Why does Lupita Nyong'o's Nakia only wear shades of green inBlack Panther?

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She is the No.

“There are so many layers to her, I treated each one like a different character.”

The geometry in this pattern was inspired by Kente cloth.

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Theres not a lot of green clothes out there that also fit perfectly and work for the story.

Green GoesGreat

Nakias not the only character where green was integral to the persona.

Green is the only color I understand, the films director Alfonso Cuaron toldThe New York Times.

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I know how to work with it.

I see other colors and they feel alien.

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Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios

Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios

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