Weaving meaningful messages into fashion is integral to the works of Beirut, Lebanon based fashion designer Lara Khoury.
Considered to be one of the most experimental young designers in Lebanon right now, Lara studied fashion at ESMOD (Ecole Superieure de la Mode) with two years in Lebanon and the last year in Paris, France. After that, she moved back to her hometown Beirut in Lebanon where she found herself “stuck” because of the ongoing war between Lebanon and Israel in 2006. This led to her working with one of the most famous contemporary fashion designers from Lebanon, Elie Saab, in the same year.
She then joined STARCH (a non-profit organization that helps launch Lebanese emerging designers) under the aegis of Lebanese fashion designer Rabih Kayrouz where she spent about a year and showcased two collections. Six months later, she started out on her own with her eponymous fashion brand, Lara Khoury (LK), out of a studio/showroom in Gemmayzeh, Beirut.
I spoke to Lara over Skype about her life, work, art, Paris, Lebanon, Elie Saab, unity in diversity, risks, and experiments, among many other things.
Read here: https://thefloatingmagazine.com/people-lara-khoury/
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