She may have been away from fashion for over a year, since she announced her retirement in early 2023 to focus on her health, following a particularly difficult bout of Lyme disease . However, Bella Hadid doesn’t need to dedicate herself fully to the catwalks to maintain her position as a style icon. This year, the model has undergone a real metamorphosis, finding her passion in the equine world – she has qualified in several American-style rodeo competitions – but also love, with the help of professional rider Adan Bañuelos . She has changed the course of her career, launching her own perfume brand, and has even given her wardrobe a twist , moving away from the Weird Girl aesthetic that she popularized in the past, to show off a wardrobe that now includes cowgirl nods and outfits that fuse the latest trends with 2000s garments.
The weekend started for Bella Hadid on Friday afternoon, when she appeared strolling through the Greenwich Village neighborhood in Manhattan, precisely the same one where Sarah Jessica Parker resided in the HBO fiction. An area full of tree-lined streets and low brick buildings like the one Carrie Bradshaw lived in. And just like the protagonist of Sex and the City , the 27-year-old businesswoman marked out a most striking combination with her outfit, opting for a vintage garment from 1999 . We are talking about her green leather pants, a piece with shiny details that belongs to the Fall/Winter collection that Gucci launched that year under the creative direction of Tom Ford.
Just a few hours later, we saw the woman who was considered the ‘model of the year’ in 2022 completely change her outfit, relying once again on leather, with this all-black look that could have perfectly fit in at a music festival like Mad Cool. This time, she opted for shorts by Azerbaijani designer Fidan Novruzova, which she accompanied with a knitted bodysuit that left her back bare and high boots by Isabel Marant.