Fashion Trust Arabia 2022: Introducing This Year’s Panel of Judges
Amina Muaddi, Zuhair Murad, Olivier Rousteing, Pierpaolo Piccioli and other industry heavyweights will be determining this year’s winners
Under the patronage of HH Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser as honorary chair, with co-chairs HE Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani and Tania Fares, Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA)‘s annual awards are back with another edition that will showcase the best in regional creativity and style across a variety of categories, shining a spotlight on up-and-coming Arab talent from the region – and beyond.
The judges will select six winning designers across five womenswear-focused categories: Evening Wear, Ready-to-Wear, Accessories (Shoes and Handbags), and Jewellery (Fine & Fashion Jewellery), and the Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award (Arab Fashion Design Graduate), along with the guest country award.
Turkey will be the recipient of this year’s guest country award, honoured in partnership with FTA and the Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association. This award – which was launched last year and saw Columbia as the first guest country – will shed light on the strongest emerging Turkish designer, an opportunity for creatives to gain recognition for their outstanding work.
Launched in 2018, the Qatar-based non-profit organisation highlights various regional innovations, talents, trends and more, a platform first of its kind in the Arab world.
This year’s judging committee includes the likes of Jordanian-Romanian shoe designer Amina Muaddi, Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad, Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli and others industry heavyweights.
Harper’s Bazaar Arabia shares Fashion Trust Arabia’s 2022 Judging Committee Here
Fashion Trust Arabia’s 2022 Judging Committee
- Ruba Abu-Nimah, Creative Director, Tiffany & Co.
- Yoon Ahn, Fashion Designer Yoon Ambush
- Imran Amed, Founder & Chief Executive of The Business of Fashion
- Gherardo Felloni, Creative Director, Roger Vivier
- Fernando Garcia & Laura Kim, Creative Directors, Oscar de la Renta
- Guram Gvasalia, Creative Director, Vetements
- Alex Israel, Multimedia Artist and Eyewear Designer
- Michèle Lamy, Co-Founding Partner & Managing Director of Art/Furniture Owenscorp.
- Camille Miceli, Creative Director, Pucci
- Amina Muaddi, Shoe Designer
- Zuhair Murad, Fashion Designer
- Pierpaolo Piccioli, Creative Director, Valentino
- Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Chairman, Balmain and Valentino
- Carine Roitfeld, Founder and Director of CR Fashion Book/CR Men and Founder of Carine Roitfeld Paris
- Samuel Ross, Fashion Designer & Creative Director, A-COLD-WALL
- Olivier Rousteing, Creative Director, Balmain
- Remo Ruffini, CEO, Moncler
- Lorraine Schwartz, Jewellery Designer
- Charaf Tajer, Creative Director Casablanca
- Arnaud Vaillant & Sébastien Meyer, Creative Directors, Coperni
- Iris Van Herpen, Fashion Designer
- Erin Walsh, Stylist
Fashion Trust Arabia’s Advisory Committee – which is made up of Adam Baidawi, Bryan Boy, Edgardo Osorio, Erdem Moragliou, Gaia Repossi, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Imruh Asha, Mary Alice Malone, Olivier Theyskens, Pierre M’Pele, Piergiorgio Del Moro, Tiffany Godoy, Alex Fury, Carmen Busquets, Fabio Piras, Nina Garcia, Patti Wilson, Sarah Andelman, Sara Maino, Saif Mahdhi, Sofia Guellaty and Wayman & Micah. – have shortlisted the 24 applicants for the aways.
MATCHESFASHION will continue to mentor and provide winners with an e-commerce platform to sell their collection, while Harrods has agreed to mentor and support the evening wear winner, pledging to carry their creations within the prestigious walls of the world famous department store. Bisceter Village will be offering a bespoke mentorship programme, while Maison De Mode will offer winners a mentorship on sustainability and Maison Pyramide will provide winners with showroom representation during Paris Fashion Week, along with PR consultancy.
MATCHESFASHION will continue to mentor and provide winners with an e-commerce platform to sell their collection, while Harrods has agreed to mentor and support the evening wear winner, pledging to carry their creations within the prestigious walls of the world-famous department store.
Bisceter Village will be offering a bespoke mentorship programme, while Maison De Mode will offer winners a mentorship on sustainability and Maison Pyramide will provide winners with showroom representation during Paris Fashion Week, along with PR consultancy.
Founded in 2018, Fashion Trust Arabia is the first non-profit initiative of its kind created to provide financial support, guidance and mentorship to emerging designers in the MENA region.
For more information, visit fashiontrustarabia.com