Runway comfort

Rabih Kayrouz

Rabih Kayrouz lets Beirut speak through his designs. He believes that good clothes, like good homes, should be as comfortable to live in as they are beautiful to look at.

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Brush aside

Hairdresser tools

Tony el Mendelek is a hairdresser, one of the best hairdressers in the country. But ask him if his work can change society and he’ll laugh in your face. Which is rather refreshing.

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Blush

Hala Ajam, Elie Saab

Working all the pretty faces from your neighbor’s wedding to Elie Saab’s fashion shows, the beautiful Hala Ajam gives me a look behind the blush.

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