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| Halima Aden: Milan fashion week's star of the season | |
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| A woman dressed in western clothes and a hijab is a common sight across Europe’s capital cities – a fact now reflected on the catwalk at Milan fashion week. | A woman dressed in western clothes and a hijab is a common sight across Europe’s capital cities – a fact now reflected on the catwalk at Milan fashion week. |
| Halima Aden, a Somali-American model, is fast becoming fashion’s face of 2017, currently stealing the show at fashion week from the catwalk superstar Gigi Hadid. | Halima Aden, a Somali-American model, is fast becoming fashion’s face of 2017, currently stealing the show at fashion week from the catwalk superstar Gigi Hadid. |
| Aden, 19, who made her catwalk debut this month at Kanye West’s Yeezy show in New York, covered her hair with a black headscarf to match the black knit she wore on Alberta Ferretti’s catwalk on Wednesday evening, and teamed the brand’s classic camel coat with a matching fine wool headscarf at the Max Mara show on Thursday. | Aden, 19, who made her catwalk debut this month at Kanye West’s Yeezy show in New York, covered her hair with a black headscarf to match the black knit she wore on Alberta Ferretti’s catwalk on Wednesday evening, and teamed the brand’s classic camel coat with a matching fine wool headscarf at the Max Mara show on Thursday. |
| A caption on the official Ferretti Instagram ran: “Embracing culture and diversity to break norms and change the thinking of modern-day fashion with Halima Aden.” | A caption on the official Ferretti Instagram ran: “Embracing culture and diversity to break norms and change the thinking of modern-day fashion with Halima Aden.” |
| Born in a Kenyan refugee camp, Aden moved to the US aged six and made headlines last year when she became the first Miss Minnesota contestant to take part wearing a hijab. | Born in a Kenyan refugee camp, Aden moved to the US aged six and made headlines last year when she became the first Miss Minnesota contestant to take part wearing a hijab. |
| While Yeezy was Aden’s first catwalk booking, her appearances in Milan are perhaps more significant as Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara represent the mainstream fashion establishment. | While Yeezy was Aden’s first catwalk booking, her appearances in Milan are perhaps more significant as Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara represent the mainstream fashion establishment. |
| Recently signed to the IMG model agency, Aden stars on the cover of the latest issue of CR Fashion Book, Carine Roitfeld’s prestigious glossy, photographed in a Louis Vuitton bodysuit by Mario Sorrenti. | Recently signed to the IMG model agency, Aden stars on the cover of the latest issue of CR Fashion Book, Carine Roitfeld’s prestigious glossy, photographed in a Louis Vuitton bodysuit by Mario Sorrenti. |
| “As Muslims, we need more positive stories, period,” Aden says of her success. “I felt so proud of the media, because for a very long time they were pushing this negative image of Muslims ... I went in [for the beauty pageant] thinking that I want something positive for young Muslim girls. But I’ve heard stories from parents who are Christians, telling me: ‘Thank you, I want my seven-year-old daughter to know that you don’t have to be half-naked to be beautiful.’ | “As Muslims, we need more positive stories, period,” Aden says of her success. “I felt so proud of the media, because for a very long time they were pushing this negative image of Muslims ... I went in [for the beauty pageant] thinking that I want something positive for young Muslim girls. But I’ve heard stories from parents who are Christians, telling me: ‘Thank you, I want my seven-year-old daughter to know that you don’t have to be half-naked to be beautiful.’ |
| Backstage before the Ferretti show, Bella Hadid, sister of Gigi and a fellow supermodel, greeted Aden by calling out: “You’re the greatest!” | Backstage before the Ferretti show, Bella Hadid, sister of Gigi and a fellow supermodel, greeted Aden by calling out: “You’re the greatest!” |
| Aden posted a photo of herself with Gigi, thanking her fellow models and Roitfeld for their support. | Aden posted a photo of herself with Gigi, thanking her fellow models and Roitfeld for their support. |
| Getting great tips from a supermodel sure does help 😍❤️ meeting @candicehuffine , @parisjackson , and @gigihadid on the set of @crfashionbook prepared me so much!💞 I can't thank them enough for the warm hugs, kind words, and most of all AMAZING tips ❤️❤️😘 | Getting great tips from a supermodel sure does help 😍❤️ meeting @candicehuffine , @parisjackson , and @gigihadid on the set of @crfashionbook prepared me so much!💞 I can't thank them enough for the warm hugs, kind words, and most of all AMAZING tips ❤️❤️😘 |
| A post shared by Halima Aden (@kinglimaa) on Feb 22, 2017 at 1:30pm PST | A post shared by Halima Aden (@kinglimaa) on Feb 22, 2017 at 1:30pm PST |
| She later posted another selfie, this time a high-school snapshot of her in the middle of a group of headscarf-wearing American teenagers, captioned: “This is for you #MuslimGirlsCan.” | She later posted another selfie, this time a high-school snapshot of her in the middle of a group of headscarf-wearing American teenagers, captioned: “This is for you #MuslimGirlsCan.” |
| This is for you ❤️😉 #MuslimGirlsCan | This is for you ❤️😉 #MuslimGirlsCan |
| A post shared by Halima Aden (@kinglimaa) on Feb 22, 2017 at 3:19pm PST | A post shared by Halima Aden (@kinglimaa) on Feb 22, 2017 at 3:19pm PST |
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