John Edmonds' 'The Custom of the Country' for Vogue US September 2020

The September 2020 issue of American Vogue is out. AOC’s in-depth focus on cover artists Kerry James Marshall and Jordan Easteel will be finished today. This moment, we share ‘The Custom of the Country’ a fashion story styled by Carlos Mazario and featuring a wide-range of fashion industry luxury brands.

Photographer John Edmonds captures Alek Wek, Akon Changkou, and Toni Smith in a leisurely game of cards and a glass of champagne. Who knows — perhaps they are members of US Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris’ Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, celebrating their sorority sister’s new national stage trajectory.

Make no mistake, if these women are AKAs, they are not ladies of leisure, but a force to be reckoned with. Read a July 2019 New York Times politics feature Kamala Harris’ Secret Weapon: The Sisterhood of Alpha Kappa Alpha.