Salim Azzam and Hazem Kais, two Lebanese designers from the Chouf region, were honored at the IMA Fashion Prize for their distinctive approaches to embroidery and material experimentation, respectively. (Credit: Courtesy of the IMA)
The Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) announced the winners of the second edition of its Fashion Prize on Oct. 8. Its 15-member jury, chaired by Princess Noura bint Faisal al-Saud, included fashion historian Olivier Saillard; Pascal Morand, executive president of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode; Hugo Lucchino, general director of Villa Noailles; Émilie Hammen, director of the Palais Galliera; and several experts in fashion in the Arab world, including Miral Youssef, president of Kering MEA, Lebanese designer Cynthia Merhej and Fatma Ghaly, CEO of Azza Fahmy Jewellery. More on Azzam's fashion house Dar Salim Azzam celebrates 10 years of creating local embroidered fashion with a modern twist Lebanese designers Salim Azzam and Hazem Kais, founder of Goodkill, were finalists in the prestigious "Creative Talent and...
The Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) announced the winners of the second edition of its Fashion Prize on Oct. 8. Its 15-member jury, chaired by Princess Noura bint Faisal al-Saud, included fashion historian Olivier Saillard; Pascal Morand, executive president of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode; Hugo Lucchino, general director of Villa Noailles; Émilie Hammen, director of the Palais Galliera; and several experts in fashion in the Arab world, including Miral Youssef, president of Kering MEA, Lebanese designer Cynthia Merhej and Fatma Ghaly, CEO of Azza Fahmy Jewellery. More on Azzam's fashion house Dar Salim Azzam celebrates 10 years of creating local embroidered fashion with a modern twist Lebanese designers Salim Azzam and Hazem Kais, founder of Goodkill, were finalists in the prestigious "Creative Talent and...
