Sarah Maisey

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Sarah Maisey

By the time Emily Mikhaiel launched Nazeerah, her Egyptian-American fashion label rooted in regenerative farming and circular design, she’d already flirted with composting toilets, kelp farms and aquaponics. “If I’d known how hard it was going to be, no, I wouldn’t have started,” she tells The National, half-laughing, half-serious. A decade in the making, Nazeerah is not just a brand. It is a manifesto of support for Egyptian cotton farmers and not harming people or the planet.

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Sarah Maisey

Designer Rami Al Ali has become the first Syrian to join the prestigious haute couture calendar in Paris after being invited to show his autumn/winter 2025 collection next month. Celebrated for his sculptural evening wear, the Syria-born, Dubai-based designer's offer to join the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode schedule is a rare accolade and gives him the legal right to call himself an haute couturier.

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Sarah Maisey

Rumours that have been on the fashion world's lips for months have finally been confirmed: Jonathan Anderson is taking over as sole creative director at Dior. It comes days after the announcement that Maria Grazia Chiuri is stepping down as artistic director of the brand's women’s collections after nine years.

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Sarah Maisey

The news that has been on the fashion world's lips for months has finally been confirmed: Maria Grazia Chiuri, creative director of women's haute couture and ready to wear at Christian Dior, is leaving after nine years.

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Sarah Maisey

If you are the type of passenger who jumps out of their seat and opens the overhead lockers before the plane has stopped moving, then you might want to reconsider. The civil aviation authority of Turkey has announced plans to fine impatient passengers in a bid to discourage poor etiquette. Those caught standing up before the aircraft has come to a full halt on the tarmac, accessing overhead lockers, blocking the aisle or moving forward to disembark before others, now risk incurring a fee.