Brazilian sailor, explorer and author Tamara Klink has been chosen as one of the faces of Dior’s latest international campaign, bringing a distinctly Brazilian story of adventure to the French luxury house.
The 28-year-old appears in Dior’s new Book Tote project, launched under creative director Jonathan Anderson. The initiative reimagines the brand’s iconic tote bags through the lens of literature, transforming beloved books into collectible accessories.
For the campaign, Klink was paired with a Book Tote inspired by Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne’s classic 1873 adventure novel.
The choice could hardly be more fitting. “I’ve read this book four times,” Klink said in a video released by Dior. “As a child, and again during my most recent voyage in the Arctic.”
Her own life story shares many similarities with the journeys that fill Verne’s pages.
In 2024, Klink became the first woman in the world to complete a solo crossing of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage, navigating roughly 6,500 kilometers from Greenland to Alaska through one of the most remote and challenging maritime routes on the planet. Earlier, she had already become the youngest Brazilian sailor — male or female — to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone.
While many luxury campaigns rely on celebrities and influencers, Dior’s choice highlights someone whose reputation was built far from fashion.
The Explorer Behind the Campaign
Born in São Paulo in 1997, Tamara Klink grew up in one of Brazil’s most renowned sailing families. She is the daughter of sailor and adventurer Amyr Klink, who became internationally known after rowing solo across the South Atlantic in the 1980s.
Yet despite her family name, Tamara has often emphasized that her career was built independently.
As a teenager eager to pursue her own expeditions, she asked her father for help launching projects. According to her, Amyr intentionally refused to participate, encouraging her to develop the skills, discipline and autonomy necessary to navigate on her own.
The approach shaped her future.
At just 23 years old, she bought an old sailboat in Norway for the price of a bicycle. With it, she crossed the North Sea solo before setting out across the Atlantic. The achievement established her as the youngest Brazilian sailor to complete the crossing alone.
Her passion for exploration has always been closely tied to books. Growing up surrounded by navigation literature, she became fascinated by the stories of sailors and adventurers who crossed oceans long before modern technology existed. Those readings eventually inspired her to learn French and move to France, where she studied Architecture and Naval Architecture at ENSA Nantes.
Today, Klink combines life at sea with a successful career as a writer and public speaker. She has published four books, delivered hundreds of lectures in Portuguese, English and French, and built one of the largest sailing communities on social media. She has also become an important voice in discussions about the fragility of the Arctic environment and the impact of climate change on polar regions.
Her latest book, Bom Dia, Inverno (Good Morning, Winter), recounts one of her most extraordinary adventures.
Aboard a modest steel sailboat named Sardinha 2, Klink became the first woman to spend an entire Arctic winter alone, trapped in the frozen waters of Greenland. For four months, she lived in complete isolation, surrounded by sea ice and temperatures that plunged to -40°C.
The experience tested not only her sailing skills but also her resilience, patience and ability to endure solitude in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
Seen through that lens, her appearance in Dior’s campaign feels less like a fashion collaboration and more like a meeting of worlds.
The Book Tote she carries celebrates Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, but Tamara Klink hardly needs fictional adventures. She has spent much of her life creating stories of her own.
