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Adut Akech on Accomplishment for Sunday Times Style Magazine UK December 15, 2019
Adut Akech celebrates being named ‘Model of the Year’ by the British Fashion Council, covering the December 15, 2019 Sunday Times Style Magazine UK. Tony Irvine styles Adut in images by Giampaolo Sgura.
Adut Akech winning Model of the Year, getting a big hug from Naomi Campbell at Monday night’s British Fashion Awards 2019. © Darren Gerrish via British Vogue
In the words of British Vogue, “Adut Akech brought down the house”, winning Model Of The Year at Monday night’s British Fashion Awards celebration in London. Adut wore a voluminous Valentino gown that featured a ruffled midriff and a thigh-high split. Of course Adut used her speech to highlight the need for the fashion industry to continue its high-gear march towards far greater diversity.
The South Sudanese model is at the vanguard among the huge wave of creatives of color across the fashion industry, a trend that impacts photographers, stylists and countless other categories of vibrant talent virtually ignored by fashion industry leaders.
Adut Akech also brought her voice and status as a refugee born in then Sudan, now South Sudan, whose family migrated to Adelaide, Australia in an effort to remake their lives.
“It is important for all of us to remember that someone like me winning this award is a rarity,” she pointed out after expressing her gratitude for the statuette. “This is for the young women and men who found representation and validation in my work. I want them to never be afraid of dreaming big like I once did. To them, I say this: Whatever it is you want to do, whether it’s modelling or acting or medicine, you should never doubt yourself. Don’t let the world convince you that it is not possible.”
Akech appeared on the prestigious September 2019 covers of British Vogue, Vogue Germany and Vogue Japan. The British Vogue issue was guest edited by Her Royal Highness Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and featured women who are ‘Voices of Change’.
At a time when ‘refugee models’ are making their marks across the fashion and luxury market industry, Adut stands high on the list of beautiful young women enjoying their own mercurial success in an industry that has long shunned them.
The Aussie beauty’s activism and seizure of every limelight moment to discuss issues that matter to her is unrelenting, and in her own words: “I Will Always Be a Refugee”. As the model reminded us in her article ‘Refugees Are Just Like Everybody Else’ for British Vogue’s September 2019 issue:
“You don’t wake up thinking, I’m going to be a refugee. The only difference between a refugee and someone who grew up in the Western world is that we were forced out of our own country, out of our homes, because of fear – not out of choice.”
TIME Magazine honored Adut Akech on their 2019 TIME 100 Next list. Follow Adut Akech’s archives @ AOC.
Adut Akech’s September 2019 Vogue Covers
Fresh off her London honors as Britain’s Fashion Awards ‘Model of the Year 2019’, Adut Akech and Arizona-born Alton Mason are in total sync. The duo stars in ‘Where You Lead, I Will Follow, styled by Jillian Davison as an ode to Malick Sidibe’s “spontaneous photographs of youths at dances in Mali in the 1960s”. (Note, Sidibe died in 2016.) Photographer Nathaniel Goldberg captures the rhythm and chemistry for Vogue Australia’s December 2019 60th anniversary issue. / Hair by Lloyd Simmonds; makeup by Marc Lopez
Adut Akech Fronts 'Bag of Tricks' for Vogue US December 2019 by Erwin Wurm
Adut Akech strikes a series of amusing poses, inspired by the visionary wit and imagination of contemporary artist Erwin Wurm, who also photographs the fashion editorial. Alex Jordan Harrington.styles ‘Bag of Tricks’ for Vogue US December 2019./ Hair by Ramona Eschbach; makeup by Grace Ahn
Jackie Nickerson Captures Adut Akech in 'Forward Thinking' Garden Inspo for Vogue US
Top model Adut Akech is styled by Jorden Bickham in ‘Forward Thinking’, lensed by Jackie Nickerson for Vogue US September 2019./ Hair by Kiyoo Odo; makeup by Adrien Pinault
Adut Akech + Henry Kitcher Front Givenchy 'Winter of Eden' FW Campaign by Craig McDean
Givenchy Artistic Director Clare Waight Keller taps Adut Akech and Henry Kitcher for the brand’s “Winter of Eden” Fall Winter 2019 campaign. Photographer Craig McDean captures the polished, heritage tailored looks in a luxury brand that has high hopes of catching Christian Dior, according to LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault.
