Egyptian jewellery designer Azza Fahmy announced on Thursday a collaboration with French luxury label Balmain to make a stunning bodice crafted with Egyptian symbols, which will take place in Balmain’s 2023 collection.
Fahmy draws the crafted symbol inspiration from a gold plate found among Tutankhamun treasures and is carved in the shape of the Eye of Horus.
Amina Ghali, the head of design at Azza Fahmy 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 thrilled that the inspiration was the Eye of Horus, specifically the Ptolemaic eye for the centre piece. We decided to combine that with the shape of Tutankhamun’s Eye of Horus,” Ghali added.
Noteworthy, that the bustier was sculpted at the Azza Fahmy workshop in Cairo, Ghali added, “seeing the final piece gave us a sense of pride. It truly is a wonderful tribute to our ancestors.”
The Eye of Horus is a symbol in ancient Egyptian that represents well-being, healing, and protection.
Balmain has previous experience in Egypt, collaborating with the famous Egyptian brand Okhtein for their Spring/Summer 23 fashion show in September.
The French luxury fashion house also previously featured pyramids, hieroglyphics, and even Nefertiti’s face in its spring 2019 collection.
Fahmy is famed worldwide, not only for her well-researched designs, but for the manifestation of the Ottoman craftsmen tradition, which had been present in Egypt for centuries.
