< Previous120 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ءﺎﻳزﻷا Dress, POA, Krystian Szymczak ﺐﻠﻄﻟا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺮﻌﺴﻟا ،Krystian Szymczak ﻦﻣ نﺎﺘﺴﻔﻟا HBSA_002_114to123_Florals_11711920.indd 12004/07/2021 01:00:47 PM The FASHION 121 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 Dress, SAR1,526, Rotate Birger Christensen. Floral Hat, POA, JA Design ﻦﻣ ،يدﻮﻌﺳ لﺎﻳر ،1,526 نﺎﺘﺴﻔﻟا ﺔﻌﺒﻘﻟا ،Rotate Birger Christensen ﺪﻨﻋ ﺮﻌﺴﻟا ،JA Design ﻦﻣ ةدرﻮﳌا .ﺐﻠﻄﻟا HBSA_002_114to123_Florals_11711920.indd 12104/07/2021 01:01:05 PM122 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ءﺎﻳزﻷا Earrings, POA, Paloma Negra ﺐﻠﻄﻟا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺮﻌﺴﻟا ،Paloma Negra ﻦﻣ طاﺮﻗﻷا HBSA_002_114to123_Florals_11711920.indd 12204/07/2021 01:01:22 PM The FASHION 123 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 Dress, POA, Red Valentino. Gloves, POA, Robert Czerwik. Flower Headpiece, POA, JA Design ﺮﻌﺴﻟا ،Valentino ﻦﻣ نﺎﺘﺴﻔﻟا Robert ﻦﻣ ﻦﻳزﺎﻔﻘﻟا ،ﺐﻠﻄﻟا ﺪﻨﻋ راﻮﺴﺴﻛا ،ﺐﻠﻄﻟا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺮﻌﺴﻟا ،Czerwik ﺪﻨﻋ ﺮﻌﺴﻟا ،JA Design ﻦﻣ سأﺮﻟا .ﺐﻠﻄﻟا HBSA_002_114to123_Florals_11711920.indd 12304/07/2021 01:01:43 PM124 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 دوﺪﺤﻟا ﻲﺷﻼﺗ Photography by LINA MO • Words by KHULOOD AHMED HBSA_002_124to129_ThobePowerSuit_11669679.indd 12404/07/2021 01:03:17 PM125 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 The FASHION ﺮﻤﻋ ﻢﻤﺼﻤﻟا مﺪﻘﻳ ،ءﺎﻳزﻟﺄا ﻢﻟﺎﻋ ﻲﻓ ﻦﻴﺴﻨﺠﻟا ﻦﻴﺑ دوﺪﺤﻟا ﻪﻴﻓ ﻰﺷﻠﺎﺘﺗ يﺬﻟا ﺖﻗﻮﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻲﻟﺎﺟﺮﻟا بﻮﺜﻟا ﻦﻣ ًﺎﻴﺋﺎﺴﻧ ًاراﺪﺻإ رﻮﺷﺎﻋ As the lines between men’s and women’s clothing fade in the fashion world, designer Omar Ashour introduces a feminine take on the Arab thobe The aesthetic differences between what has traditionally been dubbed ‘women’s’ and ‘men’s’ fashion have been becoming more nebulous for some time now, allowing