Editor’s Letter
Welcome to The Power Issue. I would like to thank Her Highness Sheikha Latifah Al Maktoum for the honour of allowing us to present her as our cover star for this prestigious edition. Shooting the cover at sunrise was not only the backdrop for an incredible shoot on page 24 but allowed us to share time with one of the most dedicated, hard-working and inspiring women we’ve ever met.
With special thanks to two dear friends M & N, who supported to make this happen.
I’m exceptionally proud of this issue. For our cover shoot we partnered with NET-A-PORTER, a powerhouse of a company I was lucky enough to spend many years working at and learning best practice across many arenas. In this issue we have exclusive interviews with a long list of incredible women, one of whom is Alison Loehnis, President of NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER. If you want to find out what it takes to drive a business of this magnitude forward and stay adept at galvanizing a team to do the same, read The Power Player on page 32. We also have exclusive interviews with our cover star Her Highness
Sheikha Latifah Al Maktoum on page 30, Sheikha Dana Al Khalifa on page 120, Her Highness Sheikha Intisar Al Sabah on page 124, Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia bint Majid Al Saud on page 128, Her Excellency Dr Maryam Mohamed Fatma Matar MD PhD on page 134, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Rola Abu Manneh on page 136 and Director General of Smart Dubai Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bin Bishr on page 131. Further afield, we speak to co-founder of Good American, Emma Grede about the power of inclusivity on page 92 and Ralph & Russo on the subtle art of building an empire almost silently on page 114, through integrity and a fierce attention to detail. The Runway Report on page 38 is your guide to FW20 dressing for the season ahead.
In a year that asks us to draw from the power within to overcome the challenges we face, having insight into how the incredible individuals throughout this issue do just this can provide no better inspiration. Challenges are our biggest openings for transformation.
Mindset is everything.