Vogue called their November issue a “model-free zone.” Titled The Real Issue, Alexandra Shulman, Editor, wanted to show real women and how they like to dress. She claims that fashion is something that everybody should enjoy, and not just models.
Vogue called their November issue a “model-free zone.” Titled The Real Issue, Alexandra Shulman, Editor, wanted to show real women and how they like to dress. She claims that fashion is something that everybody should enjoy, and not just models.
“It is just as exciting, and certainly as interesting, to see fashion worn by people who have nothing to do with the industry and whose daily lives are far removed from it,” wrote Shulman in the Editor’s Letter of Vogue.
Which is why The Real Issue features a bevy of beauties, ranging from chefs to ballerinas, and one of the women in this list is our very own Fatima Bhutto. Designers nominated their favourite creative woman to represent their brand and Angela Missoni chose the fashionable Bhutto.
“Fatima is an intense woman who looks unique and colourful. Furthermore, she’s an authoritative voice of Pakistan. She embodies the best of Western and Eastern cultures. I find her energy and aura extremely contemporary,” wrote the designer.
Bhutto also spoke of her relationship with the Missonis: “We don’t meet often and we are far away from each other in the world – I live out of a suitcase and am always travelling – but the Missonis have always been supportive of me. Fashion is freedom – it’s a place for women to test boundaries and move according to their moods and choices. I can’t say I think too much about it, but I don’t like to be told what to wear.”