far more creative freedom for designers around the world as well as fashion lovers themselves. Ever since the legendary Yves Saint Laurent rebelled against the status quo in the 1960s by introducing the famous Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women, rules have been broken or at the very least bent, culminating most recently in the rise of genderless fashion. Not one to be left behind, Saudi designer Omar Ashour threw his hat in the ring with a unique take on the traditional Saudi men’s thobe – and by creating it for women, may well have birthed the KSA equivalent of 1980s Western power dressing – minus the oversized shoulder pads, of course. In 2017, Omar founded his eponymous fashion line, providing exclusive and upon-request Saudi thobes for men with a critical eye for detail and a demand for quality. “I’m not satisfi ed with the quality of thobes in the market, nor fi nd them elegant enough to represent our Saudi national costume,” Omar says, adding, “This is why Dar Omar Ashour was established. Our designs meet high standards based on classic designs and professional dressmaking.” Following in the footsteps of iconic brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Ralph Lauren – all of whom famously played with the concept of masculine/ feminine codes of dressing – Omar is inspired by the idea of creating womenswear within a menswear framework. “I didn’t come up with a novel invention!” he laughs. “The Kingdom has an outstanding costume, so why not introduce a feminine version of ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ءﺎـﻳزﻷا ينـﺑ ﺔـﻠﺻﺎﻔﻟا دوﺪـﺤﻟا ﺪـﻌﺗ ﻢــ ،ﱄﺎـﺤﻟا ﺎـﻨﺘﻗو ﰲ ﻪـﺑ فﱰـﻌﳌا ءﴚـﻟﺎﺑ ﺔـﻴﻟﺎﺟﺮﻟاو ﻊـﺳﻮﺘﻟ ءﺎـﻳزﻷا لمﺎـﻋ ﰲ طﻮـﻄﺨﻟا ﻞﻛ ﺖـﻫّﻮﻣ ﺪـﻘﻓ ﺪﻌﺗ لمو ،لمﺎـﻌﻟا لﻮـﺣ ينﻋﺪﺒﳌا مﺎـﻣأ ﺔـﻳﺮﺤﻟا قﺎـﻄﻧ ﺬﻨﻣ لﺎـﺟﺮﻟا ﲆﻋ ًاﴫـﺣ ﺔّﻴﻤـﺳﺮﻟا لﺬـﺒﻟاو تاﱰـﺴﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻴﺘـﺳ ﰲ ةﺪﻋﺎﻘﻟا هﺬـﻫ نارﻮـﻟ نﺎـﺳ ﴘﻧﺮﻔﻟا ﻢـﻤﺼﳌا ﴪـﻛ نأ ًايرـﺳو .