Cara Delevingne Feels Finally Free in ELLE UK September 2023 Dior Fashion Story AOC Fashion

Top talent, activist and humanitarian Cara Delevingne covers the September 2023 issue of ELLE UK. The Dior ambassador is styled by Aurelia Donaldson in ‘I Finally Feel As Though I Can Be Free’, lensed by emerging creative Quentin Jones [IG]./ Hair by Harry Josh; makeup by Hung Vanngo

Hannah Marriott sits down for the interview at an arts venue in Manhattan. Cara says “I’m resilient as hell.” That is good news because Cara has a global squad cheering for her.

In this ELLE UK fashion story statement, Cara is all-Dior from a soft-dusting of Dior Forever Natural Bronze to her jewelry and rebel-woman clothes.

Battling Her Demons

Once again Cara Delevingne has battled her quest for sobriety, which she embraced again nine months ago when she checked into rehab in September 2022.

Traditional Therapy Often Fails

Cara shares that traditional therapy has never worked for her — although she has tried everything including the Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12-steps program. In Cara’s case, seeing her yoga instructor Colin Dunsmuir — with her for 12 years —via Face Time three times a week has brought very solid results.

Sometimes they talk, or they might do breathing or chanting: ‘Whatever my body needs. He knows me so well. But honestly, feeding myself creatively is probably the best self-care I can do. I feel like art is therapy to me.’

Delevingne also speaks about reconnecting with her now girlfriend and musician partner Leah Mason, who she first met 20 years ago. Because of her major success in modeling, Cara lost touch in an intimate way with her LGBTQIA+ community, who is her extended family. Mason has reintegrated Cara back into her core self.