Editor’s Letter
Welcome to The Bravery Issue. In this issue we celebrate bravery in all its forms, from taking a leap of faith to daring to be different and striking out on your own. For our cover shoot on page 18 we partnered with Fendi, a brand known for breaking the mould and carving out its own design direction, just like our cover star Khulood Thani on page 30. Sheikha Amal Al Maktoum teaches us what it takes to take a leap of faith and launch your own brand on page 84, entrepreneur Ghizlan Guenez demonstrates the bravery of starting again in True Grit on page 112 and Captain Salma Al Baloushi, the first Emirati female to rise to First Officer’s rank at Etihad, speaks to us about what it takes to become a woman of firsts in The High Flyer on page 116. We also have exclusive interviews with Elizabeth von der Goltz – Global Buying Director at NET-A-PORTER on page 42, Holli Rogers – CEO Browns Fashion & Chief Brand Officer at Farfetch on page 108 and Kate BlythePearson Chief Marketing Officer at Mecca on page 110, all incredible women demonstrating bravery to follow their gut in both business and life.
Sharp Solution on page 100 and Brave Beauty on page 98 take a look at a more extreme approach to your usual beauty routine while LIYA on page 44 and Marei1998 on page 48 deliver daring new design aesthetics worth investing in for FW20. In The Brave on page 114 we spoke to some of the most incredible women we know to ask what bravery means to them. For many, the bravery to start, to try and to dare, even if this leads to failure is still an achievement that should be championed.
“If he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.” – Theodore Roosevelt.
THE BRAVERY TO START… IS AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE CHAMPIONED.