ءﺎـﺴﻨﻠﻟ ةيرﻬـﺸﻟا Le Smoking ﺔﻟﺬﺑ ﻢـﻳﺪﻘﺘﺑ ﴈﺎـﳌا نﺮـﻘﻟا ﺮـﻤﻋ يدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا ﻢـﻤﺼﳌا مﺪـﻘﻳ ،نارﻮـﻟ نﺎـﺳ ﭫـﻳإ ﻰـﻄﺧ ﲆـﻋ ﻚﻟﺬﺑو -يدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا ﱄﺎـﺟﺮﻟا بﻮـﺜﻟا ﻦـﻣ ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ﺔﺨـﺴﻨﻟا رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺔﻳدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ءﺎـﻳزﻷا لمﺎـﻋ ﰲ ةﻮـﻘﻟا ﺢـﻣﻼﻣ ﻢـﻤﺼﳌا ﻢـﺳﺮﻳ .تﺎـﻴﻨﻴﻧماﺜﻟا لﻼـﺧ بﺮـﻐﻟا ﰲ ءﺎـﺟ ماـﻛ ،2017 ﰲ ﻪﻤـﺳا ﻞـﻤﺤﺗ ﻲـﺘﻟا ءﺎـﻳزﻷا راد رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮـﻤﻋ ﺢـﺘﺘﻓا لﺎـﺟﺮﻠﻟ يدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا يﺪـﻴﻠﻘﺘﻟا يﺰـﻟا ﻢـﻳﺪﻘﺗ ﲆـﻋ ﺎـﻬﻴﻓ ﻞـﻤﻋو ﻻ" رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ لﻮﻘﻳ ،ﻞﻴﺼﻔﺘﻟاو ﺔـﻃﺎﻴﺨﻟا ةدﻮـﺟ ﲆـﻋ ًاﺰـﻛﺮﻣ ،ﺐـﻠﻄﻟﺎﺑ ﻲﻘﺗﺮﺗ ﺎـﻬﻧأ ﺪﺟأ ﻻو ،قﻮـﺴﻟا ﰲ ةدﻮـﺟﻮﳌا بﺎـﻴﺜﻟا ةدﻮـﺟ ﻲـﻨﻴﺿﺮﺗ راد ﺲﻴـﺳﺄﺗ ﻦﻣ فﺪﻬﻟا اﺬـﻫ نﺎﻛ .يدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا ﻲﻨﻃﻮﻟا ﺎـﻨّﻳز ﻞـﺜﻤﺘﻟ ﺪـﻤﺘﻌﺗ ﺔـﻴﻟﺎﻋ يرـﻳﺎﻌﳌ بﺎـﻴﺜﻠﻟ ﺎـﻨﻤﻴﻣﺎﺼﺗ ﻊـﻀﺨﺗ ذأ ،رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮـﻤﻋ ."ﺔـﻴﻓاﱰﺣﻻا ﺔـﻃﺎﻴﺨﻟاو ﺔﻴﻜﻴـﺳﻼﻜﻟا ﻢـﻴﻣﺎﺼﺘﻟا ﲆـﻋ نارﻮـﻟ نﺎـﺳ ﭫـﻳإ لﺎـﺜﻣأ ينـﻴﳌﺎﻌﻟا ينـﻤﻤﺼﳌا ﻰـﻄﺧ ﲆـﻋو ءﺎﻳزﻷا ﻢﻳﺪﻘﺗ أﺪـﺒﻣ رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﻢﻬﻠﺘـﺴﻳ ،ﻦﻳرﻮﻟ ﻒﻟارو ﻞﻴﻧﺎـﺷ ﻮـﻛﻮﻛو ﺎﻨﻳﺪﻟ !ًاﺪـﻳﺪﺟ ًﺎﻋاﱰﺧا مﺪـﻗأ لم" لﻮـﻘﻳو ،يرﻮـﻛذ رﺎـﻃإ ﰲ ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ةرﻮﺻ ﰲ ﻪـيمﺪﻘﺗ ﻊـﻨيم ﺎـﻣ ﺪـﺟﻮﻳ ﻻو ﻊـﺋار يﺪـﻴﻠﻘﺗ يز ﺔـﻜﻠﻤﳌا ﰲ اﺬـﻫو .يدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا بﻮـﺜﻟا ﺔـﻟﺎﺻأو حور ﲆـﻋ ظﺎـﻔﺤﻟا ﻊـﻣ ﺔـﻳﻮﺜﻧأ ﻦﻣ ﻞـﻤﺤﻳ ًﺎـﻘﻴﻧأو ًﺎﻄﻴـﺴﺑ ﻢـﻴﻤﺼﺘﻟا ءﺎـﺟ ذإ ،ًاﺪـﻳﺪﺤﺗ ﻪـﺑ ﺎـﻨﻤﻗ ﺎـﻣ ﺲﺒﻠُﻳ نأ ﻦـﻜيم ﻆﻓﺎﺤﻣ ﻢﻴﻤﺼﺗ ﻮـﻫو .يرﺜﻜﻟا ءﴚـﻟا ةﻮـﻘﻟاو ﻲـﻗﺮﻟا ."