Angelique Kidjo at the Walk of Fame

Angélique Kidjo in Imane Ayissi

Angélique Kidjo at the ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on August 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by River Callaway/Variety via Getty Images)

She's always a master of color. I love this; she picked a Cameroonian designer (she herself is from Benin) so she is fully repping the continent.

Angelique Kidjo

And it's a perfect choice because she can do EVERYTHING, including lying down elegantly next to her star.

Ron Frierson, Willem Dafoe, Angélique Kidjo, Harvey Mason Jr., Angelique Jackson and Jerry Neuman

It also stands out amongst this group, even when she herself isn't standing. That's a neat trick. Your eye goes straight to her even with so much else to look at (including Angelique Jackson's pattern!).

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 18: Angelique Kidjo dances as she is honored as the first African musician to receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 18, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Obatala Corporation)

AND there was dancing.

Djimon Hounsou and Willem Dafoe

AND these two showed up, and there are two women in the background of this photo who look fantastic, too. Her panache is contagious.