{"id":68717,"date":"2026-04-01T14:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=68717"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:15:01","slug":"awar-odhiang-doesnt-follow-the-fashion-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/awar-odhiang-doesnt-follow-the-fashion-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Awar Odhiang Doesn\u2019t Follow the Fashion Script"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GOhGdJ1iuTk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<style>\n#content .row {max-width:100%}\n#cover { \nbackground-color: white; position: relative; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;; text-align: center; \n}\n#covertitle, #covertitle h1, #content #covertitle h3 { font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif; }\n#covertitle { position: absolute; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-Bold\", sans-serif; bottom: 12%; width: 100%; font-size: 3.8rem; font-weight: 900; }\n#content h1 { font-size: 4vw; display: inherit; display: inline-block; text-align:center; }\n#content div.post h2 {margin: 20px 0; background: white; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; color: #333;}\n#content #covertitle h3 { \nfont-size: 8vw; line-height: 20vh;\ntext-transform: uppercase; \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif;}\n#introbox { border: 1px solid white; padding: 90px 30px !important; max-width: 850px; margin: auto !important; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center !important; }\n.introblurb, .introblurb p, .post div.introblurb p:first-child {\nfont-size: .7em; \nline-height: 1.6; \ntext-align:justify;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\npadding: .3em 1em;\n}\n#content div.introcredits, #content div.introcredits p {\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\nfont-size: .8em; \ntext-align: center;\n}\n.pic40 { margin: 0 10%;; text-align: center; }\n.videocontainer {max-width:600px; margin: auto;}\n.txtbox { \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\",sans-serif; \nline-height: 2;\nfont-weight: 400; \nwidth: 36%; \nborder: 0; \nmargin: auto; \npadding: 5%;\n}\n.introtxt, .introtxt p {text-align:justify;}\n.pullquote {\nfont-size:4vw;\nline-height: 1;\ntext-align:center;\nfont-style:italic;\nmax-width:900px;\nmargin:auto;\npadding:1em;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif;\n}\n.credits:empty {display:none;}\n.credits {\nfont-size: .75rem; \npadding: 2rem 0;; \nfont-weight: normal; \ntext-align: center; \nclear: both; \ntext-transform: uppercase; \nmax-width: 800px; \nmargin: auto; }\n#thumbsul { margin: 0 8%; }\n.text-left {text-transform: capitalize !important;}\n#thumbsul a, .text-left a {color: black;}\n#thumbsul a:hover, .text-left a:hover {color: #666;}\n.separ { border: 1px solid white; clear: both; padding: 60px; }\nem {color: #999;}\n<\/style>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/css\/sb\/index-sb@9e8baf1be17137f952c9eacc710f6bf0b29b9b08.css\" \/>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"introtxt\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Awar Odhiang Doesn\u2019t Follow the Fashion Script<\/h1>\n<p>Collectively, with everything happening in the world right now, there\u2019s a real hunger for lightness, for something as simple as a genuine smile. So when <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/awar-odhiang\">Awar Odhiang<\/a> closed Chanel under <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/chanel-chanel-ss-26-show\/2629301\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthieu Blazy\u2019s debut<\/a> and met the moment with an ease that felt both instinctive and disarming, it struck a chord. Watching it back, it lingers with the electricity of a moment you know is rare. A quiet shift in energy, she breaks formation, clapping as she takes a joyous lap, embracing Blazy as he takes his bow. On black lacquered floors beneath a starlit set, she moved with a sense of freedom that felt entirely her own, a rare, human moment that instantly went viral. In the months since, Awar Odhiang has moved through an extraordinary run, fronting campaigns for Chanel, Saint Laurent, and Chlo\u00e9, landing covers for Vogue Italia, Pop Magazine, System Magazine, and Harper\u2019s Bazaar Italia, and collaborating with image makers like Steven Meisel, Tyler Mitchell, Juergen Teller, Mario Sorrenti, and David Sims.<\/p>\n<p>Caught in motion in between fittings and on her way to <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/work\/chanel-chanel-fw-26-show\/2749732\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chanel\u2019s F\/W 2026 show<\/a>, Odhiang met the camera with the clarity of someone who understands the rapid pace of it all. Modeling, as she puts it, is \u201cvery opportunistic,\u201d a stark reality where \u201cit\u2019s either you or the next girl.\u201d Once a pre-med student, the South Sudanese talent born in Ethiopia\u2019s Pugnido Refugee Camp and discovered in Canada, now stands as one of the industry\u2019s most compelling presences, grounded in a global perspective shaped far beyond fashion. When she reflects on that closing Chanel moment, she returns to a feeling of release. \u201cMatthieu\u2026 didn\u2019t direct me in any way,\u201d urging her to \u201cenjoy the moment.\u201d Shot through the lens of <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/marcel-gitard\">Marcel Gitard<\/a>, Models.com spent the day with the <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/model-of-the-year-awards-2025\/#motywomen\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Model of the Year<\/a> in Paris to discuss her career, that legendary Chanel moment, and having the freedom to soar in this new cycle of fashion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\nEditor in Chief: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/stephan-moskovic\">Stephan Moskovic<\/a><br \/>\nEditorial Director and Interviewer: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><br \/>\nDirector: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/marcel-gitard\">Marcel Gitard<\/a><br \/>\nCinematographer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maxime_thioletgerger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maxime Thiolet-Berger<\/a><br \/>\nEditor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/romainverbois\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Verbois<\/a><br \/>\nCreative Agency: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/en__mode\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">En Mode<\/a><br \/>\nSpecial Thanks: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Ford-Models-Paris\">Ford Models Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baromi.sushi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bar Omi<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/christopher-michael\">Christopher Michael<\/a> at Egos &#038; Icons\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awar Odhiang Doesn\u2019t Follow the Fashion Script Collectively, with everything happening in the world right now, there\u2019s a real hunger for lightness, for something as simple as a genuine smile. So when Awar Odhiang closed Chanel under Matthieu Blazy\u2019s debut and met the moment with an ease that felt both instinctive and disarming, it struck [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":68722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3044,155,99,4257,1538],"tags":[3867,1177,5690,2554,5689,197],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68717"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68733,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68717\/revisions\/68733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}