ﺔﻳﺎﺒﻌﻟا ﻦـﻣ ًﻻﺪـﺑ HBSA_002_124to129_ThobePowerSuit_11669679.indd 12504/07/2021 01:03:31 PM126 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 it while keeping the spirit and originality of the Saudi thobe? This is exactly what we created: a simple yet elegant design with a powerful imprint of sophistication and empowerment. The conservative design of this piece may also replace the abaya.” Saudi entrepreneur and Contributing Fashion Editor of Harper’s Bazaar Saudi, Marriam Mossalli, was the fi rst to wear the female thobe designed by Omar nearly a decade ago, way before the establishment of his brand. “This was part of a collaboration with Swarovski for a show held in Armani Hotel Dubai,” he explains. Most recently, Saudi fashion infl uencer, Nirvana Abdul, modelled Omar’s designs in this – a photo shoot in Al Wahbah near Medina. “Nirvana is one of the best representatives to wear the clothes I’ve designed,” Omar explains, adding, “She is aware of the message these pieces hold.” The designer fi rst met Nirvana in 2018. For Nirvana, whose androgynous, pixie-cropped hair has become somewhat iconic, as well as her resolutely casual style, these clothes were the perfect fi t. “I love wearing men’s clothing,” she admits. “In fact, I’ve never actually ever bought any white shirts, as I borrow them from my husband’s wardrobe.” Some more traditional folk may denounce such overlap between women’s and men’s fashion in Arab societies. Indeed, Omar’s designs were met with widespread criticism when he designed his very fi rst thobe, which he wore to his high school graduation ceremony back in the '90s. Omar recalls the experience: “I had the thobe tailored at a women’s fashion shop since nobody accepted to make it for me at fi rst. The thobe had a simple, more classically ‘feminine’ touch with puff sleeves and a Chinese-inspired collar, for which I was criticised.” Similarly, Nirvana received accusations of ‘imitating men’, after posting a photo wearing the thobe on Instagram. In response to these comments, Nirvana stressed, “The thobe is basically a long garment worn by both men and women, but the occurring social changes made it exclusive to men, which is a form of