Gigi Hadid Graces Vogue Arabia’s First Cover [Vogue Arabia]
For its inaugural issue, Vogue Arabia chose Gigi Hadid as its cover star. The model, who has covered more than 12 issues of various international editions of Vogue over the past few years, sports a bejeweled head covering on the cover, which was photographed by Inez and Vinoodh. The accompanying spread also features Hadid clad in a fuchsia hijab, styled by Brandon Maxwell. (The designer also recently outfitted Syrian refugee Hala Kamil, subject of the Oscar-nominated short documentary film Watani: My Homeland, in a purple hijab on the Oscars red carpet.) “Being half-Palestinian, it means the world to me to be on the first-ever cover(s) of @voguearabia,” wrote Hadid. “I hope that this magazine will show another layer of the fashion industry’s desire to continue to accept, celebrate, and incorporate all people & customs and make everyone feel like they have fashion images and moments they can relate to… & learn and grow in doing so.”
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