The Dispatch · no. 2 · 13 November 2026
SAEDI, and three new pieces
This week, a designer worth knowing: SAEDI. Then three pieces the designers put up on their own stores in the past few days. And one thing to read: Own a piece from a Fashion Trust Arabia winner: five to buy before the 2026 awards.
A designer worth knowing
SAEDI
Egypt
SAEDI makes couture for an entrance. The evening gowns are built on sheer, boned corsetry, then worked by hand — beaded lattice cages, sequinned columns that break into crystal fringe, tulle that drifts into a train. The palette runs moody and luminous: midnight blue, lilac, rose, silver.
New this week, from the designers’ own stores
Worth reading
Own a piece from a Fashion Trust Arabia winner: five to buy before the 2026 awards
The 2026 prizes are given in Doha on 28 November; here are five earlier winners, one piece from each, who it suits and how long it takes to reach you.