.Final night's Fashion trend Count on Arabia (FTA) Awards at El Badi Royal Residence in Marrakech were actually much more purposeful to design Imaan Hammam than a normal field event. "I have actually been thrilled concerning joining this year's FTA Honors considering that the site was actually revealed," she says to Trend. "I knew I intended to have a special involvement due to the fact that Morocco is my home." That she carried out, supplying the event's opening remarks.Though Hammam was born and also reared in Amsterdam, her mommy is from Morocco, as well as Hammam has visited often the nation throughout her lifestyle. "My earliest memory of Marrakech is of my mommy, my grandma, and also I walking through the souks as well as obtaining shed," she mentions. "It is actually still one of my favorite things to carry out when I'm back." She also makes it a point to appreciate her favored local area dish, tanjia along with lemon protect. (" It's cooked in clay-based pot placed underground," she reveals.) This excursion, she included a heavy carries out of fashion trend and also charm to her travel plan. "The initial thing that came to mind was to use an initial caftan," Hammam claims of preparing her FTA appearance. "I communicated to my buddy Badr and began brainstorming. Our experts intended to carry out a memorial to the royal family, exclusively referencing Lalla Meryem. Her appearances have actually been thus inspirational to me, showcasing a mix of heritage as well as originality." Hammam looked to Selma Benomar for a custom dark caftan highlighting Moroccan craftsmanship and also layout. Hairdresser Hos Hounkpatin, meanwhile, provided Hammam a '90s supermodel-esque bob with a present day twist, along with makeup musician Nadia Tayeh using darker eye liner and also gold tones on her skin layer. The appeal, Hammam states, is actually one she is actually regularly intended to gather for an occasion-- she was only waiting on the appropriate second. "Being home in Morocco for the FTA was actually the best right opportunity." Ahead, Hammam reveals Vogue just how she invested the time in Marrakech-- coming from appointment FTA Honors candidates and sitting in the glam chair to taking show business at the service.