As the decade comes to a close, we look back at some of the Arab world’s defining fashion moments over the last ten years.
Princess Stephanie’s Elie Saab wedding dress
The princess of Luxembourg’s bespoke gown took 3,900 hours to make for her wedding to the Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg in 2012.Dolce & Gabbana abayas
In 2016, Dolce & Gabbana produced a collection of hijabs and abayas targeting Muslim customers in the Middle East.The end of a fashion era
In November 2017, beloved Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaia passed away at the age of 82 from a heart attack in Paris.The Nike Pro Hijab
Nike’s first ever made-for-athletes hijab launched in 2017 and was recently followed up with a range of full-coverage swimwear for the modest consumer.Beyonce wears two Arab designs in 24 hours
Queen B chose not one but two statement designs by Middle Eastern couturiers Azzi & Osta and Nicolas Jebran to wear to the 2018 pre-Grammys gala and the awards ceremony.Halima Aden
In 2017, the Somali-American model made history when she appeared on the Yeezy Season 5runway, becoming the first-ever hijab-wearing model to grace an international catwalk thus paving the way for other veiled models after her.
