Middle East

Jean Louis Sabaji SS14 – Inspired by Mother Nature

Take a walk on the wild side… is part of a lyric sung by American musician Lou Reed that popped into my head while I was reading the biography of Lebanese designer Jean Louis Sabaji. While many designers play it…

FFWD-DXB: Amato Haute Couture by Furne One

Filipino born designer Furne One showcased his latest Amato Haute Couture collection during Fashion Forward Dubai season 3. The audience at Fashion Forward Dubai were left in awe of Furne One’s extravagant creations. Furne designs haute couture clothing for an…

Rami Kadi – Le Royaume Enchanté – Sleeping Beauty

Rami Kadi showcased his latest collection Le Royaume Enchanté during Fashion Forward Dubai season 3. A collection inspired by sleeping beauty, a classic fairytale by French writer Charles Perrault. Sleeping beauty awakes after years of sleep and finds herself in…

Interview with Le Trousseau Couture designer Khushboo Kaplesh

We sat down with Dubai based designer Khushboo Kaplesh and asked her about her fashion label Le Trousseau Couture, working with Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, the Dubai fashion scene and more… Could you tell us more about your fashion…

Fashion Forward Dubai Season 3

Fashion Forward Dubai season 3 took place last week in Dubai, UAE. The hottest designers of the Middle East gathered in the city to showcase their latest collections. The Middle East knows many talented designers, presenting a variety of contemporary…

Personal Style: Kaftan Chic by Shweta Wahi

This is part two of our personal style shoot, which was put together to celebrate the first anniversary of The Fashion Orientalist. For this photo shoot I worked together with a couple of talented people. I got in touch with…

Spring fashion by Syrian-born designer Rami Al Ali

Spring has arrived which means we get to review the most beautiful spring collections. Rami Al Ali has been on our radar for quite some time. He is a noted fashion designer from Syria who has designed a beautiful collection…

Bashar Assaf SS14: Hallucinations

The amount of talented fashion designers who are from Beirut, Lebanon is high. Which makes me wonder… maybe I should move to Beirut, there might be something in the air or water which turns these people into gifted fashion designers…right?…

Endemage: Spring – Summer 2014

Designer sisters Lubna and Nadia Al Zakwani presented their spring – summer 2014 collection during the most recent edition of Fashion Forward Dubai. The inspiration for this collection is their Omani heritage, using traditional Omani embroidery and inspirational Islamic prints…

Maison Rabih Kayrouz SS14 ‘let there be light’

Noted fashion designer Rabih Kayrouz was born in 1973 in Lebanon. Rabih returned to his home country after studying fashion in Paris, France for several years. In Lebanon he established his fashion house Maison Rabih Kayrouz in 1998. After ten…