WOMEN OF THE ODYSSEY x ELLE MAGAZINE
LATEST CREATIVE DIRECTION WORK
Ali Hussainy served as Creative Director to Law Roach and Norman Jean Roy for the Summer 2026 issue of Elle Magazine, starring the women of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
FILMMAKING AND CREATIVE DIRECTION
Ali Hussainy is a Creative Director and Director, working across film, fashion, and entertainment.
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![A$AP Rocky on the cover of Vogue magazine 2025 May issue.]()
VOGUE X A$AP ROCKY
Creative direction for the May 2025 Vogue US Met Gala cover story starring A$AP Rocky, built on a deep exploration of dandyism, shaping the visual direction on set across styling and overall image.
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![Zendaya on the 2026 Summer issue of Elle magazine.]()
ELLE MAGAZINE X THE ODYSSEY
Creative direction for the Summer 2026 issue of Elle magazine starring the women of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, including Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Lupita, and Anne Hathaway.
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![Ariana Grande attending the London premiere of Wicked: For Good.]()
"WICKED: FOR GOOD" PRESS TOUR
Creative direction for Ariana Grande’s press tour style for Wicked: For Good, in collaboration with Law Roach, grounded in historical references and developed to honor the legacy of Oz.
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![Brett Alan Nelson teaching Music Video Styling at School of Style.]()
MUSIC VIDEO STYLING COURSE
Directed by Ali Hussainy, Music Video Styling with Brett Alan Nelson is a two hour immersive course covering the fundamentals of styling major musicians for music videos. Produced by School of Style.
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![Kris Jenner on the September 2025 issue of Vogue Arabia.]()
VOGUE ARABIA X KRIS JENNER
Creative direction for the September 2025 Vogue Arabia cover starring Kris Jenner, building a bespoke cinematic world informed by iconic women in film history. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy, styled by Law Roach.
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![The 2025 Met Gala portfolio for Vogue Magazine.]()
2025 MET GALA PORTFOLIO
Creative direction for the May 2025 Vogue Met Gala portfolio, developing a deep exploration of dandyism that informed the visual direction on set across styling and overall image.
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![Doja Cat in the fitting with stylist Brett Alan Nelson.]()
IN THE FITTING: DOJA CAT
Directed by Ali Hussainy, this intimate short docu-follow highlights Doja Cat’s process when styling and choosing the wardrobe for her Jealous Type music video.
SELECTED VIDEO WORK
DOJA CAT: IN THE FITTING
DIRECTED BY ALI HUSSAINY
STRATEGY MEETS CREATIVE
Offerings are structured across advisory, direction, and filmmaking, spanning early development through execution.
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Formative creative leadership across film, television, global music tours, and large scale productions. Crafting narrative and shaping development to establish a project’s foundation.
Working alongside studios, labels, talent, and brands to develop ideas with originality and vision. Ali serves as the guiding creative voice during early development, informing writers, directors, and department heads ahead of execution.
Work includes:
Building the visual world, tone, and narrative framework of a project from the outset.
Guiding development through immersive decks, tone sizzles, and reference systems that clarify direction early.
Developing character identity across wardrobe, environment, and story.
Translating story, period, and music into a cohesive visual language across teams.
Ensuring creative decisions are original, culturally grounded, and fully thought through through deep research and archival knowledge.
In his role, Ali defines what a project is, how it should feel, and ensures that vision holds as it moves forward.
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With a focus on execution, Ali’s Creative Direction leads across editorials, performances, campaigns, and special events, translating ideas into realized visual moments.
Work includes:
Leading teams across styling, casting, glam, choreography, and environment to deliver a unified output.
Shaping how an idea evolves visually from concept into a fully realized execution.
Constructing moments that translate clearly on stage, on screen, and within culture.
This role is responsible for delivering a specific, fully realized creative output.
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A stylized directorial approach at the intersection of narrative and image, where story drives visual identity and the image reinforces the narrative.
Work includes:
Commercial work, branded content, and narrative filmmaking.
Working closely with talent to shape performance, presence, and emotional tone on camera.
Constructing images with narrative depth and visual intention.
MEET ALI
Ali Hussainy often begins work before traditional roles are defined, building out visual worlds, character frameworks, and narrative context that inform how a project takes shape. Drawing from research, period references, and a deep understanding of image, he develops creative systems that guide everything from story and wardrobe, to overall tone and storytelling.
His work spans long form narrative content, including editorial documentary style filmmaking and episodic unscripted television, including productions across NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as special projects with Dua Lipa and behind the scenes content with Doja Cat. He has led creative direction alongside Law Roach, with work spanning Vogue, GQ, Elle, Sony Music, Ariana Grande, and The Met Gala.
SELECTED VIDEO WORK