A poetic photoshoot for Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman made her rise to fame as the first National Youth Poet Laureate as an activist and is now building a reputation as a fashion icon. The young poet laureate and activist is featured on the cover of Vogue making a political fashion statement.
.@TheAmandaGorman is our May cover star!
Poet, activist, optimist, style icon—Gorman has become so much more than a literary star. Meet the phenomenon in the making: https://t.co/7Zkxcy0i4q pic.twitter.com/mbjacqdlOt
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) April 7, 2021
The young Harvard graduate was recognized as the nation’s first youth poet laureate using spoken word as a form of peaceful activism rising to fame following her performance of her poem “The Hill We Climb” during the Biden administration inauguration ceremony. Vogue is celebrating her success featuring Gorman on the cover of the May edition with an in-depth interview about the inspirational rising star.
Gorman graces the cover wearing a Louis Vuitton Kente gown designed by Virgil Abloh that drew influence from important cultural unity across the African diaspora. The Kente gown features a crossover of traditional African textile prints with the LV monogram.
“@TheAmandaGorman loves how [clothes] help her shape her image,” @dstfelix writes in our May cover story.
The poet’s impressive eye for fashion extends further than just her indelible Inauguration Day look. https://t.co/igFGDfd7Sb
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) April 8, 2021
More of Gorman’s style was featured on the second cover styled in Dior Haute Couture with more fashion statements in the May edition. This Vogue edition will give Gorman a chance to reveal more about her ambitions and passions of having the role of the National Youth Poet Laureate.
