Maty Fall Diba and Ajok Daing remind us what true friendship looks like.
Maty Fall Diba and Ajok Daing wear sweater by LOEWE. Maty wears watch by JAEGER-LECOULTRE and earrings by TIFFANY & CO.
Warm laughter permeates the English house in which Maty Fall Diba and Ajok Daing are radiating from inside, arms intertwined, as they pause in an embrace that could last forever. The world spins at a dizzying speed for both, yet here and now they stand rooted firmly in the moment, grounded in their friendship. “We know everything about each other,” the pair offer in harmony, recalling their first encounter backstage in Milan two years ago that sparked their sisterhood scenes. Though the two—Senegal-born Diba, who is now based in Italy, and Daing, who lives in England and was raised in Italy to South Sudanese parents—often speak daily, they treasure these rare times when life brings them back to one another. The scent of roses lingers in the air and clothing drapes with ease: memories are sweet in moments like this.
Maty wears top and shorts by FENDI and earrings by ALEXIS BITTAR.
Ajok wears earrings by BOUCHERON and shoes by ERDEM.
Ajok wears top, skirt, and tights by ISSEY MIYAKE, cardigan by ARCH4, top by SIMONE ROCHA, earrings by COMPLETED WORKS, bracelets by ALEXIS BITTAR, and shoes by MANOLO BLAHNIK.
Maty wears dress by LOUIS VUITTON.
Maty wears bodysuit by HERMÈS and ring by SWAROVSKI.
Maty wears full look by GUCCI and earrings by COMPLETED WORKS.
Ajok wears dress by SIMONE ROCHA.
Maty wears full look by ALAÏA. Ajok wears earrings by TIFFANY & CO.
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