14. Let the Sky Be the Limit with Sumi Saiboub

This week, we’re going international with Italian creator and consultant Sumaia Saiboub. Born to a Muslim Moroccan family and having grown up in Catholic-dominant Italy, young Sumi fought for her creativity to be the central focus of her being. 

After years of trying to prove to her fellow Italians that she was a full human beyond just the facets of herself that are religion and ethnic background, she found that Italian society had little room for the complex, curious, and passionate worldview she wanted to explore in her life and career.  Sumi decided to create the representation she needed growing up and began to share her story through her Instagram page and We Belong Europe, a project she co-founded that inspires young women of color across Europe to reach higher and dream bigger and teaches Italian organizations to support them.

Style is in Sumi’s blood, and as a modest fashion creator, Sumi has cultivated an elegant and flowing aesthetic that calls on the timeless looks of the generations before her in order to create a bigger world for the generations after her. 

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REFERENCES:

Follow Sumi’s on Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/coveredinlayers/?hl=en

https://www.tiktok.com/@coveredinlayers

Learn more about the We Belong project:

https://www.webelongeurope.com/

https://www.webelongeurope.com/our-podcast

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Closing music is “Little Tongues Chattering” by Ryan Webber, available on Onomatopoeia via the Katuktu Collective. 

Cover art is by Kalakal: 

https://www.kalakal-illustration.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kalakal_klk/