Danai Gurira: Generation W
If you only know her as the terse zombie slayer Michonne on AMC’s The Walking Dead, you might be surprised that 35-year-old Danai Gurira is also an award-winning playwright. Born in Iowa and raised in Zimbabwe, Gurira won an Obie in 2006 for In the Continuum, which chronicles the lives of two women—one African, one African-American—living with HIV. She’s also written plays about the arrival of colonialism in Africa and women coping with war in Liberia. “Michonne reminds me of Liberian rebel fighters I met,” says Gurira, who stars in the film Mother of George, out this month. “Certain women turn into warriors when things are dire.”
Generation W
“A good magician never reveals her secrets.”
Calvin Klein Collection pants; (from top) David Yurman necklace, Tiffany & Co. necklace; (from left) David Yurman necklace (worn as a bracelet), Prada bracelet. Beauty note: Brunettes get texture with Sachajuan Dark Volume Powder.
“I like the difficulty of nudity sometimes.”
Léa Seydoux wears a AG Adriano Goldschmied jacket; Valentino pullover; Tiffany & Co. necklace (throughout).
“My awkward phase is well documented on an old Flickr page,” Bee confesses. “I don’t show it to anyone.”
Olivia Bee wears a Marc Jacobs sweater; her own nose ring.
“I’m not really in a rush to grow up.”
Imogen Poots wears an Isabel Marant tank top; J Brand jeans; her own bracelets.
“My favorite music is blunt and honest,” Musgraves says.
Kacey Musgraves wears a Chloé blouse; her own nose ring.
Amy Seimetz in 2013. Photo by Craig McDean. Styled by Felicia Garcia-Rivera.
“Certain women turn into warriors when things are dire.”
Danai Gurira wears a Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons jacket and pants.
“I was once the world’s worst model,” jokes the actress Mickey Sumner.
Mickey Sumner wears a Calvin Klein Underwear T-shirt; Eres bra; Rag & Bone shorts; (from top) Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. necklace, David Yurman necklace.
