On Thursday night, a launch party was held for Chioma Nnadi’s first issue of British Vogue as Head of Editorial content.
Zawe Ashton, 39, teamed an oversized yellow gown with baby blue opera gloves, making a style statement in the process.
The British actress was draped in canary yellow silk, with the long garment featuring a high neckline and matching scarf, which she carried over her arm.
Zawe boosted her height with a yellow pair of heeled boots and styled her brunette tresses into a sleek, straight ‘do.
Celebrities descended into Ladbroke Hall in Notting Hill to celebrate Chioma’s first issue since she replaced Edward Enninful, the outgoing editor in chief.
Zawe Ashton , 39, teamed an oversized yellow gown with baby blue opera gloves on Thursday night, at the launch party for Chioma Nnadi’s first issue of British Vogue
The British actress was draped in canary yellow silk, with the long garment featuring a high neckline and matching scarf, which she carried over her arm
Celebrities descended into Ladbroke Hall in Notting Hill to celebrate Chioma’s (pictured) first issue since she replaced Edward Enninful , the outgoing editor in chief
Zawe was at the event to support the former US editor, who relocated to the UK following her new role.
Chioma is known as the ‘nicest person at Vogue’, before the announcement, an insider told The Times: ‘Chioma is a great choice. She is serious and clever and really knows her stuff. She doesn’t suffer fools.’
‘Chioma isn’t the terrifying fashion editor of old,’ another Condé Nast insider said.
‘She’s quite shy one-on-one, and very calm. She’s one of those people that pauses before she answers a question.’
While a veteran fashion PR said: ‘Off the record, [Nnadi] is the nicest person I’ve ever dealt with at Vogue.’
Her mixed-race and multi-cultural background makes her stand out in the world of fashion, she has said.
Speaking at the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2018 she claimed: ‘Too often I look around . . . fashion week and I’m one of a handful of black and brown faces.
‘Black creatives are underrepresented at every level . . . Racism is a systemic problem’.
Zawe also posed with Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen at the party as they supported the former US editor, who relocated to the UK following her new role