narrow- mindedness. In some cultures, only women wear thobes, while in Scotland, for example, men’s traditional costume is the kilt, which is similar to a skirt. In some areas of the Arabian Gulf, men wear overalls (wizrah), so I do not really see the difference between some women’s and men’s fashion.” When asked about her feelings when wearing this thobe, Nirvana immediately answers, “I felt powerful. Fashion is not merely pieces of clothing we wear, but a statement. رازﺎﺑ زﺮﺑرﺎﻫ ﰲ ﺮـﻳﺮﺤﺘﻟا ةرﺎـﺸﺘﺴﻣو ،ﺔﻳدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا لماﻋﻷا ةﺪﻴـﺳ ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا بﺎـﻴﺜﻟا تﺪـﺗرا ﻦـﻣ لوأ ﻲـﻫ ّﲆـﺼﻣ ﻢـﻳﺮﻣ ،ﺔﻳدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا ﻞـﺒﻗ يأ ،ماﻮـﻋأ 10 برﺎـﻘﻳ ﺎـﻣ ﻞـﺒﻗ رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮـﻤﻋ ﺎـﻬﻣﺪﻗ ﻲـﺘﻟا ﻲـﻨﻌﻤﺟ نوﺎـﻌﺗ ﻦـﻤﺿ ﻚـﻟذ نﺎﻛ" ﻪـﻨﻋ لﻮـﻘﻳو ،ﻪـﺘﻣﻼﻋ ﺲﻴـﺳﺄﺗ ."بيﺪـﺑ Armani قﺪـﻨﻓ ﰲ ﻢـﻴﻗأ ٍ ضﺮـﻌﻟ Swarovski ﺔـﻣﻼﻋ ﻊـﻣ ﻢﻴﻣﺎﺼﺗ ،لوﺪـﺒﻋ ﺎﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ،ءﺎـﻳزﻷا لمﺎـﻋ ﰲ ﺔﻳدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا ةﺮـﺛﺆﳌا تﺪـﺗرا ﰲ ﺎـﻫرﻮﺻ ﺖـﻄﻘُﺘﻟاو ،ﻚـﻟﺬﻛ رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮـﻤﻋ ﻦـﻣ ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا بﺎـﻴﺜﻟا ﻦـﻣ بﺮـﻘﻟﺎﺑ ﺔـﺒﻋﻮﻟا ﺔـﻘﻄﻨﻣ ﰲ ﺖـﻤﻴﻗأ ﺔـﺑﻼﺧ ﺮـﻳﻮﺼﺗ ﺔـﺴﻠﺟ بﺎﻴﺜﻟا اوﺪـﺗرا ﻦﻳﺬﻟا صﺎﺨـﺷﻷا ﻞﻀﻓأ ﻦﻣ ﺎـﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ" ،ةرﻮـﻨﳌا ﺔـﻨﻳﺪﳌا ﻲﺘﻟا ﺔﻟﺎـﺳﺮﻟا ﻢـﻬﻔﺗ ﻲﻫ" ﻒـﻴﻀﻳو ،رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ لﻮـﻘﻳ "ﺎـﻬﻤﻤﺻأ ﻲـﺘﻟا ﺎﻬﻘﻴـﺴﻨﺗ ﲆـﻋ ﻞـﻤﻌﺗ ﻒـﻴﻛ ًﺎـﻣﺎتم فﺮـﻌﺗو ﻊـﻄﻘﻟا هﺬـﻫ ﺎـﻬﻠﻤﺤﺗ ."ةرﻮـﺻ ﻞـﻤﺟﺄﺑ ﺎـﻫرﺎﻬﻇإو ﻦـﻣ ةﺪـﺣاو ﺪـﻌُﺗ ﻲـﺘﻟا ﺎـﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ﻊـﻣ ﻢـﻤﺼﳌا فرﺎـﻌﺗ أﺪـﺑ ءﺎـﻳزﻷا ﺔـﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﰲ ةﺮـﺛﺆﳌا تﺎﻴﺼﺨـﺸﻟا ﺖﺒـﺳﺎﻧ ﺪﻗو ،2018 مﺎﻋ ﰲ ،ﺔﻳدﻮﻌـﺴﻟا قوﺬـﻟا ﺔـﺒﺣﺎﺻ ،ﺎـﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ بﺎـﻴﺜﻟا هﺬـﻫ ﺮﻌـﺸﻟﺎﺑ ﺔـﻴﻧﻮﻘﻳﻷا ﺔـﻟﻼﻃﻹاو ﲇـﻤﻌﻟا ،ﺔﻄﻴـﺴﺒﻟا ﺔـﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا ﺲـﺑﻼﳌاو يرـﺼﻘﻟا ﺲـﺑﻼﳌا ءاﺪـﺗرا ﺐـﺣأ" فﱰـﻌﺗ ذإ ًﺎﻳأ ﺖﻳﱰـﺷا نأ ﱄ ﻖﺒـﺴﻳ لمو ،ﺔـﻴﻟﺎﺟﺮﻟا ﺎﻬﻠﻛ ﺎﻫﺬﺧأ ﻞـﺑ ءﺎﻀﻴﺒﻟا نﺎـﺼﻤﻘﻟا ﻦـﻣ ."