Lupita Nyong'o Shares How Wakanda Forever Honors Chadwick Boseman

Lupita Nyong'o proved 2 looks are always amended than one.

The Oscar victor made a jaw-dropping quality astatine the Mexico premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on Nov. 9, dazzling the reddish carpet successful 2 custom Jonathan Cohen designs.

And portion no ensemble was the same, they were some riddled with meaning.

The actress' archetypal look entailed a fiery red gown that enveloped the red carpet with its billowing train, melodramatic puffed sleeves and cape-like structure. According to a property merchandise from the manner label, the larger-than-life piece—fittingly called the "Birth of a Rose"—was "an homage to Lupita and Jonathan's shared Mexican practice and upbringing."

Lupita past unveiled the edgy achromatic leather formal that had been hiding underneath.

The fierce instauration featured a thigh-high slit and harness corset with brass buckles shaped similar roses and thorns, which the marque revealed was inspired by Mexican icon Frida Kahlo. Continuing with the floral theme, dozens of petals besides adorned the neckline.

Back successful July, Lupita exclusively told E! News however the Black Panther sequel would grant the precocious Chadwick Boseman, who passed distant successful August 2020 due to colon cancer.

"I tin confidently accidental this movie is made with his representation successful the instauration of it and with his spirit," she said astatine San Diego Comic-Con, adding that "it was therapeutic to travel back."

Danai Gurira also touched connected honoring Chadwick, who played the titular superhero successful the Marvel films, at the Los Angeles premiere of Black Panther on Oct. 26.

"One of the things that was very, precise nourishing to maine arsenic we changeable this movie was keeping his representation and his representation truthful adjacent astatine each times," she told E! News on the reddish carpet, "and knowing however helium functioned successful a space, however helium was a creator and was each astir the generosity towards others, and besides conscionable relentless pursuit of excellence and conscionable truly loving connected each other.

She explained how Chadwick's legacy has struck a chord with her, adding, it's "something that ever guides maine adjacent extracurricular of shooting this film."