DUBAI: Part-Arab models Nora Attal and Loli Bahia this week graced the runway for US fashion label Michael Kors during New York Fashion Week.
Attal wore a sequined black dress will gold chain detailing at the waist and hips. (Getty Images)
Attal, who is British Moroccan, wore a sequined black dress will gold chain detailing at the waist and hips. She also showed off black sandals and her hair was in a slicked back bun.
French Algerian Bahia also had her hair tied back and wore the same sandals, but her outfit featured a black-and-beige mini lace dress with a cropped black blazer.
With this collection, the American designer paid tribute to his late mother with a show honoring the travels the two enjoyed together, the Associated Press reported.
The runway was heavy on looks one imagined Kors’ mother might have worn in the ’60s and ’70s, including some very short minidresses and chiffon sundresses. Many items were in cotton and cashmere crochet or in lace.
“All of us dream of holidays,” the designer said before the show, explaining the inspiration for a collection projecting a beach-going vibe, with Burt Bacharach favorites like “What the World Needs Now” and “Promises, Promises" on the soundtrack. “I wanted to have this sort of barefoot glamor.”
But the designer was thinking most of all about his mother, the late Joan Kors, who died in August at 84. A former Revlon model, she was a strong influence on her son throughout his life, he has said.
“My mother truly was my ultimate muse, my ultimate supporter,” Kors said. “She and I traveled the world together and I have so many incredible memories of holidays with her. And she was a woman who broke the rules. I think she always had fun with fashion and she really knew herself.”
As always, Kors was joined by a slew of celebrities at the picturesque venue along the East River in Brooklyn’s Domino Park, under the Williamsburg Bridge. Actors Halle Berry, Blake Lively, Tiffany Haddish, Ellen Pompeo, Olivia Wilde, Jenna Dewan and many more were in attendance.
When asked about his hefty celebrity contingent, Kors noted he was a big fan of movies, theater and music. Although he outfits many of them for red carpets, he added he felt extra satisfaction when he saw celebrities dress in his designs in more routine settings.
