Amina Muaddi Among Winners at Fashion Trust Arabia 2021 Prize

Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) hosted its third annual FTA Prize Wednesday evening at the National Museum of Doha, Qatar.

Winners included Zaid Affas for ready-to-wear design, Benchellal for eveningwear design, Port Tanger for accessories design, Alia Bin Omair for jewellery design and El Tayeb Nation, who won the Franca Sozzani Debut Talent award.

Amina Muaddi was also the first recipient of the new Entrepreneur of the Year award, celebrating young Arab creative entrepreneurs making an impact globally.

The FTA 2021 Prize jury was comprised of some of the global fashion industry’s major players, including Carine Roitfeld, Elie Saab, Haider Ackermann, Alexa Chung, Juergen Teller, Natalia Vodianova, Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli, Moncler chairman and CEO, Remo Ruffini and Virgil Abloh.

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