DUBAI: For its Spring 2021 campaign, US womenswear label Tory Burch asked seven Los Angeles-based creatives and entrepreneurs, including Egyptian-Italian-French model and activist Elisa Sednaoui Dellal, what they love most about the city.
The campaign stars were photographed by brother-sister photography and art director duo Max and Marissa Montgomery wearing pieces from Tory Burch’s Spring 2021 collection.
Sednaoui, who featured in the campaign alongside Isha Sesay, Charly Sturm, Marissa Montgomery, Juliette Labelle, Marissa Hermer and Kacy Hill, wore a red, white and yellow fleece windbreaker.
When asked about her favorite things about LA, the Italy-born model, who spent much of her childhood in Egypt, responded: “I love that I can see the horizon here every day. I love the nature and the desert and being surrounded by a very diverse group of people, all creative and passionate in their own way.”
Having modeled since a young age for Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren, the 32-year-old has appeared in a string of campaigns for other renowned brands, including Alberta Ferretti and Christian Louboutin to name a few. She also appeared on the runway for high-street retailer Mango and US brand Diane von Furstenberg.
Meanwhile, when she’s not fronting campaigns for prestigious brands, she’s debuting her very own range of products.
Recently, the sister-in-law of renowned accessories designer Charlotte Olympia launched a collaboration with France-based accessories label Josefina. The collection featured 16 leather carryalls, pouches, backpacks and accessories handcrafted by artisans in Spain, with all profits from the collaboration going toward her educational social enterprise, Funtasia.
Funtasia is a cultural center located in Luxor that was founded by the non-profit Elisa Sednaoui Foundation in 2016 to provide creative learning programs for youth across Egypt.
The Elisa Sednaoui Foundation’s mission is to promote the educational development of children and adults, as well as provide access to hands-on creative learning experiences and programs. Today, it operates in more than 15 different locations inclusive of public schools in Italy and Egypt. Funtasia has supported more than 5,920 children and youth and trained over 700 adults in both countries, according to its website.
