Updated 21 December 2019
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The Arab world's top fashion moments of the decade

The Arab world's top fashion moments of the decade

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.