DUBAI: Veteran Egyptian designer Azza Fahmy has joined forced with French luxury label Balmain to make a gilded bustier.
Fahmy and her team designed the Eye of Horus bustier, which they said this week would feature in Balmain’s Resort 2023 collection.
In a video shared on Fahmy’s Instagram page, head designer Amina Ghali said: “It is always exciting for us to work on collaborations that allow us to push our design boundaries and channel new realms of creativity.
“We are very proud to be working on this project with Balmain. Ancient Egypt for us is home. It’s very personal and comes naturally to us as a brand.
“We are thrilled that the inspiration was the Eye of Horus, specifically the Ptolemaic eye for the center piece. We decided to combine that with the shape of Tutankhamun’s Eye of Horus. For the sides of the bust, we incorporated symbols that go in harmony with the eye,” she added.
The Eye of Horus is a symbol in ancient Egyptian that represents well-being, healing, and protection.
“Seeing the final piece gave us a sense of pride. It truly is a wonderful tribute to our ancestors,” Ghali said.
The bustier was sculpted at the Azza Fahmy workshop in Cairo.
