- Born on December 1, 1956, Lebanon.
- Started designing clothes since childhood, helping his sister who was a tailor.
- Graduated in Electrical Engineering.
- Started working in the fashion business in the early 1990’s.
- 1999: First show for Bridal Collection “Royal Plaza Hotel”, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2000: Two consecutive fashion shows for Bridal and Evening Dressing, both in “Phoenicia”, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2001: Launched “The Dreamer” (“Al Halima”) Collection, for Bridal Dressing, “Phoenicia”, Beirut, Lebanon. The first of many consecutive “The Dreamer” (“Al Halima”) fashion shows.
- 2004: Showed Autumn-Winter 2004 Collection at “International Fashion Week”, Roma, Italy.
- 2008: Showed Spring 2008 Collection at “Auditorium Della Musica”, Italy.
- 2009: Abed Mahfouz added a new addition to his brand - a luxurious evening ready-to-wear line designed to savor his woman with a new taste for the brand. The ready-to-wear collection was launched during New York Fashion week, a thriving product that continue to receive international coverage and recognition.
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Abed Mahfouz is born on December 1, 1956, Lebanon.
Graduated in Electrical Engineering.
Yet his passion for designing clothes started since childhood, especially as he started helping his sister who worked as a tailor, in 1985.
Mahfouz is now recognized as a Fashion Designer who is specialized in finding harmony in style, along with his ability to mix many different spirits into one balanced result.
He started in the fashion business in the early 1990’s, and his first step into stardom happened in 1999, when he exposed his first collection of Bridal gowns in the “Royal Plaza Hotel” in Beirut, which was a real success.
He carried on with two consecutive fashion shows for Bridal and Evening dressing, in 2000, which both took place in “Phoenicia”, Beirut.
In 2001 he launched “The Dreamer” {“Al Halima”} Collection, specialized in Bridal dressing, during a great show in “Phoenicia”, Beirut. And this specific show was the first one of many “The Dreamer” {“Al Halima”} consecutive successful Collections.
Abed M. reached international recognition when he took part in the “International Fashion Week” which took place in Roma, where he showed his Autumn-Winter 2004 Collection.
This event sent him to stardom, and since that time, he participates in every fashion season show of the “International Fashion Week”, which is also known as “Alta Roma” and “Alta Moda”.
A.M. 2008 Spring Collection, which was shown in “Auditorium Parco Della Musica”, found a big success.
The Collections which are being achieved by the Abed Mahfouz Fashion House are divided as follows:
- “ABED MAHFOUZ HAUTE COUTURE (FIRST LINE)”
- “ABED MAHFOUZ PRÊT À COUTURE (SECOND LINE)”
- “ABED MAHFOUZ PRÊT À PORTER (READY TO WEAR LINE)”
- “AL HALIMA” BY ABED MAHFOUZ (WEDDING LINE)”
The A.M. group operates in Italy, France, and Lebanon. Products are distributed in more than 20 countries around the world.
Sources: abedmahfouz.com - sfilate.com - Book sources: “NOUN”, March 2008.
Prepared by artist Rana BISSAT and William MATAR
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