Born in UAE, Rabia Zargarpur is known for her everyday elegant designs for Muslim women around the world. Recent years have seen many changes in the clothing of Middle East women who want to look stylish and Rabia Z clothing designs specialize in creations for such modern Muslim women.

Rabia completed her education from the Nassau Community College in New York and the University of Phoenix. She has also received fashion certification from Fashion Institute of Technology New York and Esmod. Her debut collection won her the ‘Emerging Designer Award’ at Dubai Fashion Week 2007. She also became the first winner of ‘International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2008′ award for UAE & GCC by the British Council. Arabian Business News named her amongst the top 100 Most Powerful Arab personalities in 2009.

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Nawal Al Hooti is a popular Omani designer in Middle East who has achieved widespread fame because of her designs which showcase the culture of the country. A self taught fashion designer, Nawal Al Hooti has never attended any fashion or design school. Her work is inspired from her homeland Oman and that is reflected in her designs.

She has participated in many Omani and international fashion shows such as the Muscat Fashion Week, Sanad Fashion show and the Omani Fashion show, Italy. In Muscat Fashion Week, she showcased her collection of traditional Omani dresses with modern influences. The models wore long tunic tops with embroidered pants and looked stylish yet modest.

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Amina Al-Jassim is a Saudi Arabian fashion designer of jalabiyas and wedding dresses. She transforms the beautiful traditional Saudi attire into ready-to-wear clothes.  She studied computer science and business administration at Ball State University in the US. She learned about fashion by reading books on fashion and techniques that are involved in designing. Her passion and liking for fashion made her start designing jalabiyas for friends. After getting married she started her fashion business by opening her own boutique, Dar Breesam in Alkhobar.

She has participated in many shows in different countries and has held exhibition in Spain, Lebanon and various other countries in the Gulf region. She showcased her collection during the Muscat Fashion Week 2011. Her designs are focused on Arab culture and aimed to enhance the looks of Arabian women.

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Amal Murad, a leading fashion designer from Dubai had a sense of style and fashion from very young age. She pursued her degree from UAE university and regularly attended the fashion seminar class premiere’ that is held in Paris. Amal Murad created her first Abaya collection, REDAA in 2005. REDAA has become a leading brand for abaya’s in the world and makes traditional abaya’s look elegant and trendy.

REDAA abaya’s can be worn for all occasions and are very popular among many Middle East women.Inspired by various designers such as Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, Amal Murad has transformed the traditional black abaya into a fashionable garment with the addition of colorful fabrics and designs. For the first time, she exhibited her collection at The Bridal Show in Abu Dhabi in 2006.

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