Conflict and Couture // thegenteel.com
Being a designer in Lebanon is not easy and it also means constantly renewing one’s inspirations. Nadine Mneimneh concludes with a sense of disappointment: “Sadly the market is invaded by commercial trends and ladies are copying each other. I [would] love to see more experimental looks on the streets, or people expressing their individuality. Social media [is] worsening the phenomena, with hordes of “fashionistas” wearing the same outfits, and posting alike pictures on Facebook and Instagram. Fashion is getting shallower by the day, and style is just fading away.”…