Tag Archives: Qatar

As our FTA Prize 2021 event in Doha Qatar approaches, we continue our mission to shed light on our remaining eight finalists, through a visual journey into their worlds, the creative spaces sacred to them, and the muses who inspire them and embody the essence and uniqueness of each of these designers’ brand aesthetics. Here’s a […]

She’s one of the finalist of the FTA Prize of 2021, in the Debut Talent category. Recently graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, with a BFA in fashion design, Roudha Almazroei loves architecture and art. Her eponymous label focuses on contemporary, ready-to-wear bridal outfits and reflects her love of storytelling and her rebellious nature, […]

Ghada Al Subaey is the very active and always surprising president and creative director of 1309, a ready-to-wear label that embodies both the cool and the contemporary, established in 2015. The collections she creates, a pure celebration of women, draw inspiration from art, nature, and global culture, and her brand combines designs that embody fluidity […]

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, […]

As Mental Health Awareness Month wraps up, we take a look at how the pandemic and its ensuing lockdown affected creatives from the MENA Region. With the invaluable help of UAE-based clinical psychologist Dr. Saliha Afridi, we came up with a short mental health questionnaire and sent the questions to five MENA creatives: Lebanese fashion […]

Qatar’s Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art made history last year when it hosted “Huguette Caland: Faces and Places,” a fascinating exhibit that chronicled six decades in the late Lebanese artist’s life. Pieces on show included paintings, drawings, smocks, sculptures and kaftans. The daughter of Bechara El Khoury, Lebanon’s first post-independence president, Caland was famed […]

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 […]

That this is a region with a penchant for the finer things in life is a given, but it seems that the MENA region has a growing appetite for value-based fashion too. It’s been almost a year since super-fast e-commerce brand PrettyLittleThing set up base in the UAE, and it is now available in Qatar […]

Since it was launched just over a decade ago, Wadha has developed into one of the most creative lifestyle brands in the GCC. Founded by Wadha Al Hajri in Qatar, the label first started out as high-end womenswear, but has since evolved to include accessories, fragrances and a home collection, with a luxurious flagship store […]

Over the past decade, Qatar has emerged as one of the Arab world’s most dynamic cultural hubs. Its capital Doha is home to such venerable institutions as the Museum of Islamic Art, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and the Jean Nouvel-designed National Museum of Qatar, making the GCC nation a leading destination for arts […]