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Emirates Woman|June 2019

Darin Hachem is a Lebanese – Mexican brand paving the way for emerging design

Natalie Westernoff
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How does your Middle Eastern heritage inspire your collections?

'I’d say the most obvious thing is the fabric we chose. They might not be the typical embroidered ones, but they have a certain hand, a quality to them that is very important to us. This is why we prefer natural ones, silks, cottons…

The colours we pick are very close to the Middle Eastern 'paysage', these sandy tones, browns, greens found even in our wooden arts and furniture. They are all tones and shades of earthy colours.

The other thing is the diversity we have in the area concerning the dressing codes – what to show what to hide; it pushes us to play more with the pieces we create, but this is also part of our own identity.

Where did you both study and how do you think that has impacted your career?

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