Adwoa Aboah Heads To Ghana With Juergen Teller For Burberry Meetup With Aboah Clan Women

Model of the moment Adwoa Aboah heads to Ghana with Juergen Teller and friend British model Sonny Hall for the third part of her Burberry campaign. The first chapter was photographed in London, where Adwoa was born. The second part was shot in New York, where Adwoa lives now. And now the activist model is in Ghana, where her father, Charles Aboah, was raised. 

"I tried very hard not to be too emotional about this trip, but it’s so special for everyone to see where the story started. To be in Ghana means coming home. I’ve been able to bring close friends of mine here, and my grandma and my family have had a taste of what the other part of my life is like," Adwoa explained to British Vogue. 

Particularly smile-worthy is the image of Adwoa with her Ghanian relatives, including her grandmother Gladys Aboah, great-auntie Mary Asare, cousin Kensemaa Aboah and her auntie Tina (Ernestina Aboah), who also designed one-off outfits made from the Burberry Vintage check especially for the occasion. 

Adwoa is no stranger to the camera but what was it like for her to share the spotlight with her family and see them wearing their own custom-made Burberry looks, Vogue asks? "I just remember telling my auntie what we wanted her to do, and she was so excited. This is what she does in Ghana, and for her work to be seen on an international scale was so exciting for her. None of us wanted to take our outfits off, because they were so different and cool, modern but very much traditional."

See more images from the autumn-winter 2018 pre collection Burberry campaign, lensed by Juergen Teller.