ﻲـﺟوز ﺔـﻧاﺰﺧ ﻦـﻣ ءﺎﻳزﻷا ينـﺑ ﻂـﻠﺨﻟا ﺾـﻌﺒﻟا ﺮﻜﻨﺘـﺴﻳ تﺎـﻌﻤﺘﺠﳌا ﰲ ﺔـﻴﻟﺎﺟﺮﻟاو ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ﺖـﻬﺟاو لﺎـﺤﻟا ﺔـﻌﻴﺒﻄﺑو ،ﺔـﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟا ﺔﻌـﺳاو تادﺎﻘﺘﻧا رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮﻤﻋ ﻢـﻴﻣﺎﺼﺗ هاﺪﺗرا ﱄﺎـﺟر بﻮـﺛ لوأ ﻢـﻤﺻ نأ ﺬـﻨﻣ ﺔﻳﻮﻧﺎﺜﻟا ﺔـﺳرﺪﳌا ﻦـﻣ ﻪـﺟﺮﺨﺗ ﻞـﻔﺣ ﰲ ﻚـﻠﺗ رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ يوﺮـﻳ ،تﺎﻴﻨﻴﻌـﺴﺘﻟا ﰲ بﻮـﺜﻟا ﻚـﻟذ ﺖـﻠﺼﻓ" لﻮـﻘﻳو ﺔـﺑﺮﺠﺘﻟا ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ءﺎـﻳزﻷا ﺔـﻃﺎﻴﺨﻟ ﻞﻐـﺸﻣ ﰲ ﰲ ﱄ ﻪـﺘﻃﺎﻴﺧ ﻞـﺒﻘﻳ ﻦـﻣ ﺪـﺟأ لم نيﻷ ﺔﻄﻴـﺴﺑ ﺔـﻳﻮﺜﻧأ ﺔـﺤﳌ ﻞـﻤﺣ ،ﺔـﻳاﺪﺒﻟا ،ﺔـّﻴﻨﻴﺼﻟا ﺔـﻗﺎﻴﻟاو ﺔـﺧﻮﻔﻨﳌا مماـﻛﻷﺎﺑ تادﺎـﻘﺘﻧﻻا ﻦـﻣ ﺪـﻳﺪﻌﻟا ﺖـﻬﺟاوو ﺎـﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ﺖـﻬﺟاو ،ﻚـﻟذ ﻞـﺜﻣو ."ﻪﺒﺒـﺴﺑ نأ ﺪـﻌﺑ لﺎـﺟﺮﻟﺎﺑ ﻪﺒـﺸﺘﻟﺎﺑ تﺎـﻣﺎﻬﺗا ،ماﺮﻐﺘـﺴﻧا ﲆﻋ بﻮﺜﻟﺎﺑ ﺎـﻬﺗرﻮﺻ تﴩـﻧ ﺎـﻬﻟﻮﻘﺑ تﺎـﻣﺎﻬﺗﻻا هﺬـﻫ ﲆـﻋ دﺮـﺗو ءﺎـﺴﻨﻟاو لﺎﺟﺮﻟا ﻪﻳﺪﺗﺮﻳ بﺎـﺒﻠﺟ ﻦﻋ ةرﺎﺒﻋ ﻮـﻫ سﺎـﺳﻷا ﰲ بﻮـﺜﻟا" ﺎـﻨﻌﻤﺘﺠﻣ ﲆـﻋ تأﺮـﻃ ﻲـﺘﻟا تايرـﻴﻐﺘﻟا ﻊـﻣو ،ءاﻮـﺴﻟا ﺪـﺣ ﲆـﻋ ،ﺐـﺴﺣو لﺎﺟﺮﻠﻟ بﺎﻴﺜﻟا ﴫﺤﻧ نأ .ﻂـﻘﻓ لﺎﺟﺮﻠﻟ بﺎـﻴﺜﻟا ﺖـﺤﺒﺻأ يﺪـﺗﺮﺗ تﺎـﻓﺎﻘﺜﻟا ﺾـﻌﺑ ﻲـﻔﻓ .يﺮـﻜﻔﻟا قﻼـﻐﻧﻻا ﻦـﻣ عﻮـﻧ ﻚـﻟذ لﺎـﺜﳌا ﻞﺒﻴـﺳ ﲆـﻋ اﺪﻨﻠﺘﻜـﺳا ﰲو ،لﺎـﺟﺮﻟا نود بﺎـﻴﺜﻟا ءﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ﰲو ،ةرﻮﻨﺘﻠﻟ ﻪﺑﺎـﺸﳌا ﺖـﻠﻴﻜﻟا ﻮﻫو يﺪﻴﻠﻘﺘﻟا يﺰـﻟا لﺎـﺟﺮﻟا يﺪـﺗﺮﻳ ﻚﻟذ ﺪـﺟأ ﻻ ﻚـﻟﺬﻟ ،ةرزﻮـﻟا لﺎـﺟﺮﻟا يﺪـﺗﺮﻳ بيﺮـﻌﻟا ﺞـﻴﻠﺨﻟا ناﺪـﻠﺑ ."ﺔـﻴﻟﺎﺟﺮﻟاو ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا ءﺎـﻳزﻷا ينـﺑ يرـﺒﻜﻟا قﺮـﻔﻟا ﺖﺑﺎﺟﺄﻓ ،بﻮـﺜﻟا اﺬـﻫ ءاﺪـﺗرا ﺪـﻨﻋ ﺎﻫرﻮﻌـﺷ ﻦـﻋ ﺎـﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ُﺖﻟﺄـﺳ ﻊـﻄﻗ ﺖـﺴﻴﻟ ءﺎـﻳزﻷا" ﺖـﻓﺎﺿأو ،"ةّﻮـﻘﻟﺎﺑ تﺮﻌـﺷ" ددﺮـﺗ نوﺪـﺑ “I D I D N O T C O M E U P W I T H A N O V E L I N V E N TI O N . TH E K I N G D O M H A S A N OU T S TA N D I N G C O S T U M E , S O W H Y NO