Bibi Breslin in Samarkand, A Critical Silk Road City for Holiday Magazine No.396

Bibi Breslin in Samarkand, Lensed by Drew Vickers for Holiday Magazine No.396 AOC Fashion

Holiday Magazine [IG] takes us to Samarkand, in their FW 2025 issue No.396. Bibi Breslin is dressed by Emmanuel Alt in YSL for the cover, as the creative team heads out for a holiday in a key city on the original Silk Road.

Drew Vickers [IG] captures ‘Bibi’s Eastern Reverie’ in Samarkand, a UNESCO city in Uzbekistan, founded in the 7th - 8th centuries as the ancient city of Afrasiab. /Hair by Damien Boissinot; Makeup by Christelle Cocquet

For centuries, ancient trade routes - from Siberia to India, from China to Egypt - converged on this international oasis, now known as Samarkand. Greeks, Persians, Turks, Mongols and Arabs all made their way to the city in hopes of making good business.