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STYLING: F ANI POL YCHRONIOU. F ASHION EDITOR: CHARLOTTE MARSH-WILLIAMS Quatre Radiant Edition Earrings in White Gold, POA, BOUCHERON exclusively available in Qatar at Boucheron, Fifty One East, Lagoona Mall and Villaggio Mall. White Shirt, QR8,090; Socks, QR8,550; Shoes, QR7,100; all ALAÏA “ I hope that young girls who are inspired by my story see that they can dream beyond theır scope” UGBAD ABDI W E L C O M E T O T H E I S S U E SUMMER 20 26 3 Harper's Bazaar Qatar Summer 20264 Harper’s Bazaar Qatar Summer 2026 WE L COM E L ET TE R S BIANCA BRIGITTE BONOMI, QATAR DIRECTOR ummer is here, arriving in a burst of kaleidoscopic colour. It’s a season full of possibilities and one that calls on us to embrace new types of freedom and to cast aside caution in favour of main character energy; becoming players rather than spectators in our lives. It’s that feeling of possibility that plays out sensorially in our summer issue – from an appreciation of the unbridled creativity of couture (Get in Shape, page 84 ), to the transformative allure of heady scents (The A-Z Guide of Perfume Culture in the Middle East, page 108 ), and the release that comes with embracing natural hair (Curl Power, page 106 ). It’s also an ethos embraced by the women featured in this edition – from Ulyana Sergeenko, whose eponymous maison celebrates its fi fteen year anniversary this season and whose collections continue to dazzle us with a powerful array of heroines drawn from literature, fi lm, and folklore (Fairytale Couture, page 26 ); to Qatar’s Afraa Al-Noaimi, who showcased her latest collection ‘Eastward Elegance’ earlier this year, marking her pioneering debut on the offi cial Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana calendar (Afraa Takes Milan, page 32 ). For cover star Ugbad Abdi – modest, Muslim, and sparkling with main character energy – that idea of possibility is central. The fi rst hijab- wearing model to walk in high-profi le shows like Fendi and Lanvin, she continues to show us that everything is achievable. “At the time I didn’t realise the impact that I would have on the ongoing conversation about representation and diversity,” she tells Harper’s Bazaar Qatar (Unstoppable Ugbad, page 38 ), “until I received so many messages from girls who told me what that meant for them, seeing me on those runways with my hijab on. It was really special; something I hold close.” That’s a message – living our most honest and vivacious lives – that should resonate with us all. 04_HBQ-43_SUMMER-2026_Eds Letter_13887138.indd 414/05/2026 16:30QT-Boucheron-Quatre-cuffs-Anja-2604-Harpers-Bazaar-220x297mm.indd 109/04/2026 17:41SUMMER 2026 IMAGES: SUPPLIED AFRAA IN MILAN We chat to Qatar’s Afraa Al-Noaimi about her Milan Fashion Week debut Words by BIANCA BRIGITTE BONOMI CURL POWER The story of a girl whose hair helped her see herself – and the world – in a fresh new way Words by AMENI ESSEIBI From a Kenyan refugee camp to New York’s runways, the Muslim model shares how she stepped into the limelight Words by NATASHA FARUQUE UNSTOPPABLE UGBAD Serpenti Illusio Necklace, POA, BVLGARI High Jewellery 6 Harper’s Bazaar Qatar Summer 2026 06-09_HBQ-43_SUMMER-2026_TOC_13887485.indd 614/05/2026 16:38Next >