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At first glance, you might assume Jessica Khoueiri’s achievements as a designer have come easy. I mean she’s practically kebab royalty – her father, Toufic, is the founder of Kababji, a highly successful chain of Lebanese fast-casual restaurants (best known for their high quality coal-grilled skewered meats). Her brother, Sami,…
Dapper in his own right, 38-year-old Amer Ejjeh is the scion of the Ejjeh family, known for its men’s tailoring business that dates back to 1926. Offering off-the-rack suits, ready-to-wear clothes, shoes, ties and accessories as well as fully bespoke suiting, the Ejjeh label has evolved to become a regional…
For Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2019 runway show, Karl Lagerfeld transformed Paris’ Grand Palais into a sandy beach, complete with azure skies and lapping waves. Notable looks included oversize 1980s tweeds, LBDs, straw hats and logos a-go-go. …
Since 2013, Parisian label Nour Hammour has been the brand that supermodels and international ‘It’ girls go to for the coolest customised leather jackets. But it’s been a while since the biker jacket crossed over into high fashion. Originally designed in 1928 by Irving Schott as a utilitarian garment and…
Having successfully propped up young British fashion designers since 2011, Tania Fares is now turning her attention to the Middle East with an initiative called Fashion Trust Arabia, and it’s got some lofty ambitions. And just in case you haven’t noticed, the region’s style seems to be rubbing off onto…
One is known for her Hollywood pedigree and the other, an enviable sense of identity – but together they pack a millenial power punch. Q & A with Hailey Baldwin 1. What are your favourite pieces in the Tommy Icons capsule collection and why? I love the snow-white-coloured fisherman sweater…
You know you’ve made it when the queen herself gives your label the seal of approval. That’s Queen Bey, of course, and the label is Azzi & Osta, a name that’s garnered an incredible buzz ever since the songstress wore one of their custom-made gowns to the Clive Davis pre-Grammy…
There are so many new fashion brands emerging these days that it’s hard to keep up with who’s who. It must be a sign of the times that fresh grads are now preferring to go it alone rather than get sucked into the vortex of shrinking job prospects, glass ceilings…
What do you get when you mix America, Mexico, India and the Middle East? The answer is a collection that transcends genres and categorisation. Born to a mother raised in Saudi Arabia in the 1950s, designer Amelia Brown grew up in Washington DC, but spent significant time learning Spanish and…
The history of fashion is a tapestry of lives rich in incident, of steep rises and plunging falls, glorious advances and cruel reverses. Last night, you were the toast of the town. This morning, you’re just toast. The story of Daniel Day, better known as Dapper Dan, Harlem couturier to…