T I N T R O DU C E A F E M I NI NE V E R S IO N OF IT W H I L E K EEP IN G T H E SP I R IT A N D OR IG I N A L IT Y OF TH E S A U D I TH O BE ? ” Om ar Ash o ur ءﺎﻳزﻷا HBSA_002_124to129_ThobePowerSuit_11669679.indd 12604/07/2021 01:03:48 PM The FASHION 127 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 HBSA_002_124to129_ThobePowerSuit_11669679.indd 12704/07/2021 01:04:00 PM128 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 HBSA_002_124to129_ThobePowerSuit_11669679.indd 12804/07/2021 01:04:10 PM The FASHION 129 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 Women today are standing exactly where men are, but this does not mean that one has to dominate the other. We should rather work hand-in-hand and support one another.” For Nirvana, this explains another argument that supports the sustainability of unisex fashion. With more than ten thobes in her wardrobe that she intends to keep for many years, she notes, “These pieces are made using the same materials, minimising fashion waste, which is very important to me.” Nirvana’s shoot in Omar’s creations she tells us was a unique experience for her; one which she carefully chose the location for despite the diffi culty of accessing the Al Wahbah crater (also called Maqla’a Ṭamiyyah); a deep hole in the ground with a three-kilometre, circular diameter and a depth of 380 metres. Considered the largest of its kind in the Middle East, the crater is a four- hour drive from Jeddah. “This photo shoot was an unforgettable adventure, yielding stunning photos that surpassed all my expectations,” she says. Still to come is a special collection of women’s thobes that Omar is soon to launch in collaboration with Nirvana. She says, “Although the project is still in its early stages, I am very excited for it to be revealed.” She and us, both. مﻮﻴﻟا ةأﺮـﳌا ﺪﺟاﻮﺘﺗ .