North African Women Wore the Future First

Two models in black Ruaa Elmansuri looks and silver Tausa World jewellery in a dusk desert, one seated and one standing holding a long braided cord.

When Jacqueline West, the costume designer behind the Dune series, began creating Lady Jessica Atreides’s wardrobe, she drew from a striking mix of historical and cultural references. Her designs combined medieval European religious imagery with Middle Eastern and North African dress, making Jessica appear at once regal, mysterious and otherworldly. This borrowing is not unique […]