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7 Stunning Looks from Qatari Couture House Tiiya’s Fashion Week Runway Debut

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Qatari couture house Tiiya makes its fashion week runway debut with Il était une fois (Once Upon a Time), a collection depicting the allegorical fantasy of a mid-century fairy tale cast across a grisaille backdrop. Embroidered flowers formed in scale-like shapes, a flounced feather overskirt, and a multitude of dancing, hand-stripped feathers make for a collection where each dress represents hundreds of hours in the making. “While enjoying afternoon tea with my daughter and co-designer Sheikha, we were immediately inspired to design the pink tulle gown – we sketched it there and then,” recalls Shaikha Alanoud Alattiya. “When design turned into actual creation, it needed more than 100m of pink tulle. I think this is a very important outcome a designer should aspire to achieve – by all means aim for comfort, but we take into account the feeling when wearing a gown. It should be transformative, so you feel like a princess in your own fairy tale.”

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

Photo: Shaikha Al-Thani

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Originally published in the April 2022 issue of Vogue Arabia

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