Alek Wek by Gabriel Moses and Slawn for i-D SS25 Special Issue Brothers' Keeper AOC Fashion

In 1997 i-D Magazine[IG] named Alek Wek “model of the decade while putting her on the cover” in 1998, lensed by Mark Mattock. Her second cover, shot by Richard Burbridge in 2000 and styled by Edward Enninful, “acknowledged the coming of age of the many aspects of the fashion industry and design,” signaling just how much Wek, and the industry, had transformed each other.

Fast forward to late 2024, where Alek Wek black-beauty dazzled the pages of Brothers’ Keeper, a special edition of i-D by Gabriel Moses [IG] and Slawn [IG], the ambitious Nigerian street artist from Lagos. Wek is styled by Gerry O’Kane in Aaron Esh, Acne Studios, Givenchy, LNWLS, Mugler, Supriya Lele and more.

The SS25 Brothers’ Keeper special issue is sold out. Wek reflects on her boundary-breaking journey from South Sudan to “decades of runway domination” in the words of her interviewer Jason Okundaye.

“It’s another coming of age moment and a celebration of the arts and the creative industries. Everybody loves Gabriel’s work. It was such a huge moment and I have added more iconic i-D memories to my career. Alek Wek – i-D – third time – the best is yet to come!” says the beloved superwoman.