Rosette works a sewing machine in the academy area of the Diamony Group factory floor in Kaslik, Lebanon. Woman attended the academy course before deciding whether or not they want to work at the company. All photos: Oliver Marsden for The National
Stephanie Rizk carries out some quality control on a pair of trousers.
Diamony Group president Raja Hourani, wife of Elie and mother of Carol, inspects outfits during a photoshoot for Room 24.
A seamstress looks for thread among the spools on the factory floor.
An employee of the Diamony Group operates the embroidery machine.
Magazines and books displaying Room 24 lingerie sit on a coffee table in a Diamony Group office in Kaslik.
The Diamony Group Academy teacher, Pierre, shows a student the workings of a sewing machine.
The embroidery machine is put to work on the factory floor at Diamony.
A technician cuts out stencils for silk gloves.
Laure Bassil manually sews a piece of fabric. Diamony Group produces up to 3,000 garments a month.
Employees feed garments through the sewing machines.
Photographer Jean Saad from Parazar productions reviews images on his camera as stylists attend to a model during a Room 24 shoot at the Diamony Group.
Chief operating officer Christine El Kik organises the Covid-19 masks made from offcuts of silk. The company is keen to avoid as much material waste as possible.
