When it comes to Saudi Arabian women’s fashion, many people’s first reaction is: Does “fashion” exist in their dictionary?
▼Aren’t they wrapped up tightly all day long with only their eyes exposed?
However, anyone who has watched "Sex and the City 2" will definitely be refreshed by this scene in their understanding of Saudi women.
▼The Arab women who took off their black robes were wearing the latest season's ready-made clothes or even advanced customization.
Yes, this is the correct way for them to open up. Not only are they extremely fashionable, but they also have the confidence and financial resources to pursue fashion.
This wealthy country has finally ushered in an international "fashion guide" - "Vogue" will launch the Arabic version of its online official website in October this year, and officially issue a paper publication in 2017, bringing this trend to the forefront. The fashion whirlwind blew into and in the Middle East.
The editor-in-chief of the Arabic version of "Vogue" is none other than Princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.
She is the "fashionable princess with no headband"
Although Deena was born in Saudi Arabia, and her father was once the Saudi Minister of Transportation, she has settled in Santa Barbara, the United States for a long time.. Under the dual influence of Middle Eastern culture and Western culture, she has almost never been seen dressing up like a traditional Arab woman.
Deena once said in an interview that when she was 4 years old, she was influenced by a Yves Saint Laurent advertising blockbuster:
"A model with slicked back hair, wearing a V-neck jumpsuit, this beauty and temptation moved me It resonated with me until now."
So, a fashion bud secretly grew in my heart.
After meeting Saudi Prince Nasser Abdulaziz in 1996, Deena married into the Saudi royal family and had a daughter and two twin sons.
However, Deena did not live a regular life as a princess. She continued to "appear" in major fashion weeks, showing the world her insights and good taste in fashion.
has accumulated good connections in the fashion circle. Her style is often rated as "Style Star" by major fashion websites. Even designers have become friends with her and invited her to be a front row guest at shows.
▼Appeared in Chanel 2015 Dubai Early Spring Show.
▼Watch the Burberry 2016 spring and summer men's wear show with "Empress" Sun Li, "Big Cousin" Liu Wen and "Little Beauty" Gui Lunmei.
▼I am good friends with the Russian socialite and magazine editor Miroslava Duma (Miroslava Duma). The two people with similar experiences and hobbies hit it off immediately.
Such an atypical Saudi princess is not only the first editor-in-chief of the Arabic version of "Vogue", but is also called "the most fashionable and bold Middle Eastern royal family" by the media.
Only by having unique characteristics can you stand in the fashion circle.
Although Deena's generous family background and status as "Saudi Princess" have made Deena conspicuous enough, she has always used her unique taste to become the darling of street photographers. Rather than saying she is a princess, she is more like a fashion blogger.
Different from the extreme luxury of Sheikh Moza, another former princess of Qatar from the Middle East, Deena's style is mainly simple and modern. She was also ranked 23rd among the 100 most stylish people by "Harper's Bazaar" name.
In her wardrobe that reflects the spirit of contemporary women, most of them are coats, suits, and trousers with crisp silhouettes, which can almost become a model for working women. The biggest feature is her constantly changing handbags. You know, "Deena's handbags" are a hot topic at fashion week.
Among the off-the-shoulder outfits and wide-leg trousers that are popular this year, a sharp-edged black and gold handbag highlights the aura even more.
The off-white tone is clean and elegant, while the wood grain handbag injects a bookish style into the look.
The plaid shirt and book-shaped handbag easily create a college style, and the stacked bracelets reveal a fashionable coolness.
is wearing a shiny purple suit that exudes the mysterious atmosphere of the Middle East. Matching it with a lightning-patterned handbag shows Deena's usual small personality.
The romantic satin dress and the leather tassel handbag collide with each other to create a sense of strength and softness, which is gorgeous yet resolute.
▼Let’s enjoy the handbag show of this Saudi princess~
Love fashion and speak out for women
Before becoming the editor-in-chief, Deena had already deeply explored the fashion industry. In the early years, she founded the membership-only boutique D'NA, which brought some avant-garde and cutting-edge designer brands from London and Northern Europe to the Middle East.
In Deena’s eyes, there is no difference between women in the Middle East and women in other parts of the world:
“Despite the conservative nature of the Middle East, our women, like all women, want to feel empowered and look beautiful and fashionable. It is the nature of all women to love beauty. "
As a supporter of Muslim women's liberation, Deena wants to change not only the fashion itself, but also to liberate the minds of Arab women through dressing, so that they can have new shopping concepts and ideas. A better way to live.
Deena expressed her excitement on Instagram as the editor-in-chief of Vogue Arabia.
In addition to wanting to make Arab women more free, Deena is also committed to changing the world's thinking about Arab women, and her "new career" is an opportunity. :
"Many Muslim women love fashion very much, but the media does not fully portray the entire Muslim world. People only see me, but they don't know that there are many women like me. I am not shy, on the contrary, I am happy to show off to everyone."
Seeing this, some people will think that this is another story of "reincarnated little expert". Deena does have a life and influence that ordinary people cannot match because of her good family background. But she did not squander these inherent advantages, but used her own power to help more people, eliminate prejudices, and liberate ideas.
Perhaps those beautiful fashions still need to be hidden in Arab women's robes, but Deena's personality of daring to pursue dreams and being true to herself has inspired them and deserves our admiration.
By.C is also Miranda
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