Amina Khalil [Fashion Designer] If you’ve been following fashion trends even remotely in recent years, then you know Amina K. You’ve gazed at her pieces in shops in the capital and you’ve gabbed with friends about the vision behind the cloth. amina K collections are a bold and vibrant pastiche taking catwalks from Cairo to London in new directions, Amina Khalil, the 24-year-old designer behind the boutique label, doesn’t look far to find inspiration.
Laithy Mekawy attributes much of his swift rise to the top of the architecture industry to luck, but anyone who has seen his buildings, from Cairo to the North Coast, can see that he’s being modest. Few architects have had the opportunities that the 28-year-old has, but then few share his level of talent at such an early age.
According to Mekawy, an Alexandria native, fortune smiled on his first project and paved the path to the success that followed. His renovation of an a
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