Introducing the Esquire Middle East July/August cover star, Dhafer L’Abidine.
L’Abidine has had many jobs throughout his career: Footballer. Model. Dishwasher. Actor. Director. The journey to success as not been a typical one, as Esquire Middle East uncovers.
Wait, Dishwasher? Yep, really.
“That was the job. But to do that when you’re almost 28 and when you’re ready for something else is really hard. I used to be in Premier League in Tunisia and then I was washing dishes! But I said to myself, that’s the way forward. If I want to make something with my life, I just have to find a way of doing it. I have to continue.”
Read more about Dhafer’s odyssey to becoming one of the most popular actors in the Middle East, and his current foray into the world behind the camera here.
But in the mean time, here’s the best looks from L’Abidine’s July August cover shoot for Esquire Middle East.
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Suede jacket, by Belstaff; Shirt by Rag & Bone; Jeans by A.P.C.; Boots, by Edward Green; Watch, Santos de Cartier
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Jacket, by Belstaff; T-shirt, by Mr P at Mr Porter; jeans, by A.P.C.; Santos Dumont watch, by Cartier; Car, Vintage Mercedes, from Dukes of London
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Shirt by Sunspel, Chinos by Canali
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Shirt by Rag & Bone at Matches; Jeans, by APC; Vintage Honda Motorbike, by Dukes of London
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Jacket, by Belstaff; T-shirt, by Mr P at Mr Porter; Santos Dumont watch, by Cartier
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Western shirt, by Barbanera
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Jacket, by Belstaff; T-shirt, by Mr P at Mr Porter; jeans, by A.P.C.; Santos Dumont watch, by Cartier; Car, Vintage Mercedes, from Dukes of London
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Jacket, by Belstaff; T-shirt, by Mr P at Mr Porter; Santos Dumont watch, by Cartier
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Shirt by Rag & Bone at Matches; Jeans, by APC; Vintage Honda Motorbike, by Dukes of London
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