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FRONT ROW AT THE CUCCULELLI SHAHEEN RUNWAY SHOW
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“The version of Ariel in my head was the one we all know and love: pale skin and bright red hair. She didn’t look like me,” the 23-year-old Atlanta native says, dressed in sweats, make-up free, her caramel locs pulled back in a ponytail, as she takes her trainers off and curls up on an overstuffed velvet sofa. Her casual look tonight – a contrast to her event style that mixes up-and-comers such as Cucculelli Shaheen with the venerable Balmain and Valentino – more closely resembles that of a university student taking a study break than the breakout movie star she’s poised to be. “Do you want chocolate-chip cookies? They’re famous for that here,” she offers, as her assistant, Patrick, brings her a mug of tea.
VOGUE 04.23.2021