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Modern Fashion Inspired by Heritage Introduced


Mon 27 May 2019 | 03:59 PM
Pasant Elzaitony

Safy Fathy, a fashion designer, introduced her hand-made modern outfit and accessories that are inspired by heritage.

The Arabic heritage has always been rich in exquisite details and now it comes out on pieces of cloth and accessories.

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New Technique

Fathy’s new collection consists of 10 pieces; she managed to mix the traditional Arabic stitching with modern practical and casual designs.

 

Moreover, she used Hand-made accessories, knoll embroidery to decorate pieces of cloth.

She presented old fashion in a simpler and lighter form after it was known to be heavy. It is now more valuable.

By using beads, she drew the face of Frida Kahlo; a renowned Mexican artist and fashion icon, on her blouses, dresses and accessories.

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Various Cuts

The fashion designer presented different cuts away from loose style that fits only special occasions like Ramadan and the feast.

She introduced the vest, jumpsuit, sweet-shirt with old touch and the white elegant dress using etamine fabric.

Etamine is common in the Arabic region including Palestine, Jordan and Sinai

Colors

Colors of the new collection vary between black, white; the most common color this season, besides other shades of green and red.

Fabrics

The fabrics used are light and comfortable like cotton and satin

Contributed by Salma Yassin

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