Tag Archives: Jordan

If you’re looking for a new Netflix show to binge on, look no further, AlRawabi School for Girls is the one you need to watch! You’re going to be constantly faced with the question of “Who is wrong and who is right?” — We all love a mental challenge, right? The show delivers just that. […]

While the contemporary abaya may be the core product of Qatar-based label 1309, its founder Ghada Al Subaey wants her brand to be one that talks about the modern Arab woman. She started her label six years ago with a conscious ethos: she used vegan fabrics, has a zero-carbon footprint and creates seasonless designs. Additionally, […]

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 […]

The Arab world’s young creatives have new ways of looking at the world and a fresh perspective to lend. For Jordanian-Palestinian sister duo Aisha and Muna Khalaf, that’s exactly the case with Tintein, a production house based in Toronto, Canada. Tintein, Arabic for “the two of us,” launched in June of 2020. “The name came […]

COVID-19 seems to have sharpened consumers’ focus on value. Consumer behaviors, as a result, have started to shift. This is particularly apparent in Millennials and Gen-Zs, who are now shopping smarter and evaluating measures to reuse items and limit waste.  Over the past two years, Amman has seen a spike in the rise of thrift […]

Swedish furniture giant IKEA chose Jordanian designer Tania Haddad for an exclusive collaboration as part of their Lokalt collection, which launches in 294 stores on June 21 this year. Tania Haddad who was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1989, started her career by studying fashion in Italy. Today she runs her fashion brand Tania George […]

With the Oscars almost upon us, we asked each of our four FTA Prize finalists in the eveningwear category to create an original sketch that captures both the allure of the Academy Awards celebration and the essence of each designer’s aesthetic. Check out what they imagined for the most glamorous event of the year. Eli […]

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 […]

Hanna Bassil never visited his ancestral homeland. For the 26-year-old designer who was born in Jordan, Palestine was an elusive dream, a place much talked about by his family and of which he often read, but that he at no time had visited himself. When he launched Jdeed, a streetwear label reflecting Middle Eastern, and […]

The Arab world was once part of the fabled Silk Road, with many towns and cities across present-day Iraq, Syria and Lebanon operating as important silk trading and manufacturing centers. Fast forward a few hundred years, and the MENA region is again an important center of textile manufacturing. Seven countries in particular are developing their […]