Lara Khoury's collections have won fans in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and also in Japan -- she's sold whole collections to boutique buyers in each country. <br />
Lara Khoury —
Lara Khoury's collections have won fans in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and also in Japan -- she's sold whole collections to boutique buyers in each country.
Courtesy Lara Khoury
Khoury's spring/summer 2015 collection featuring bright, happy colors, was "an invitation to Lebanese people to find a better future together." Gluttony, the voluminous autumn/winter 2013 collection, was intended as a reprimand of the country's politicians and businessmen for their "greed." <br />
'A better future' —
Khoury's spring/summer 2015 collection featuring bright, happy colors, was "an invitation to Lebanese people to find a better future together." Gluttony, the voluminous autumn/winter 2013 collection, was intended as a reprimand of the country's politicians and businessmen for their "greed."
Courtesy Lara Khoury
Khoury says she now hopes her creations will break into the South American market.
New markets —
Khoury says she now hopes her creations will break into the South American market.
Courtesy Lara Khoury
Housed in a 1940s brick building constructed at the direction of her great-grandmother, Hayek's boutique has only been open since April.
Timi Hayek —
Housed in a 1940s brick building constructed at the direction of her great-grandmother, Hayek's boutique has only been open since April.
Courtesy Timi Hayek
Hayek uses heavy fabrics like burlap and rough linen to make frilly, pleated frocks and crop tops. Her work is inspired by mythology and nature.
Rough fabrics —
Hayek uses heavy fabrics like burlap and rough linen to make frilly, pleated frocks and crop tops. Her work is inspired by mythology and nature.
Courtesy Timi Hayek
Bashar Assaf is inspired by organic patterns and the physical sciences. The print designer's collections so far have featured body conscious sheer silks and chiffons printed with rocks, water and skulls as well as a zoomed-in cross section of a human heart.
Bashar Assaf —
Bashar Assaf is inspired by organic patterns and the physical sciences. The print designer's collections so far have featured body conscious sheer silks and chiffons printed with rocks, water and skulls as well as a zoomed-in cross section of a human heart.
Courtesy Bashar Assaf
Assaf is currently supplementing his income with a collection of abayas for the Saudi market, with the backing of a Saudi partner. Despite the restrictions imposed by conservative Saudi law, Assaf has managed to sneak in cuts and color blocking he is proud to call his own.
Defying restrictions —
Assaf is currently supplementing his income with a collection of abayas for the Saudi market, with the backing of a Saudi partner. Despite the restrictions imposed by conservative Saudi law, Assaf has managed to sneak in cuts and color blocking he is proud to call his own.
Courtesy Bashar Assaf
Krikor Jabotian began developing his client base in 2008, before the flow of Gulf tourists coming to Lebanon stopped due to the war in neighboring Syria.
Krikor Jabotian —
Krikor Jabotian began developing his client base in 2008, before the flow of Gulf tourists coming to Lebanon stopped due to the war in neighboring Syria.
Courtesy Krikor Jabotian
Jabotian's wedding gowns start at $25,000 and are hand sewn, embroidered and pearled down to the last detail.
Destination dresses —
Jabotian's wedding gowns start at $25,000 and are hand sewn, embroidered and pearled down to the last detail.
Courtesy Krikor Jabotian
Lara Khoury is part of a new group of designers bringing ready-to-wear fashions to Beirut's couture scene. Nour Hage's designs diverge from the pretty, polished effect that many Lebanese women prefer.
Nour Hage —
Lara Khoury is part of a new group of designers bringing ready-to-wear fashions to Beirut's couture scene. Nour Hage's designs diverge from the pretty, polished effect that many Lebanese women prefer.
Courtesy Nour Hage
"You can always find traces of Beirut's imperfections in my collections; everything is always asymmetrical, raw, a bit rough," Nour Hage says of her work. "In Beirut, it's always new, shiny, polished buildings next to a building that's been falling over since the civil war. It's that contrast that I really like."
Rough styles —
"You can always find traces of Beirut's imperfections in my collections; everything is always asymmetrical, raw, a bit rough," Nour Hage says of her work. "In Beirut, it's always new, shiny, polished buildings next to a building that's been falling over since the civil war. It's that contrast that I really like."
Courtesy Nour Hage