Wearing some of the most delicious pieces of fall’s couture collections, Lupita Nyong’o–the Mexican born Kenyan actress–has been blazing a fashionable trail since her Oscar winning turn as Patsey in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave. She makes her second appearance on the cover of this month’s Vogue magazine, just a little more than a year after her debut on last July’s cover.

I live for this Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda sequined cape above

Wearing Chanel Haute Couture

Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott during Couture Fashion Week, Lupita wears a selection of the season’s dreamiest pieces in The City of Light.

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Haute Couture; Tiffany & Co. jewelry 

“Presentation is extremely important in Kenya. You dress formally. You can’t just wear flip-flops. “

In Dior Haute Couture

“I think I can make a difference by having certain stories be told. But it’s in the hope that I will not always be the only one telling them.”

Wearing Atelier Versace chainmail bodysuit and chiffon headband 

“Oprah Winfrey advised me to figure out what my intention is and to act on it”

Article by Naki. Photos sourced from Vogue.