- Title: FRANCE: Egyptian themed collection for Marie Bishara at Paris fashion show
- Date: 28th September 2008
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MARIE BISHARA, FASHION DESIGNER, SAYING: "I wanted to say that Egypt is a country with a very rich heritage and every artist can get inspiration from it and create many things, accessories. Our country is wonderful and Egyptian cotton wool is similar to white gold. Stylists can use it and make Egypt shine." VARIOUS MARIE BISHARA TALKING WITH JOURNALIST
- Embargoed: 13th October 2008 13:00
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- Location: France
- Country: France
- Topics: Fashion
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- Story Text: Egyptian fashion designer Marie Bishara presented her new ready-to-wear 2009 collection in Paris, on Friday (September 27).
She drew on her Egyptian heritage to find inspiration for her designs, which, nevertheless, have a thoroughly modern look.
Bishara works with traditional materials used in Egyptian clothing such as linen, cotton wool and silk.
For Bishara, playing with material is something she has done for a long time.
"The first thing I ever made was my ballet dress. I must have been 8 years old. We were asked to make an underskirt made of tulle and to embroider some pearls on it. That was my first experience of creating an item of clothing. I had to make a skirt made of red tulle for a Pharaoh ballet," she said.
Bishara said Egyptian style was so interesting because it was influenced by so many cultures.
"Egypt is at the crossroad of many cultures, the Coptic culture, the Muslim culture and the ancient culture of the Pharaohs. Every culture has left a mark and it's all of this that has left an incredible richness and it's also an incredible source of inspiration for every artist, a painter or a stylist. That is what this collection is about," Bishara said.
The designs of Bishara's displayed golden embroidery and semi-precious stones. Turquoise, deep blues and orange attire dominated her collection.
Some of Bishara's dresses had contemporary short hemlines; others were long flowing robes inspired by traditional desert wear.
Also represented through her work was the "Talli", a traditional ornament made of silver string from the south of Egypt.
Many Egyptian symbols are displayed in Bishara's work.
"I wanted to say that Egypt is a country with a very rich heritage and every artist can get inspiration from it and create many things and accessories, Bishara said.
In a tribute to the uses of cotton in fashion design, Bishara said: "Egyptian cotton wool is similar to white gold. Stylists can use it and make Egypt shine." - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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