Adut Akech Has Warrior Goddess Status In Andrew Nuding Vogue Australia September Cover Story
Top model Adut Akech (a true supermodel in AOC’s eyes, and we NEVER use the term loosely) covers the September 2019 issue of Vogue Australia. On the cover (see last image), Adut wears a Maticevski tulle overcoat, Maticevski gown, Maticevski earring, Maticevski x Heart of Bone Couture Pistol Ring, styled by Jillian Davidson. Other brands featured in the shoot include Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu, Maticevski, Valentino, Vetements and more.
One can’t deny the comments of Vogue Australia’s editor-in-chief Edwina McCann that the gowns are “whimsical” and a high-fashion “fairytale”. And it’s easy to portray Adut Akech’s rise from refugee status to model stardom as yet another “fairytale”.
AOC is the last fashion website to talk pure pc, as it’s maddening to see the slight offences that can get one in terrible trouble these days. But talking of fairytale lives for the breakout girl of color is not what the worlds’ women need — not black-skin women, brown-skin women, yellow or red skin or white-skin women.
Charlotte Wales Captures Adut Akech in 'New World Order' for British Vogue September 2019
Top model Adut Akech leads us into a third fall season of #blackgirlmagic, styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois in ‘New World Order’. Photographer Charlotte Wales is in the studio as Adut gets her groove on for Vogue UK September 2019./ Hair by Chris Colls; makeup by Jenny Myles
Adut Akech + Anna Ewers Front Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2019 Campaign by Tyrone Lebon AOC Fashion & Style
Bottega Veneta’s creative director Daniel Lee joins forces with photographer Tyrone Lebon to shoot the label’s Fall/Winter 2019 campaign. The setting is Joshua Tree, California for Bottega Veneta’s “new vision of a modern, unapologetic luxury” expressed by top models Adut Akech and Anna Ewers, accompanied by Fernando Cabral and Augusta Alexander. Marie Chaix styles the shoot with set design by David White./ Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Lauren Parsons
Mert & Marcus Capture Adut Akech, Bella Hadid + for Missoni FW 2019 Campaign
Models Adut Akech, Alton Mason, Bella Hadid and Dong Su Moo are styled by Vanessa Reid in Missoni’s Fall Winter 2019-20 Campaign lesed by Mert & Marcus. / Makeup by Holly Silius; hair by Cyndia Harvey
Adut Akech Saddles Up In WOW Images by Vivianne Sassen for Dazed Magazine Autumn 2019
Top model Adut Akech poses for her first Dazed Magazine cover, the Autumn 2019 issue lensed by Viviane Sassen. Robbie Spencer styles Adut in ‘Saddle Up’ designs from Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Ana Andrade, Bloody Mouth, Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood and more.
This is a stupendous editorial and I’m not even keen on saddling up! ~ Anne
Vogue Japan Spotlights 10 Models on 15 Key Fashion Trend Covers For September 2019
Vogue Japan kicks off the Fall 2019 fashion season, releasing a major parade of model covers styled by Anna Dello Russo. Photographers Luigi & Iango are behind the lens bringing 10 top models front and center. They include Adut Akech, Anok Yai, Fran Summers, Hikari Mori, Kris Grikaite, Primrose Archer, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke, Remington Williams, Signe Veiteberg and Ugbad.
On a side note, many of fashion’s most articulate voices — Naomi Campbell to name one — are watching this year of models of color on the march. Personally, I think we’re entering a period of continued ascendancy for models of color, who are being propelled forward in the culture from politics to Hollywood and beyond.
