Yara Shahidi Talks Reclaiming Black Joy in ELLE US August 2020

Yara Shahidi Talks Reclaiming Black Joy in ELLE US August 2020

Actor Yara Shahidi is lensed by her father Afshin Shahidi for ELLE US digital August issue. Jason Bolden styles Shahidi in Bottega Veneta, Heron Preston, Kenneth Ize, Nubian Skin, Something by Sonjia and more.

Afghin Shahidi was interviewed by Man Vogue ME for the Spring/Summer issue about his book and image exhibit dedicated to Prince. The Iranian-American artist was Prince’s personal photographer and confidante.

Shahidi was the only photographer to document Prince’s legendary 3121 parties, where the singer hosted stars including Salma Hayek, Stevie Wonder, and John Legend. Prince knew Shahidi’s wife and children, inviting the family to join him on vacation. The interview makes a point of stressing how supportive Prince was of “Shahidi’s actor daughter Yara, of Black-ish” fame.

Fast-forward to August, 2020 and Kaitlyn Greenidge interviews Yara Shahidi for ELLE’s August issue.