September 2020 Issue: Lala Anthony Covers Essence

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — The September 2020 issues are now arriving on the Internet and newsstands around the globe. Magazines are bringing their A-game with eye-catching covers and statement-making editorials. Some issues even weigh more than a pound and has over hundreds of pages.

The September issue is the most important and biggest issue of the year for fashion publications. Candy Pratts Prince once said, “September is the January in fashion.” September’s fall fashion issues hold a lot of weight and most luxury houses spend the most amount of advertising dollars in this particular issue.

Actress, producer and director Kerry Washington covers the September 2020 issue of Town & Country (See it here), Rihanna covers Harper’s Bazaar September 2020 issue (see it here), Marcus Rashford & Adwoa Aboah lead an inspiring army of activists on the cover of the September 2020 issue of British Vogue (see it here) and Kendall Jenner covers the September 2020 issue of Architectural Digest (see it here). Next up is Lala Anthony!

The actress, fashion designer, author, producer and entrepreneuress covers the September 2020 issue of Essence.

Photographer JD Barnes lensed the shoot and fashion stylist Jason Rembert styled it. Hair was courtesy of César DeLeon Ramirez and Rokael Lizama served as makeup artist.

Lala styles in Max Mara, Jimmy Choo, Carolina Herrera, Andrea Iyamah, Giuseppe Zanotti, Valentino, Burberry, Miu Miu, Robert Wun, and more.

The Brooklyn-born and Howard University alumni talks with editor Allison McGevna about embracing her culture (Lala is Afrolatinx), her personal style, the Lala Anthony collection (which is sold at Macy’s Nordstrom, and Ashley Stewart), her career path from radio, to being on MTV‘s Total Request Live and making the transition into Hollywood, being a Black Latina in Hollywood’s White-dominated world, being a mother, co-parenting strategy, and her upcoming project, a scripted version of the life of Cyntoia Brown Long, who was recently granted clemency after serving time for killing a man who bought her for sex.

Head over to Essence to read the cover story in its entirety.