Abed Mahfouz () (born 1956) is a Lebanese
fashion designer.
Career
Raised in a modest family in
Lebanon
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and being surrounded with family members that work in
tailoring
A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century.
History
Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...
, Mahfouz opened his first
bridal
A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is newlywed.
When marrying, the bride's future spouse, (if male) is usually referred to as the ''bridegroom'' or just ''groom''. In Western culture, a bride may be attended by a maid, bride ...
boutique in 1985 with his sister in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, Lebanon.
After the success of what was known as a tailoring workshop, Mahfouz started designing and drawing semi-complete
couture
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* Couture (surname)
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Belgium
* Couture-Saint-Germain, a village in the municipality of Lasne, Belgium
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* Couture crater and Lac Couture, an impact crater and the lake that covers it in Quebec, Canada
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collections in April 1990.
June 1999 was the launch of the designer's first fashion show in which he showcased a complete collection of
wedding gowns
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at the Royal Plaza Hotel.
The official launch of the Abed Mahfouz Bridal line "Dreamer" was during the Spring/Summer fashion season in June 2001. The line was launched through a fashion show at the Phoenicia Intercontinental.
The brand's major turning point was the official launch of the Abed Mahfouz Couture line during Alta Roma Fashion Week in
Rome, Italy October 2002.
In February 2010 he debuted his first ready-to-wear collection during
New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week (NYFW), held in February and September of each year, is a semi-annual series of events in Manhattan typically spanning 7–9 days when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press, and the general publ ...
.
References
External links
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Daria Strokous
Living people
Lebanese fashion designers
1956 births
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