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VCUQatar Announces Guest Designer for Tenth Annual Fashion Show (29.4.2009)

VCUQatar Announces Guest Designer for the Tenth Annual Fashion Show

Doha, Qatar - Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is pleased to announce young Bahraini fashion designer Hebah Abdulaziz Al-Hasan as the guest designer for the Tenth Annual Fashion Show which is open to the public on 30 April, 2009 at 7:00 PM.

Budding Bahraini fashion designer Hebah Abdulaziz Al-Hasan's work carries an East meets West theme where her clothes are essentially modern, sporty and spirited but held together with an Eastern essence as a result of the fabric used throughout the pieces. Her designs for fashion-conscious women are comfortable, free-flowing and conservative, yet striking and sensual at the same time.

Inspired by the film 'Memoirs of a Geisha' and her favorite contemporary designer, Matthew Williamson, Ms. Al-Hasan's recent collection was a take on the silk kimono in combination with the beautiful and intricate Kashmiri work that she greatly admires and uses. Her forte is her ability to combine fabrics that come in a variety of eye-popping colors, textures and detail and she likes to add a touch of mysterious sensuality to her designs when creating her clothes. While the ubiquitous kimono and traditional Bahraini lady's thobes (traditional dresses) are firm favorites, Ms Al-Hasan is also drawn to Western clothing including baby doll and empire dresses, as well as 1950s "waist-clenching" dresses and peasant skirts. She believes it is essential to cater to society's needs and with her "fuku" garments - those that don't show everything - allows women to be both comfortable, stylish and above all, confident.

Ms. Al-Hasan's Hazah line's butterfly label states her mission - Made with percent love and the logo is a mirror image of two butterflies, only separated by color - purple and pink, kissing. The message she wishes to convey is, "We are all the same inside regardless of our differences. Through love we should embrace these very differences that set us apart as individuals and unite to forge a pillar of strength". Her designs with their bursts of color, simplicity, love, beauty and faith as symbols of hope, perfectly illustrate this ambition.

The daughter of a former ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, Ms. Al Hasan has a bachelor's degree from the American University in Washington DC and in 2001 she received a certificate in interior design from New York's Parsons School of Design.

She has recently signed an agreement with Seventh Heaven, a retail outlet in Bahrain's Al A'ali Shopping Complex, which will carry her Hazah line on an ongoing and exclusive basis. She has also exhibited her creations in Kuwait to resounding success and looks forward to expanding her horizons and selling her clothing in other countries especially in the fashion capitals of the world.

Ms. Al-Hasan will be showing some of her work at VCUQatar's Tenth Annual Fashion Show. The fashion show is part of the annual activities of VCUQatar's fashion design program to develop the country's growing fashion industry, with support from Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. The theme for this year's show is entitled 'Hekayat' and comprises the stories the senior students weave together as they present their myriad collections. Doha is one of the most multi-cultured cities in the world and these influences will surely be reflected in the show. The fashion show starts at 7:00 PM on 30 April, 2009 and is open to the public.

About Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar:
Established in the US in 1838 and in Qatar in 1998 Virginia Commonwealth University offers students from all over the world the opportunity to earn Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in fashion, graphic and interior design. A team of highly skilled professors provide rigorous curricula that prepare students to assume leadership roles in the professional design field of their choice. VCUQatar regularly organizes and hosts exhibitions, gallery events, world-class conferences and holds an annual fashion show. VCUQatar is supported and funded by the Qatar Foundation. For more information please visit www.qatar.vcu.edu or call +974 492 7245.

About Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
Founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organization committed to the principle that a nation's greatest natural resource is its people. The headquarters of Qatar Foundation are located within its flagship project, Education City, a fourteen million square-meter campus which hosts numerous progressive learning institutions and centers of research, including branch campuses of six of the world's leading universities, plus a cutting-edge research and development center. Qatar Foundation also works to enhance the quality of life in Qatar by investing in community health and development.
For more information please visit: www.qf.org.qa

VCUQatar Announces Guest Designer for the Tenth Annual Fashion Show Press Release as pdf-File

VCUQatar Announces Guest Designer for the Tenth Annual Fashion Show Press Release as pdf-File in Arabic language

Images:
Hebah’s collection at a Al Ali fashion show

Hazah 2006 Collection

Hazah collection

Hazah collection

Hebah Abdulaziz Al-Hasanl' Arc de Triomphe event