Thick Skin, High Fashion
Runway Real Talk with High Fashion Model Lana Albeik
Season 5. Episode 8. Listen to full episodes of the Podcast, here.
"You're not like other girls, you're not pretty... you look... interesting."
“What you say doesn’t matter, because I’ve done what I’ve done. So if you think I can’t that’s hilarious, because what you think I can’t do, I already did.”
The backhanded compliments about her looks are the words Syrian-Palestinian-Emiratee model Lana Albeik has heard many times throughout her career. In today's episode she shares her story, alongside her advice on overcoming naysayers, nastiness, and prejudice.
Through her career Albeik has combined activism, heritage, and fashion in ways that defy stereotypes. Having worked for Elle, Vogue, Burberry and others, she became a muse for brands while never losing her strong sense of self.
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Lana can be found online here. All images courtesy Lana, and the photographers: Michel Takla and Namida Mila.