I’m one of the people who is counting, tracking, observing any sign of the fashion industry falling back into old bad habits (which is a nice way of describing past reality.) If Vogue Japan is an indication, this new, beautiful and inspiring reality is going strong into Fall 2019. Our foot is on the pedal, and we’re not letting up on the drive for women of color to finally bloom in all their glory. We want to kick that door wide open and bolt it to the wall, so that it never closes on them again. Ever. ~ Anne
Zoe Ghertner Captures Vogue US 'The Present Is Female': Designers Behind Fashion Revolution
Sarah Mower is the first person voice behind Vogue’s August 2019 in-depth ‘The Present Is Female: The Designers Behind a Fashion Revolution.’
A FEMALE CULTURE runs far and wide across the landscape of 21st-century fashion. It’s there at the top of the canopy, in major Parisian houses; it pervades the uprising of young, self-made independents and generations of established entrepreneurs: a multifaceted critical mass of women steadily working to change an industry for the better. What’s remarkable is the way they talk about feeling, their agile ability to intuit the time we live in, and their quiet but steady turning of the fashion world toward the overthrow of bad and old institutional behaviors.
Annie Leibovitz Presents A Great Model Gaggle In 'Check Please' For Vogue US August 2019
Abby Champion, Adut Akech, Andreja Pejic, Anna Ewers, Anok Yai, Ariel Nicholson, Fei Fei Sun, Fran Summers, Gemma Ward, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, Kesewa Aboah, and Paloma Elsesser are styled by Sara Moonves in ‘Check, Please’. Annie Leibovitz captures the noble origins sorority girls en masse for American Vogue August 2019.
Adut Akech + Fran Summers In 'Pier Pressure' By Angelo Pennetta For Vogue US June 2019
Models Adut Akech and Fran Summers are styled by Alex Harrington for ‘Pier Pressure’. Photographer Angelo Pennetta captures the duo on location in Italy for Vogue US June 2019./ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Jen Myles
Adut Akech + Anok Yai Post For 'Suit Yourself' By Theo Sion For Vogue US April 2019
Rising stars Adut Akech and Anok Yai are styled by Tonne Goodman in ‘Suit Yourself’, lensed by Theo Sion for Vogue US May 2019./ Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Mark Carrasquillo
Adut Akech Goes Beautifully Bold, Lensed By Daniel Jackson For Allure US May 2019
The pervasive rise of model Adut Akech gets another boost, covering the May 2019 issue of Allure US. Daniel Jackson captures Adut, with styling in Prada, Versace, Balenciaga and more by Alex White. / Hair by Ward; makeup by Hannah Murray
Baze Mpinja conducts the interview. ‘Adut’s World’.
Tyler Mitchell Flashes Adut Akech, Anok Yai +Ugbad Abdi In 'Fancy That' For Vogue US April 2019
Models Adut Akech, Anok Yai and Ugbad Abdi are styled by Carolos Mazario in ‘Fancy That’, lensed by Tyler Mitchell for Vogue US April 2019./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Susie Sobol
Angelo Pennetta Flashes Abby, Adut, Mica, Paloma + Vittoria In 'Go West' For Vogue US March 2019
Models Abby Champion, Adut Akech, Mica Arganaraz, Paloma Elsesser, and Vittoria Ceretti ‘Go West’, styled by Alex Harrington in “dazzling blocks of print and fabrics built to move”. Welcome to the modern West Coast wardrobe, photographed by Angelo Pennetta for Vogue US March 2019./ Hair by Recine; makeup by Fara Homidi
Adut Akech Is Sublime In 'My Seditious Heart' Lensed By Arthur Elgort For Vogue UK April 2019
AOC has followed closely the rise of South Sudanese model Adut Akech out of the horrors of civil war to the famous Kakuma camp for refugees in Kenya and then to Australia, arriving with her family into the waiting arms of Adut’s aunt.
The word ‘supermodel’ is thrown around so loosely today, that it’s almost meaningless. But the bone structure of Adut’s high-speed career feels very sound, truly solid — in an old-fashioned way. Her editorial work is truly outstanding, and editor-in-chief Edward Enninful pulled out all the stops for ‘My Seditious Heart’. lensed by Arthur Elgort with styling by Grace Coddington for the April 2019 issue of British Vogue. / Hair by Julien D’Ys; makeup by Francelle Daly; set design by Mary Howard
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