Egyptian fashion designer Zeinab Al Kanary presented a small winter fashion show inspired by African faces and culture.
Al Kanary used all the cultural elements of the African elegance and beauty, in addition to painting pieces with her paintbrush, using African jewelry that relied on colorful beads and braiding African braids.
She chose neutral colors such as black and gray to make space while she painted pieces with bright colors (carnival), to make masterpieces worn by girls with pride and elegance.
* Turban
There is no doubt that the famous headbands in Africa represent a distinctive feature and uniqueness, which has been designed in bright colors such as yellow and orange and African headwrap turbans, ideas she applied to emphasize distinctive of the African style.
* Art in confrontation
Al Kanary has a strong artistic sense and is always seeking to add handicrafts and various arts to her designs.
She celebrates African, the mother continent, with this collection, and following the same approach in highlighting certain groups in the society, such as the time she did a photo session for the support of cancer patients.
* Be brave
In this collection, the designer also chose the vitiligo disease to shed light on it and to send a message that all God’s gifts are beautiful and that the disease adds to their beauty.
She also advised girls who go through this ordeal to face it with all their strength and do not be ashamed of God’s gifts.
Al Kanary presented a design of a girl facing the disease in one of her pieces and searched until she found a model with vitiligo to photograph her with it, to stress that the disease adds to their beauty of those who have it.
She also advised girls not bother to conceal it and should deal with it courageously.
*Joint cooperation
The fashion designer, makeup artist Mona Elgamal, and photographer Mohamed Attef have been collaborating a while ago in presenting attractive ideas for social media.
They chose this for photo session, a suitable place for the African idea, a place that has distinctive African forests and African animals such as giraffe, lion, and others.
* The beauty of dark skin
Al Kanary stressed on the breathtaking beauty of the darker skin color, which adds a special appeal, therefore, the designer relied on an African model.
She and Esmail were keen to maintain the breathtaking beauty of her darker skin and not change her color skin with makeup, to highlight her African beauty.
Contributed by Yara Sameh
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