.Last night's Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) Awards at El Badi Palace in Marrakech were actually much more purposeful to design Imaan Hammam than a typical industry event. "I've been delighted concerning joining this year's FTA Awards since the place was exposed," she informs Trend. "I understood I would like to have an exclusive engagement considering that Morocco is my home." That she carried out, supplying the activity's position remarks.Though Hammam was born and also brought up in Amsterdam, her mommy is actually from Morocco, and also Hammam has actually often visited the nation throughout her life. "My earliest mind of Marrakech is actually of my mother, my granny, and also I walking through the souks as well as receiving dropped," she points out. "It's still some of my preferred points to do when I am actually back." She likewise produces it a point to enjoy her favorite regional dish, tanjia with lemon maintain. (" It is actually prepared in clay flowerpot put underground," she allotments.) This vacation, she incorporated a heavy does of manner and beauty to her plan. "The very first thing that came to mind was actually to use an authentic caftan," Hammam states of considering her FTA appeal. "I communicated to my close friend Badr and began conceptualizing. Our experts wanted to do a memorial to the royal household, particularly referencing Lalla Meryem. Her appeals have actually been actually therefore inspirational to me, showcasing a mix of heritage as well as modernity." Hammam counted on Selma Benomar for a custom-made black caftan highlighting Moroccan virtuosity and also design. Hairdresser Hos Hounkpatin, meanwhile, provided Hammam a '90s supermodel-esque bob with a contemporary twist, along with make-up performer Nadia Tayeh administering darker eye liner and also gold emphases on her skin. The appeal, Hammam states, is one she is actually constantly wanted to pull together for an activity-- she was just waiting on the right second. "Being actually house in Morocco for the FTA was the most fitting time." Ahead, Hammam shows Style how she devoted the day in Marrakech-- coming from meeting FTA Honors candidates and partaking the glam seat to taking show business at the event.