Dubai based designer Rami Al Ali unveiled his latest haute couture collection last night in Paris. The designer's ninth show as a couturier was a quiet conversation about understated refinement and was shown in the grandeur of the Pompadour Salon of the Le Meurice Hotel.
The collection of discreetly elegant evening gowns moved through a palette of golds and greys, and oceanic greens and blues.
Simple dresses were elevated using sculptural folding, skilfully placed around a bodice or seen hanging from a waist. Beadwork was sparse yet focused, drawing attention to precise points: on one dress it was the hem, on another, the neckline.
As expected, there were also subtle elements of Arabic geometric designs. These motifs — a familiar feature of Al Ali’s work and a nod to his Syrian roots — were portrayed discreetly in hand worked beading.
Al Ali is one of a handful of designers recognised by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, inducted in 2012, and therefore legally entitled to call himself a couturier.
With the award season about to begin in America, one can expect to see these creations gracing a red carpet or two.
