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“Time for the fitting. There weren’t masses of alterations as the models were roughly the same size”
“We wanted to re-create the Shahrazad wedding in 1001 Arabian Nights. This is the bridal gown and part of the finale”
“For the invitations, a design was used of an antique Persian carpet – it was then re-worked and printed onto some of the gowns”
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“The first sketches are done fast, to get the ideas down, and then as details evolve, so do the drawings. Until they reach the final versions, which I spend my time on”
“No, I didn’t turn my hand to the make-up. I was just instructing the artist on what I wanted – which was a very Arabic look of strong smoky eyes, liner and pale beige lips”
“This is me in director role. We are on the streets of Rome shooting the look-book. I wanted them to act relaxed, and to slouch with a romantic feel, not stiff at all”
THE COLLECTION took 40 of my staff, which includes master cutters, sample makers “ Theandcollection tailors, along with embroiderers, beaders and finishers, to get it just right
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