يرـﺒﻌﺘﻟا ﰲ بﻮﻠـﺳأ ﻲﻫ ﻞﺑ ،ﺐـﺴﺣو ﺎـﻬﻳﺪﺗﺮﻧ ماﻫﺪﺣأ ﻰﻐﻄﻳ نأ ىﺰـﻐﳌا ﺲﻴﻟ ،ﻞـﺟﺮﻟا ﻪـﻴﻓ ﺪـﺟاﻮﺘﻳ نﺎﻜـﻣ ﻞﻛ ﰲ ﺎﻨﻀﻌﺑ ﻢـﻋﺪﻧو ًﺎـﻌﻣ ﻞﻤﻌﻧ نأ ﺎـﻨﻴﻠﻋ ينـﻌﺘﻳ ﻞـﺑ ،ﺮـﺧﻵا دﻮـﺟو ﲆـﻋ ﺔﻣاﺪﺘـﺳﻻا مﻮﻬﻔﻣ ﻢـﻋﺪﻳ ًاﺮـﺧآ ًﺎـﺒﻧﺎﺟ ىﺮـﺗ ﻲـﻫو ."ﻚـﻟﺬﻛ ﺾـﻌﺒﻟا ﰲ بﺎـﻴﺛ 10 ﻦـﻣ ثرـﻛأ ﻚـﻠتم ذإ ،ينـﺴﻨﺠﻟا ﻊـﻤﺠﺗ ﻲـﺘﻟا ءﺎـﻳزﻷا ﰲ ﻊـﻨﺼٌﺗ" لﻮـﻘﺗو ،ةﺪـﻳﺪﻋ تاﻮﻨـﺴﻟ ﺎـﻬﺑ ظﺎـﻔﺘﺣﻻا يﻮـﻨﺗو ﺎـﻬﺘﻧاﺰﺧ ﻲﺘﻟا تﺎﻳﺎﻔﻨﻟا ﻦـﻣ ﻞﻠﻘﻳ ﻚﻟذو ،ﺎﻬـﺴﻔﻧ تﺎﻣﺎﺨﻟا ﻦـﻣ ﻊـﻄﻘﻟا هﺬـﻫ ."ﱄ ﺔﺒـﺴﻨﻟﺎﺑ ﺔﻳﺎﻐﻠﻟ ﻢـﻬﻣ اﺬـﻫو ،ءﺎـﻳزﻷا ﺔـﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﻦـﻣ رﺪـﺼﺗ بﺎﻴﺛ يﺪﺗﺮﺗ ﻲـﻫو ﺎﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ﺎـﻬﺗر ّﺪﺼﺗ ﻲﺘﻟا ﺮـﻳﻮﺼﺘﻟا ﺔـﺴﻠﺟ ﺖـﻧﺎﻛ ﺎﻬﻧأ ﺪـﻛﺆﺗ ذإ ،ﺎﻬﻟ ﺔﺒـﺴﻨﻟﺎﺑ ﺎـﻬﻋﻮﻧ ﻦﻣ ةﺪـﻳﺮﻓ ﺔـﺑﺮﺠﺗ رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮـﻤﻋ لﻮﺻﻮﻟا ﺔـﺑﻮﻌﺻ ﻦـﻣ ﻢﻏﺮﻟا ﲆـﻋ ﺔـﻳﺎﻨﻌﺑ ﺮـﻳﻮﺼﺘﻟا ﻊـﻗﻮﻣ ترﺎـﺘﺧا ("ﺔّﻴﻤﻃ ﻊـﻠﻘﻣ" ﺔﻘﻄﻨﳌا ﱄﺎﻫأ ﺎﻬّﻴﻤـﺴﻳ ماـﻛ وأ) ،ﺔـﺒﻋﻮﻟا ﺔـﻫّﻮﻓ ﱃإ تاﱰـﻣﻮﻠﻴﻛ 3 ﻎـﻠﺒﻳ يﺮـﺋاد ﺮـﻄﻘﺑ ضرﻷا ﰲ ﺔـﻘﻴﻤﻋ ةﺮـﻔﺣ ﻲـﻫو ﻊﻘﺗ ﻂـﺳوﻷا قﴩﻟا ﰲ ﺎـﻬﻋﻮﻧ ﻦـﻣ ﱪـﻛﻷا ﻲـﻫ ،اﱰـﻣ 380 ﻖـﻤﻌﺑو ﺖﻧﺎﻛ" لﻮـﻘﺗو ،ةﺪﺟ ﻦﻣ ةرﺎﻴـﺴﻟﺎﺑ تﺎﻋﺎـﺳ ﻊﺑرأ ةيرـﺴﻣ ﺪـﻌُﺑ ﲆـﻋ ﺔـﺑﻼﺧ رﻮـﺻ ﺎـﻬﻨﻋ ﺞـﺘﻧو ،ﴗـﻨُﺗ ﻻ ةﺮـﻣﺎﻐﻣ هﺬـﻫ ﺮـﻳﻮﺼﺘﻟا ﺔـﺴﻠﺟ ."تيﺎﻌﻗﻮﺗ ﻞﻛ ﺖـﻗﺎﻓ بﺎﻴﺜﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺔـﺻﺎﺧ ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻣ ﻮﻫ ﱄﺎـﺤﻟا ﺖﻗﻮﻟا ﰲ ﻪـﻟ ﻊـﻠﻄﺘﻧ ﺎـﻣو ﺖﻗو ﰲ ﺎﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ﻊـﻣ نوﺎﻌﺘﻟﺎﺑ ﺎﻬﻗﻼﻃﻹ رﻮـﺷﺎﻋ ﺮﻤﻋ ﺪﻌﺘـﺴﻳ ﺔﻴﺋﺎـﺴﻨﻟا عوﴩﳌا اﺬﻫ نأ ﻦـﻣ ﻢﻏﺮﻟا ﲆﻋ" سماـﺤﺑ ﺎﻧﺎﭬﺮﻧ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ لﻮـﻘﺗ ،ﺐـﻳﺮﻗ .ﻚﻟﺬﻛ ﻦﺤﻧو ."ﻪـﻗﻼﻃﻹ ًاﺪﺟ ﺔﻗﻮـﺸﺘﻣ ﻲﻨﻧأ ﻻإ ﻪـﺘﻳاﺪﺑ ﰲ لاﺰـﻳ ﻻ ﺔﻜﻠﻤﻤﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺎﻨﻳﺪﻟ !ًاﺪﻳﺪﺟ ًﺎﻋاﺮﺘﺧا مﺪﻗأ ﻢﻟ” ﻪﻤﻳﺪﻘﺗ ﻊﻨﻤﻳ ﺎﻣ ﺪﺟﻮﻳ ﻻو ﻊﺋار يﺪﻴﻠﻘﺗ يز حور ﻰﻠﻋ ظﺎﻔﺤﻟا ﻊﻣ ﺔﻳﻮﺜﻧأ ةرﻮﺻ ﻲﻓ .“يدﻮﻌﺴﻟا بﻮﺜﻟا ﺔﻟﺎﺻأو رﻮﺷﺎﻋ ﺮﻤﻋ Thobes by Dar Omar Ashour. Shoes and jewellery, Nirvana's own Art Direction: Safaa Aliriza Styling: Nirvana Abdul Make-up: Safa Aliriza Assistants: Mohammed Jojo and Mawadah Al-Turki ،تاﺮﻫﻮﺠﳌاو ﺔﻳﺬﺣﻷا ،رﻮﺷﺎﻋ ﺮﻤﻋ راد ﻦﻣ ،بﺎﻴﺜﻟا ﺎﻧﺎﭬنرﻟ ﻚﻠﻣ HBSA_002_124to129_ThobePowerSuit_11669679.indd 12904/07/2021 01:04:20 PMNext >