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Saudi Princess Safia Hussein Designs Chic 'Abaya' Collection


Sun 24 Jan 2021 | 04:16 PM
Yara Sameh

Saudi Arabia’s Princess Safia Hussein Guerras, and Belgian designer Christophe Beaufays collaborated with the Lomar brand to create a new line of 'abayas' that redefine modest fashion.

They presented a Khaleeji chic collection in a private fashion show hosted in the Embassy of Belgium in Riyadh, on Saturday.

الأميرة السعودية صفية حسين تمشي مع عارضات أزياء سعوديات خلال عرض أزياء لأحدث مجموعاتها من العبايات

The fashion line transfigures the traditional 'abaya' and into an international attire, combining the cultural influence of Arabia with the perse western themes, to create an 'abaya' for all women regardless of their origin and redefining the 'abaya' as a global garment for all women, a symbol of elegance and modesty.

Many people in the West still see the 'abaya' as a symbol of oppression or lack of freedom and don’t grasp the beauty and modesty it holds, however, by blending international influence and themes, the garment is viewed as a symbol of inpiduality in a conservative fashion.

الأميرة السعودية هنا بنت خالد بن سعود الفيصل

“When I travel, when I go to New York, Paris, or Los Angeles, from the plane I usually remove my 'abaya', but I didn’t want to remove it anymore,” Princess Safia told Arab News.

"I want to be proud to come out with the 'abaya' that looks just the way that you saw them today. I want my sisters, the Saudi or Gulf sisters, and all of my sisters around the world to be proud because we should be proud." she added.

الأميرة صفية حسين تشكر الضيوف خلال عرض أزياء لأحدث مجموعاتها من العبايات