Vogue Arabia Magazine - November 2020

In this issue

Celebrating creativity and optimism, the November 2020 issue of Vogue Arabia speaks to fashion’s power to stimulate our senses. Landing her first-ever Vogue cover is an actor of the moment, Lily Collins. The star and producer of the wildly successful Netflix series Emily in Paris is also set to star in the upcoming biopic Mank. The November issue is bursting with hopeful stories of celebration. The stars of the El Gouna film festival come out to shine on the red carpet, with Yousra, Laila Elwi, Jamal Soleiman, Lobloba, and Yasmine Sabri posing for exclusive portraits. In another exclusive scoop, Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson opens up about his plans for the Spanish heritage brand, while regionally, Bahraini designer Shaima Al Mansoori who has dressed stars such as Beyoncé and Julia Roberts, shares her rules of success. On the topic of motherhood, Dubai-based Iraqi interior designer Marmar AlHilali shares her story of pregnancy through surrogacy – the first such pregnancy recorded in Iraqi history. Celebrating ageless beauty, a unique portfolio spotlights women in the region who embrace their natural evolution and authentic selves. Far from the android-like ideal championed on social media, these women proudly wear their age like a symbol of a life well-lived. Having spent her life serving the less fortunate, Lebanese Lady Palumbo is photographed in London, where she is chair of her family’s members-only Walbrook Club. The daughter of the late publisher Kamel Mrowa shares inspiring words for Lebanon.