Tag Archives: Young Arab and Proud

“Fashion is where I belong, it’s in the middle of everything interesting! To me, you’re really at the center of the universe when you do fashion. You can relate it to anything and it combines everything I care about and helps to define me: people, archives, art, design, lifestyle, cultures, movies…” Maha Haider is a […]

Born in 1993, Ivan Debs is a renowned, independent artist, who identifies as “a child of the burning sands of Africa and the luscious mountains of Lebanon.” Calm and discrete, Debs has won national and international contests such as Redbull, Samsung, Rotring and Stephen Marley Artwork contest. During the October 2019 Lebanese Revolution, Debs came […]

Algerian-born fashion designer Ilyes Ouali founded his eponymous brand with the image of strong women that he always wanted to dress – notably his mother. And also with a clear goal: put an end to the underrepresentation of Arab and North African women in the fashion industry. Diversity, inclusivity and sustainability are therefore the heart […]

“My work has allowed me to dissect and analyze all facets of the fashion industry, especially styling and magazine publishing.” Latifa Bint Saad is a Saudi Arabian stylist and creative director based between the MENA region and the EU. And the least we can say when we look at her work is that she is […]

First, there were the Oscars, in 2018, when The Insult by Ziad Doueiri was one of the five nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. This year, it’s Cannes, with Ely Dagher’s feature debut, The Sea Ahead, as part of the Director’s Fortnight. Dagher previously won the Palme d’Or award for Best Short Film in 1998. […]

One day, the Sudanese culture will be grateful to him. Abdelgader El Tayeb is one of FTA Prize 2021 debut talent’s finalist, and the founder of El Tayeb Nation.  The young Arab designer submitted a video commissioned by Sara Maino which was shown during the Milan Fashion Week (July 18 to July 23), along with eight other […]

Eric-Mathieu Ritter is a Lebanese fashion designer and the founder of Emergency Room. Last week, he presented his latest Ready to Wear collection at the Tranoi Salon in Paris, and he submitted a video commissioned by Sara Maino and shown during Milan Fashion Week (July 18 to July 23), along with eight other emerging international […]