@adutakech was born on Christmas Day 1999 as her mother fled civil war in South Sudan and made the perilous journey to a Kenyan refugee camp, where the family lived for the first years of her life. At 16, she joined a local modelling agency and her career took off almost immediately. Saint Laurent booked her as an exclusive for its summer show in 2016. In Emma Summerton’s Love Letters to the Muse #PirelliCalendar, Akech embodies The Dream Catcher. “I love poetry,” @emmasummerton said. “Adut has had an amazing ascent through the fashion industry and she has an incredible story of where she comes from, and she became the embodiment of poetry rather than a poet.” Look at her Calendar backstage 📸👀