2. Old Beirut: “The Paris of the Middle East”
The city where it all started looked like this some decades ago.
Jetsetters used to visit from all over the world to park their yachts at its
beautiful port and hit the shores, beaches and casinos. Lebanese
people have always been known for their tremendous love for life,
beauty, culture and travel.avel.
3. War was a handicap to individual efforts as well as the whole country for numerous years.
4. The beautiful downtown area of
Beirut was rebuilt from scratch.
New hope emerged as well as
tremendous talent, especially in
fashion design.
The pictures depict the before and
after pictures of the reconstruction
of the Downtown in Beirut.
5. A new wave of fashion designers emerged after the
war, taking the city of Beirut and the entire world by
storm. We often see some of the biggest Lebanese
Designers’ names on the red carpet.
10. Abed Mahfouz Georges Chakra Georges Hobeika
(Dress as seen on Miss USA and
Universe 2011)
11. … and the list goes on! More and more young
designers are emerging from this small
Mediterranean country, which has left its imprint on
the fashion industry all over the world.