Keep it in the family
Only a few days have passed since Maison Rabih Kayrouz presented its spring/summer collection at Paris’s Couture Week but there is no time to wind down. Beneath the high ceiling of his showroom, Kayrouz and members of his team are observing a flowing dress worn by a model. Around them the atelier is alive with the clatter of sewing machines.
It’s no coincidence that the Paris office feels theatrical: it used to be a playhouse where, in , Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot was first staged. It later served as an art gallery before becoming the base for Maison Rabih Kayrouz in His staff has grown from two to 30 members in 10 years but Kayrouz still refers to his team as “the family”. “I would love to always keep this feeling,” he says. “Even if we had hundreds of people here.”
When Kayrouz started out – as a one-man operation – he had to think as a businessman as well as a designer. He has a flair for both: his ready-to-wear line is carried in 50 shops worldwide. With more staff he can now devote himself to the clothes. “I respect the people who are working with me,” he says. “But at the same time I can fly my own way.”
Attention in the fashion indus
Rabih Kayrouz leva a sua moda impecável nos shapes, feito com tecidos sempre finos e sem excessos, para um endereço próprio em Paris: o estilista libanês abre as portas, neste mês de maio, da primeira butique da sua Maison Rabih Kayrouz.
Instalado no Théâtre de Babylone, icônico teatro francês inaugurado há 63 anos e que foi transformado em ateliê da grife há algumas temporadas, o espaço foi aberto ao público para oferecer uma verdadeira experiência de compras para a clientela – anteriormente, Rabih recebia somente imprensa e compradores duas vezes ao ano no local para apresentar as boas novas.
"Após inaugurar nossa primeira flagship em Beirut, em , foi um processo natural transformar em loja parte do nosso belo e único ateliê parisiense", comentou o designer ao Style Arábia. "O atelier de alta-costura é conectado com a loja e vamos possibilitar que as clientes experimentem e entendam o processo de couture e o know-how francês". Para quem interessar, a loja da Maison Rabih Kayrouz fica no número 38 da Boulevard Raspail.
Maison Rabih Kayrouz
Maison Rabih Kayrouz is a distinguished fashion house founded by Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz in Known for its clear lines, immaculate tailoring, and a blend of elegance with ease, the fashion house quickly carved a distinctive niche within the haute couture and ready-to-wear sectors.
Kayrouz began his training in Paris at the esteemed École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. After sharpening his skills at Dior and Chanel, he returned to Beirut and opened his fashion atelier in However, it was the establishment of his eponymous brand in Paris that marked a significant expansion, presenting a strong focus on both haute couture and ready-to-wear collections.
Maison Rabih Kayrouz debuted its ready-to-wear line in , capturing attention with its minimalist aesthetic and architectural precision. In , Kayrouz was invited to join the official calendar of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, a rare accolade that underlines the brand’s extraordinary craftsmanship and innovation. This acknowledgment allowed the fashion house to further solidify its standing within the international fashion community.
A critical moment for the brand
GENESES
Au commencement était le geste.
De cacher sa nudité en drapant du tissu
La toge, l’abaya, le kimono, d’un seul trait, d’un seul geste, délicatement posé sur les épaules, le tissu devient vêtement, la matière devient forme, le vêtement devient vie.
Je crois avoir fait très tôt ce geste, naturellement.
Et depuis, ce geste premier, je l’ai reproduit à l’infini.
Parce que je dessine sans dessin un vêtement sur le corps, parce que je couvre, protège le corps en cherchant à découvrir, par la netteté de mes traits, l’essence. Parce que ma couture se fantasme sans coutures, parce que je rêve de pièces atemporelles, de vêtements de toujours, pour tou- jours, de vêtements comme des promesses déjà tenues.
C’est au Liban que je suis né trois fois :
La première en ,
entre Jdeidet Ghazir et Yahchouch, des villages de montagne dont l’élégance simple des habitants m’a laissé le souvenir de la noblesse de se vêtir
La deuxième en ,
à Beyrouth, en ouvrant ma première maison de couture
La troisième en ,
à Beyrouth encore, lors de l’explosion du port qui m’a gravement ble
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