Adnan Akbar
'Adnan Akbar, born in Mecca[1] is a Saudi fashion designer described as the "Saint Laurent of the Middle East".[2] He studied embroidery in Lebanon and in Karachi.[3] In 1989, he entered a licensing agreement for embroidered luxury fabrics with the French textile company Bianchini Férier.[3] In 1989, he launched a collection of pret a porter which was well received in the United States.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News Pub. Corp. 1989.
- ^ Hoppenstand, Gary (2007). The Greenwood encyclopedia of world popular culture. Greenwood Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-313-33274-6.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Elisabeth (1989). "Adnan Akbar: Toutes les splendeurs de l'Arabie". L'Officiel de la mode (in French). No. 748.
- ^ "Adnan Akbar:Le couturier adnan akbar très applaudi à Washington". L'Officiel de la mode (in French). No. 752. 1989.
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