Lebanon’s Traditional Costume at Miss Universe 2024: A Celebration of Lebanese Heritage

Miss Lebanon 2024 stunned the judges at Mis Universe 2024 with a traditional costume designed by Joe Challita, a Lebanese designer and proud advocate of Lebanon's fashion heritage. The dress was a tribute to our rich Phoenician heritage and included a royal Tyrian purple dress, a Kobran traditional overcoat and a tantour headpiece. Tyre of Ancient Phoenicia was one of the world's first capital of fashion and the Tyrian purple symbolized ultimate power, status and…

Canadian Legend Celine Dion Back On Stage To Celebrate 45 Years of Elie Saab

Lebanese world renowned couturier Elie Saab held a spectacular fashion show in Riyadh this week to celebrate 45 years of his fashion career, which he described as being "a culmination of generations of fashion, rooted in traditions that preceded him, and which he had the privilege of reinvigorating and evolving." One of the key highlights of this star-studded fashion show was Celine Dion's return on stage, as she wore a gold embroidered cape gown and…
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Lebanon’s First International Top Model Featured On Vogue Arabia Cover

3 years ago
Andrée Acouri is Lebanon’s first ever international top model. She modeled in the 60s and 70s, was featured on several fashion & lifestyle magazines, and has walked the runway shows for Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, ...
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Meet Lebanon’s First International Top Model

3 years ago
OldBeirut shared an interesting post last week on Lebanon’s first international top model Andrée Acouri. Andree, also known as Câline/Andréa, according to the same source, is a model from the 1960s and 1970s who was ...
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Mira Toufaily Shines Ahead of #MissWorld on December 8, while Maya Reaidy prepares for Miss Universe

6 years ago
Miss Lebanon 2018 Maya Reaidy will represent Lebanon at the annual Miss Universe pageant, which will take place this year on Monday, December 17, in Bangkok, Thailand. As part of her Miss Universe preparation, Reaidy flew ...
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LibanPost Honored Elie Saab with a Stamp

6 years ago
LibanPost unveiled yesterday the latest edition of its collectables stamps, including a stamp dubbed “Elie Saab-Le Timbre” in recognition of the world renowned fashion designer’s accomplishments. The unveiling took place during an exhibition held at ...
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BOSHIES: Reinventing the Tarboosh

7 years ago
We all love the iconic Tarboosh, an icon of traditional masculinity that was worn by Lebanon’s very own first president, Bechara el Khoury as well as Riad el Solh and several Arab leaders such as ...
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Naomi Campbell Spotted in Beirut

7 years ago
Supermodel Naomi Campbell was in Beirut this past to attend a wedding and celebrated our army day by posing next to an army soldier in DownTown Beirut and sharing it on Instagram. She misspelled Beirut ...
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Who wants a Captain Majed Jersey?

7 years ago
I’ve been looking for almost a year for a Captain Majed jersey for Brian and I just found out Ashkeman Clothing is selling one. It’s not exactly the same as Captain Majed’s jersey but it’s ...
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Creative Space Beirut: Beirut’s First Free Fashion School is Breaking Barriers & Offering Quality Education

7 years ago
I never had the chance to write about Creative Space Beirut but they’ve just been featured on Ozy so I thought this would be a nice opportunity to shed the light on this beautiful and ...
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