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Sofia Sanchez de Betak has been feeling a sense of wanderlust. Global travel is her raison d’être and she has been, like the rest of the world, quite literally, grounded.

‘I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT REMINDS ME OF A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT’

However, when we speak to the fashion consultant and brand ambassador, ahead of her HFM cover shoot, things are not at all bad. She’s sitting on a beach on the Balearic island of Mallorca, playing with her daughter Sakura. “Lockdown has ended here, and everything is back to normal, besides the tourists,” she says, of the enviable set-up.

Normally, Sofia divides her time between New York, Paris and Mallorca, where she has homes. And when she’s not residing at one of those, she’s on a plane (“every other day or week”) to one blissful destination or another, which could find her skiing in Wyoming or drifting along Inle lake in Myanmar on a small teak canoe.

Sofia was born and raised in Argentina, where she studied graphic design. During her upbringing, travel was always at the core and her love for adventure derives from her mother, who is a high-end travel agent in