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- A STRONG WEEK OF ANGELS, GOOD FUN AND PINCH ME MOMENTS ! SHARING TYLA HER MOOD FROM THE LAST SLIDE 🖤

- FROM UGBAD HER SOLO PRINT COVER TO THIS DIGITAL COVER WITH HER SIBLINGS 🖤 @iamugbad @nlvogue MERCI ONCE AGAIN TO TEAM VOGUE NETHERLANDS FOR THIS DREAM PROJECT (TWO COVERS AND 30 PAGES) — ALL THE LOVE AND TEAMWORK START TO FINISH ! THE SAME GOES FOR UGBAD — RUNNING BACK AND FORTH IN ALL THESE HEAVY AND HOT LOOKS, GIVING FACE AND JOKING IN BETWEEN — THANK YOU. MUSHIN, NAIMO, SUWAYDA AND HANAN — THE LOVE AND RESPECT FROM YOU ALL 🖤 MAJOR THANKS TO MY ASSISTANT CHI YEN — RUNNING EXTRA MILES LIKE NO TOMORROW ON THIS ONE — SOO, MO, NICK AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO PUT IN THE ENERGY AND TIME — THANK YOU ! AND OF COURSE TO MY PARTNER IN CRIME AND LIFE @wikkiehermkens_photo — THIS ONE WILL FOREVER HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS 🖤

- PROUD TO SHARE THE COVER OF OUR 30-PAGE COVER STORY FOR THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF VOGUE NETHERLANDS, STARRING THE STUNNING UGBAD, AS WELL HER SIBLINGS. MERCI TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED US AND COLLABORATED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT’S THE FIRST VOGUE COVER STORY THAT WIKKIE AND I HAVE EVER CREATED TOGETHER, THEREFORE EXTRA SPECIAL FOR MULTIPLE REASONS AND AN ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT FOR US BOTH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ! 🖤

- THINGS FROM MY SCREENSHOTS FOLDER ! 🖤🪙

- FROM BRUNCH CELEBRATIONS TO CINEMA FUN, EDUCATING MYSELF ON THE NEXT ERA IN FASHION, WHILE HUNTING FOR MINI BAGS FOR CLIENTS, AND THE LAST SHOOT OF THIS YEAR ! MERCI LAST WEEK AND EVERYONE IN IT 🖤

- THE GOOD LIFE SURROUNDED BY GREAT PEOPLE ! 🖤

- TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS WHO ARE PLANNING THEIR CHRISTMAS DAYS AND SPENDING ON DINNERS, GIFTS, AND TRIPS — PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO READ BELOW AND VISIT @transanta TRANSANTA IS A CAMPAIGN THAT CONNECTS GIFT GIVERS WITH TRANS YOUTH WHO NEED SUPPORT TO THRIVE, FOR MANY REASONS. TRANSANTA IS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING SEEN IN A WORLD WHERE BEING TRANS OFTEN MEANS FEELING ALONE, MISUNDERSTOOD, AND UNSUPPORTED — IT CAN COME WITH CHALLENGES LIKE DISCRIMINATION, DENIAL OF RIGHTS, HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, POVERTY, AND EVEN VIOLENCE. READING THIS YEAR’S LETTERS HIT HARD AND BROUGHT ME TO TEARS, AND I’M SURE THEY WILL DO THE SAME TO MANY OF YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN SHOWING TRANS YOUTH HOW MUCH WE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEM, AND MAKE THEM FEEL LESS ALONE. BUY SOMETHING FROM ONE OF THEIR REGISTRIES, GIVE A GIFT, SEND SOME LOVE — AND PLEASE SHARE TRANSANTA WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FOLLOWERS. THANK YOU ! 🤍

- MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT WHEN UGBAD WALKED OUT IN THIS BALMAIN LEATHER ENSEMBLE WITH GIVENCHY HEELS — STYLED BY ME 🖤 @iamugbad @balmain @olivier_rousteing @givenchy

- IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO, THE FIRST TIME WIKKIE AND I MET UGBAD AND GOT TO EXPERIENCE HER ENERGY AND PRESENCE ON SET — SHOOTING A SMALL SERIES OF PHOTOS AROUND OUR FIRST APARTMENT IN BROOKLYN. AS WE HAD NOT TOO LONG AGO MOVED FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO NEW YORK, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR LIVES, AND UGBAD SHARED A PART OF HERS — GROWING UP IN SOMALIA, MOVING TO KENYA, AND MAKING HER WAY TO THE UNITED STATES AS A REFUGEE. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT FAMILY AND LOVED ONES, SHE SHARED THAT SHE WAS THE OLDEST SIBLING AND STARTED SHOWING US PHOTOS OF HER FAMILY WITH SUCH PRIDE. WE IMMEDIATELY TALKED ABOUT ONE DAY BRINGING THEM ALL TOGETHER IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA — PLANTING A SMALL SEED IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS. FAST FORWARD — IT IS 2024 AND THE END OF THE SUMMER, FASHION WEEK IS AROUND THE CORNER, AND WE SHOOT THE FIRST PART OF THE SERIES WITH UGBAD IN NEW YORK, FOLLOWED BY US FLYING A FEW DAYS LATER TO MINNESOTA, WHERE WE ARE MEETING HER MOM, BROTHER, AND SISTERS FOR THE SECOND PART. I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND THE RIGHT WORDS TO FULLY EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THESE DAYS AND THE OUTCOME, A 30 PAGE COVER STORY ! BUT LET ME START POSTING MORE PHOTOS AND SOME BTS IN THE MIX — CUZ THERE IS A LOT. 🖤

- CHEERS TO THIRTY-SEVEN TRIPS AROUND THE SUN ! TO A FANTASTIC YEAR AHEAD, FILLED WITH LAUGHS, LOTS OF LOVE, AND MANY NEW MEMORIES ! 🪩🖤🎂

- HEARTS AND HARTJES 🖤

- LONG DAYS AND LOTS OF FUN ! 🏴