Tag Archives: Egypt

I first discovered Egyptian painter Amina Salem’s work while walking around Cairo’s Zamalek neighborhood sometime in March 2020. The artist’s fabulous collection of artworks – from buoyant female-themed paintings to eccentric oil-painted female torsos – was exhibited at the Picasso Art Gallery. Amina’s artwork came across as a stunning collage of fabrics and art forms, […]

July 2021: This month, you are traveling to Sahel, one of the hottest venues on the Egyptian North Coast, hand in hand with the dazzling Lara Scandar. Actress, singer, songwriter and model, Scandar is blessed by a double DNA – Egyptian and Lebanese. She has an unquenchable thirst for arts and culture, and with her […]

Perfumer Dana El Masri is on a mission to enrich the fragrance industry beyond simply the sense of smell. Since launching Jazmin Saraï in 2014, she has intertwined her unisex perfume and scented-products brand with music and authentic Arab culture. “The role of scent is cultural and emotional,” she says. “It’s a subliminal way to […]

“Launching handbags in the middle of a pandemic has been the saving grace,” says Vanissa Antonious, designer and founder of cult accessory brand Neous. The London-based, Australian of Egyptian heritage, launched the independent designer shoe label in 2017. Browns picked up the first collection and Net-A-Porter the second. Neous quickly found favor with buyers and […]

Three FTA Prize winners from 2020 just launched their new collections on MatchesFashion. The dynamic e-commerce platform has had an ongoing partnership with FTA, with MatchesFashion offering winners a year-long mentorship to help boost and promote their individual brands. “Our partnership with FTA has opened a new opportunity to shine a light on new and […]

We all know that fashion isn’t exactly a friend of the environment – it is the world’s second most polluting industry. From climate control to carbon emissions, if fashion does not clean up its act, it could end up being responsible for colossal damage – which is why being eco-conscious is the new mantra of […]

US and European logos, signature patterns and distinct symbols have become part of the fashion mainstay in television and film, clothing stars in brands that often have these on-screen appearances to thank for their popularity and lasting power. It begs the question whether there is not an opportunity for regional designers to make their presence […]

There’s a wonderfully retro vibe to 32-year-old designer and artist Louis Barthélemy’s Instagram page, which features a heady mix of photos he’s snapped during his artistic sojourns in Egypt – a scene of the Nile at dusk, an ornate Pharaonic tomb at Luxor, a turquoise pool in the mysterious Siwa Oasis, which has become a […]

Jacquie Aiche says that her jewelry is designed to empower women. The LA-based jewelry designer, whose father is of Egyptian origin, has long been a favorite of Hollywood stars and celebrities, with the likes of January Jones, Kylie Jenner, Usher and Gigi Hadid spotted wearing her bespoke designs. Her latest venture, launched this week, is […]

As a tribute to Earth Day, which is an annual commemoration that focuses on innovative ways to restore the world’s ecosystems, we asked FTA Prize 2021’s four finalists in the Debut Talent category to create fashion designs inspired by sustainability and nature. Here’s a look at their original sketches. AbdelGader El Tayeb Al Sadig, El […]