicle the beautiful wedding of Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre (The Story of Us, page 190).
I also visited South Africa in April, to attend the Condé…