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OKHTEIN classic Mini Dome featured in Marie Claire France for the MMM Paris competition.

OKHTEIN Palmette Minaudière featured at Marie Claris France.

Not all brands are revolutionary, but Okhtein is surely just that. The Cairo based founders and sisters (hence the brandname), Mounaz and Aya Abdelraouf, have been melodiously blending fashion, art, and celebration of heritage. The duo are here to raise the standards for accessories' design in the Middle East beyond return. Not only that, but they made their name the brightest in the field, shining with their signature medieval motifs along with a zesty modern edge. Okhtein carved their place in our hearts so masterfully and became the favorites of the most buzzed about A-listers like Beyoncé, Gigi Hadid, Halsey, and...

Today, Farfetch.com cuts the ribbon and launches two special collections from Reemami and Okhtein, winners of the 2016 DDFC/Vogue Arabia Fashion Prize. As part of the Fashion Prize winners’ package, both brands gained support from the retail giant Farfetch, including a retail opportunity, which comes into fruition today. The award-winning regional designers follow in the footsteps of 2015 winners Hussein Bazaza and Hind Matar. In the global e-commerce limelight are the Egyptian sisters Aya and Mounaz Abdelraouf of luxury accessories brand Okhtein. The sister act aptly named their capsule Spring collection ‘Nomadic Citizen.’ Okhtein seeks inspiration from Eastern silhouettes, Old Cairo’s architecture and mosque walls. The result?...

A growing force of conscious fashion, Egyptian brand Okhtein launches a whole new look. "This direction is a new era for okhtein", states Mounaz Abdel Raouf of the fun, versatile, and even blinged-out silhouettes of bags being introduced in Pre- and Spring 2020. "we're adapting to new trends - like using plexiglass - but making it our own", she says, adding that shapes and materials include leather and brass with plating in purple, rose gold, blue, and metallics. The collection is a nod to disco and celebrates a night that turns into day. 'When Aya and I started Okhtein in...