Artisanal fishing is no longer a male-dominated job. In Belyounech, a group of Moroccan women has set up the country’s first artisanal fishing cooperative, American news agency Associated Press (AP) reports. «We live in the sea and if we separate from it, we will die like fish. The sea is my entire life and that of my children and the people of the village», Fatima Mekhnas, president of the Belyounech cooperative, told AP. The residents of Belyounech who previously worked in
The cool photos of her 67-year-old mother have invaded her Instagram account. Moroccan-Dutch Meryem Slimani have been posting pictures of her mother on her account, styling her in a fashion-forward and edgy way. The retired teacher who left Morocco for the Netherlands in the 1980s has become a fashion icon, posing with sports clothes, a hijab and confident and photogenic looks. «I thought that if I actually style her, instead of having her in her normal clothes, it would be even
In Ourika, a small town at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, the beauty section of the French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) grows the ingredients used in its skincare and fragrances lines, Marie Claire magazine wrote on Tuesday. Exploring the fields that host YSL’s plants, the magazine indicates that the brand’s new skincare line «Pure Shots» features some of Ourika’s products. «The soft pink petals of the marsh-mallow plant, traditionally
On the sidelines of the Paris Fashion Week, currently held in France, the Moroccan caftan was the star of the show through the new Spring-Summer collection of Moroccan designer Fatima Zahra Filali Idrissi. The 2020 collection was part of the Oriental Fashion show, held in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, read a press release sent Tuesday to Yabiladi. On Monday, Idrissi debuted her haute-couture collection of caftans «adorned with Louis d'Or - a French gold coin that had been in
A Dior dress that the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle wore to a reception during her February visit to Morocco is the most expensive clothing item she pt on in 2019, wrote the Daily Mail. In a list, which includes the cost of all the new items worn by Markle throughout 2019, the British daily reports that the Duchess’ «most expensive outfit» was the one she wore during her royal tour of Morocco. The cream-colored gown reportedly costs £90,000 (MAD 1 120 851),
The Moroccan Embassy in Azerbaijan hosted, Sunday in Baku, a Moroccan fashion show, highlighting the designs of Moroccan female fashion designers Fatima Zahra Idrissi and Hind Morad Belghiti. «Fatima Zahra Idrissi opened a workshop dedicated to Morocco’s traditional dresses», the embassy said in a communiqué sent Sunday to Yabiladi. The «unique designs combine between what is traditional and modern, giving an original touch to the Moroccan style», the same
On Wednesday, Donald Trump’s daughter and senior advisor Ivanka Trump landed in Morocco to promote the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. Received in Rabat by Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, Ivanka Trump was wearing an embroidered suit jacket made by Moroccan designed Fadila Elgadi. The grey jacket was a traditional one that she paired with matching pants and high heels. On Twitter, Fadila Elgadi could not hide her excitement seeing her designs being worn by
The Miss England 2019, a beauty pageant in England, is all about diversity this year. The contest’s finalists for this season include women with different backgrounds. One of the contestants competing for the title is a Muslim woman who will be wearing a «burkini» in the competition’s swimsuit round, the Daily Mail reports. During the finals, which will be held Thursday in Newcastle, these women will be parading bare-faced on the catwalk, and will later share their
French luxury goods company Christian Dior has released a new makeup primer as part of its beauty collection. The product was put to the test in Morocco, because of its hot atmosphere. According to American women's fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, Dior used the new primer Backstage Face & Body primer on the models who participated to the brand's Cruise 2020 show in Marrakesh. On April 29, Marrakech was home to the first fashion show French luxury label Christian Dior holds in
On Monday, Marrakech was home to the first fashion show French luxury label Christian Dior holds in Morocco, Reuters reports. The show was organized to showcase the brand’s new «Cruise» collection, which was attended by several Hollywood stars, including actresses Lupita Nyong’o, Shailene Woodley and Jessica Alba. Dior’s fashion show, held outside the brand’s calendar, was hosted by the El Badi Palace, a ruined palace commissioned by the sultan Ahmad
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