Yassmin Saleh

Grey Sheep

@yassminelsaleh

Location

beirut / lebanon

University

lebanese american university

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BORN IN BEIRUT AND RAISED IN ABU DHABI, YASSMIN EL SALEH WENT BACK TO HER ROOTS IN ORDER TO PURSUE HER DREAM.

AT THE AGE OF 17, THE DESIGNER SPENT A MONTH IN MILAN DISCOVERING THE GENERAL ESSENCE OF FASHION PRACTICE AT ISTITUTO MARANGONI. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, MAJORING IN FASHION DESIGN (IN COLLABORATION WITH UAL: LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION AND ELIE SAAB).

HAVING WON THE JURY PRIZE 2015, YASSMIN WAS THEN SELECTED TO PURSUE AN INTERNSHIP AT ELIE SAAB.

ON JUNE 2017, YASSMIN EL SALEH HAS WON THE PRIZE OF EXCELLENCY IN CRAFTSMANSHIP FOR HER FINAL YEAR COLLECTION "THE DANCE OF THE PSYCHE".

Latest Collection

TABLE RASE - SS18

"The night of the non-event. War in the vacant sky."
-Etel Adnan, The Arab Apocalypse.

Every human is born with a blank slate; what mold a person are the events and experiences in life: TABLE RASE.
The TABLE RASE SS/18 Collection is inspired by the mental state of the people before and after the Lebanese Civil War.
Instead of remembering, memories of the war were silenced, creating a social amnesia.
This collection pushes the social and psychological aspect into garments;' creating a contrast in shapes, colors, and craftsmanship.

Through the TABLE RASE collection, Yassmin Saleh has collaborated with the talented artist Nour Saleh, turning her signature linear drawings into garments. Inspired by stereotypical Lebanese facial features in the 60's, her work is put to life through digital printing, knitwear and hand embroidery.

Previous collections

The Dance of The Psyche - FW18

Latest Collection

TABLE RASE - SS18

Previous collections

The Dance of The Psyche - FW18

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