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• 100 Shahd AlShehail on Abadia, Saudi Fashion, and Going Global

  August 1, 2026 · 57 min

  I still remember one of the first times I saw an Abadia design up close. It was at that inaugural 100 Saudi Brands exhibition in Riyadh. It stopped me in my tracks. That's the effect designer Shahd AlShehail's work tends to have on…

• 099 Alice Temperley: The Woman Who Made Bohemian Luxury a British Institution With Temperley London

  June 18, 2026 · 43 min

  What first impressed me about the fashion designer Alice Temperly was how assured she felt. When she enters a space, instantly, there is a sense that this is a woman who knows exactly who she is, what she has accomplished, and is crystal…

• 098: Ameni Esseibi: The First Curvy Model of the Arab World on Breaking Beauty Standards in Fashion

  June 15, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  Ameni Esseibi is someone who has spent years challenging the fashion industry to make room for her — and won. She is the first plus-size Arab model, a body positivity advocate, a Jean Paul Gaultier ambassador, a Paris Fashion Week runway…

• 097 Chriselle Lim: From OG Fashion Influencer to Building a Global Brand with Phlur Fragrances

  May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  Chriselle Lim is many things at once: a pioneer of digital fashion storytelling, a serial entrepreneur, and a woman who has built a career by evolving in the public eye with intention and integrity long before “creator economy” became…

• 096 Nadine Kanso: Reclaiming Arab Identity Through Calligraphy and Fine Jewellery

  May 7, 2026 · 49 min

  Nadine Kanso is a pillar of Dubai's creative community. Born in Beirut, the Lebanese designer has called the city home since the year 2000. And over the past quarter century, she has become one of its most distinctive and beloved creative…

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