.Final evening's Fashion Count on Arabia (FTA) Honors at El Badi Palace in Marrakech were far more relevant to version Imaan Hammam than a regular business activity. "I have actually been excited regarding attending this year's FTA Honors considering that the site was exposed," she tells Style. "I recognized I desired to possess an exclusive engagement since Morocco is my home." That she did, supplying the occasion's opening remarks.Though Hammam was actually born as well as increased in Amsterdam, her mama is from Morocco, and Hammam has patronized the country throughout her life. "My earliest moment of Marrakech is actually of my mom, my granny, and also I going through the souks and acquiring lost," she says. "It is actually still among my preferred points to do when I'm back." She additionally makes it an indicate appreciate her favorite regional meal, tanjia along with lemon keep. (" It's cooked in clay-based pot placed underground," she portions.) This journey, she incorporated a heavy performs of fashion as well as charm to her plan. "The initial thing that came to mind was to use an authentic caftan," Hammam says of preparing her FTA appeal. "I communicated to my buddy Badr and also started conceptualizing. Our experts wanted to perform a memorial to the royal loved ones, especially referencing Lalla Meryem. Her appeals have actually been thus motivational to me, showcasing a mix of tradition and originality." Hammam turned to Selma Benomar for a custom dark caftan highlighting Moroccan artistry and style. Hair Stylist Hos Hounkpatin, in the meantime, offered Hammam a '90s supermodel-esque bob along with a contemporary twist, along with makeup musician Nadia Tayeh using black eye liner and also gold tones on her skin. The look, Hammam states, is one she is actually regularly wished to gather for an occasion-- she was just waiting for the right instant. "Being actually home in Morocco for the FTA was actually the best proper time." Ahead, Hammam reveals Vogue just how she spent the day in Marrakech-- from conference FTA Awards candidates as well as partaking the glam chair to taking show business at the event.