I was given a 1980s prom dress from Beirut, adorned with kaleidoscopic glass beads. In this coat, the beads have been transmuted onto pitch-black vintage Italian suede , as they delicately extend across the darkness

I was given a 1980s prom dress from Beirut, adorned with kaleidoscopic glass beads. In this coat, the beads have been transmuted onto pitch-black vintage Italian suede , as they delicately extend across the darkness

Above, fine Italian cotton from the 1960s donated from a private collection . Tailored to elegantly wrap around the figure .

Below, a bevy of Italian leather biker trousers are reworked with a twist .

Fine Italian cotton from the 1960s donated from a private collection . Tailored to elegantly wrap around the figure .

Fine silk sourced in Beirut mesh with repurposed tule from ballerinas’ tutus which once glided across the stage at the Vienna State Opera .

I found this mourning shawl in the confusion of Omodos market in the Troodos mountains, Cyprus . With Elie Mouhanna, we meticulously restored and reworked the beads and crochets into this contemporary piece .

Fine black fragments of shearling , found by night near the Canal Saint Martin in Paris , fringe this deep green suede parka. Inside, the lining comes from the liquidated collections of Savile Row textile suppliers. Bright electric pins from a Senegalese necklace fleck the outside.

Above, fine black fragments of shearling , found by night near the Canal Saint Martin in Paris , fringe this deep green suede parka. Inside, the lining comes from the liquidated collections of Savile Row textile suppliers. Bright electric pins from a Senegalese necklace fleck the outside.

Below, fine silk sourced in Beirut mesh with repurposed tule from ballerinas’ tutus which once glided across the stage at the Vienna State Opera .

A rich orange hand-beaded corset from the 1960s has been meticulously decayed and wrapped onto lightweight sine silk and feathers of tule from the Viennese State Opera costumiers .

A rich orange hand-beaded corset from the 1960s has been meticulously decayed and wrapped onto lightweight sine silk and feathers of tule from the Viennese State Opera costumiers .

Black and White Herr Isler

This exquisite cotton shirt, made in Zurich in the 1940s, originally belonged to the Austrian fur magnate Herr Isler. After his death, it passed on to my father, before travelling with me to Beirut. Here, the shirt has found new life through delicate Palestinian embroidery.

Down and Orange

These high-waisted, sophisticated flares have been released from a fine hand-painted suit, made from raw silk, which my great grandmother passed down to me .

Down and Orange

These high-waisted, sophisticated flares have been released from a fine hand-painted suit, made from raw silk, which my great grandmother passed down to me .

Black and White Herr Isler

This exquisite cotton shirt, made in Zurich in the 1940s, originally belonged to the Austrian fur magnate Herr Isler. After his death, it passed on to my father, before travelling with me to Beirut. Here, the shirt has found new life through delicate Palestinian embroidery.

For 30 years a pair of silent witnesses at the heart of my ancestral home. Gently faded by the sun and softened by i n numerable hands opening and closing, the ultra light and delicate Kimono is made from two hand-loomed cotton kitchen curtains .

For 30 years a pair of silent witnesses at the heart of my ancestral home. Gently faded by the sun and softened by i n numerable hands opening and closing, the ultra light and delicate Kimono is made from two hand-loomed cotton kitchen curtains .

An intricate assemblage of vintage Indian Bridal jewellery collected around Tooting Beck and Green Street, London.

Purple Herr Isler

In the sixties, my father used to wear this exquisite cotton shirt made in 1940s Zurich. It was his rebellion against the trend for blue jeans and T-shirts coming from across the Atlantic. Eventually the shirt travelled with me to Beirut, where it has been embroidered with delicate Palestinian designs.

Toned Suede

Flares made from a vintage suede coat from Beirut . The various stages of wear distinguish each fragment through tonal differences and particular responses to light.

In the sixties, my father used to wear this exquisite cotton shirt made in 1940s Zurich. It was his rebellion against the trend for blue jeans and T-shirts coming from across the Atlantic. Eventually the shirt travelled with me to Beirut, where it has been embroidered with delicate Palestinian designs.

Racing Peaks

Panels from a 1930s hand-printed silk dress carve into a base of sleek antique black silk collected in Beirut.

Milky Black

Bright black shearling remnants, found in Paris by night, lie on a fine Venetian rain-hat.

Racing Peaks

Panels from a 1930s hand-printed silk dress carve into a base of sleek antique black silk collected in Beirut.

Milky Black

Bright black shearling remnants, found in Paris by night, lie on a fine Venetian rain-hat.

On a reconstructed corset lies my great grandmother’s mourning dress made from 100-year-old silk devoré. Folded around her is my grandfather’s hand-dyed silk shibori shawl.

On a reconstructed corset lies my great grandmother’s mourning dress made from 100-year-old silk devoré. Folded around her is my grandfather’s hand-dyed silk shibori shawl.

On a reconstructed corset lies my great grandmother’s mourning dress made from 100-year-old silk devoré. Folded around her is my grandfather’s hand-dyed silk shibori shawl.

Two 1980s party dresses are combined and transformed into a piece where the top is a sleeve and the back is a front.

Two 1980s party dresses are combined and transformed into a piece where the top is a sleeve and the back is a front.

Two 1980s party dresses are combined and transformed into a piece where the top is a sleeve and the back is a front.

Two 1980s party dresses are combined and transformed into a piece where the top is a sleeve and the back is a front.

I remember my mother wearing a suit from the 1980s, which exuded power and femininity. When I inherited a throw of bright green, hand-loomed raw Indonesian silk, this piece was born out of that memory of confidence.

This ultra-fine silk blouse brings together hand-sewn detailing and antique lace from Bruges.

Originally based on a piece which belonged to my sister Xenia, I collected an array of vintage pink suede jackets and auctioned Mongolian lambs-fur from the 60s to sculpt a rich and sumptuous overcoat.

Originally based on a piece which belonged to my sister Xenia, I collected an array of vintage pink suede jackets and auctioned Mongolian lambs-fur from the 60s to sculpt a rich and sumptuous overcoat.

Laid upon a sleek base of antique black silk found in Beirut, these piece combines a fine satin sash from a Venetian antiquarian with layered ruffles of pleated linings which gather along these lines.

Laid upon a sleek base of antique black silk found in Beirut, these piece combines a fine satin sash from a Venetian antiquarian with layered ruffles of pleated linings which gather along these lines.

Laid upon a sleek base of antique black silk found in Beirut, these piece combines a fine satin sash from a Venetian antiquarian with layered ruffles of pleated linings which gather along these lines.

Ice white vintage Italian leather is strewn with delicate beaded florals from the 1980s.

Ice white vintage Italian leather is strewn with delicate beaded florals from the 1980s.