For her thirtieth birthday, internationally recognized supermodel and entrepreneur Bella Hadid has created an extraordinary visual memoir, from her preteen years to fashion stardom, all recorded through photographs by her childhood best friend and Bella’s own previously unseen images, handwritten notes, and text messages.
Beginning with their shared girlhood in Malibu and continuing through Bella’s rise to global recognition, this memoir unfolds as a playful dual narrative through the cameras of Bella and Yasmine Diba, a friend who truly knows the woman behind the face. For over a decade, Bella has carved out a path as fashion’s edgy, high-concept chameleon, leading the revival in vintage and Y2K fashion. Yasmine’s lens captures the whole journey: from middle school goofiness, teen parties, and prom night; to the first informal modeling shoot, taken by Yasmine; to the runways of Paris, Milan, and New York and the excitement of Bella’s first Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Dazed covers.
One of fashion’s most visible personalities, Bella showcases her runway highlights and campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Fendi, and many others alongside moments rarely witnessed by the public: childhood memories with sister Gigi and mother Yolanda, lonely transatlantic flights, off-duty creative rituals, and private emotional reckonings. The book documents Bella’s advocacy for mental health and the quiet resilience of her ongoing journey with Lyme disease. Yasmine’s images and Bella’s handwritten captions offer insight into the evolving young woman behind the public persona. Together, they create a candid chronicle of growing up in the social media era and the joys of sharing an enduring friendship.
Distinctive production features—including a large-format hardcover with matte-coated stock, foil-stamped case, mixed-media layouts integrating Polaroids and marginalia, and an intentionally informal, film-forward design—make the book both an emotional artifact and a collectible art object. Unlike traditional celebrity retrospectives, Between Us offers authenticity, narrative depth, and visual intimacy, positioning it as a defining publication in contemporary fashion.
