Middle Eastern women are some of the most glamorous in the world.
You might not believe that if you watch too much of the news but it’s really true. Just walk down any street in Beirut or Tehran and you’ll see women dressed up from head to toe, perfectly made up even if just to visit the neighbours or the grocery shop.
I think it’s something in our DNA, or maybe in the culture which puts so much importance on looking elegant and chic. Pretty much all of our designers do ballgowns and flipflops are nowhere to be seen unless you happen to be at the beach (even then there is a fair share of heels and bikinis).
So when I received an invite to a show by Bahareh Badiei, a Singapore-based Iranian designer, I naturally expected one thing – glamour!
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| Designer Bahareh Badiei (in the middle) with the models at the cozy presentation at Novus Restaurant in the National Museum. |
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| All photos by Kenneth Choo (www.kennethchoo.com) Thank you Kenneth :-) |