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    Adorning Wakanda: Meet Douriean Fletcher, the jewelry designer for 'Black Panther'

    by Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times Feb 23, 2018 4 minutes

    In creating the world of Wakanda, the fictional African country that's home to T'Challa, Shuri and the other characters in Marvel Studios' new "Black Panther" movie, much care was given to special effects, landscapes and spaceships. Even the seemingly small details of the armament worn by the Dora Milaje, the king's guards led by Danai Gurira's character Okoye, and the accessories worn by Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and other members of the royal court required the big-budget production to turn to someone innovative.

    This is where Douriean Fletcher, the jewelry designer for "Black Panther," was able to thrive. Fletcher had been making jewelry for less than 10 years when she met longtime

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