BRITAIN’S NEW ICONS
FRONT-LINE WOMEN HAILED AS HEROINES OF THE PANDEMIC ON COVER OF FASHION BIBLE
IT is hallowed ground usually reserved for glamorous icons of high fashion.
But now the cover of Vogue has been given over to some of the superstars who have been helping Britain get through the pandemic.
The three model citizens are London Underground driver Narguis Horsford, community midwife Rachel Millar and supermarket worker Anisa Omar.
Narguis, 24, looks every inch the cover girl as she strikes a bold pose in her uniform. But rather than taking a turn on the catwalk, she has been busy with the vital job of carrying fellow key workers across the capital.
‘I don’t feel anxious about going to work,’ she said. ‘My job is to provide an essential service for people who need to travel safely. That gives me such a rewarding feeling, even more so during these times. One morning at Barking, as I was changing ends, a lady smiled at me and said, “Thank you, driver”. I smiled and said, “You’re welcome”. I felt such a sense of pride.’
Rachel, 24, said the Clap For Carers inspired her as she went about her work, adding: ‘After the clapping fades, I hope the NHS won’t be forgotten.’
Anisa, 21, said: ‘Before, my job was not really that big a deal. But now it’s like we’re important. It’s nice.’
You can read the full interviews in the July issue of British Vogue, out now.
Three covers have been printed so all the front-line heroes will appear on their share of copies. Editor Edward Enninful said: ‘I can think of no more appropriate trio of women to represent the millions of people in the UK who, at the height of the pandemic, put on their uniforms and work clothes and went to help people.’