PICK ME A WINNER: Alber Elbaz, Marc Jacobs, Michèle Lamy, Thom Browne and Giancarlo Giammetti are among the first round of 2020 judges named for the second annual Fashion Trust Arabia awards, which will take place in Qatar on March 25.
The announcement was made Sunday night during an event hosted at the Embassy of Qatar in Paris. The hosts were FTA founder Tania Fares, Carine Roitfeld, Elie Saab, Farida Khelfa and Mrs. Eman Al Kuwari, wife of the Qatari ambassador to France.
The announcement was made Sunday night during an event hosted at the Embassy of Qatar in Paris. The hosts were FTA founder Tania Fares, Carine Roitfeld, Elie Saab, Farida Khelfa and Mrs. Eman Al Kuwari, wife of the Qatari ambassador to France.
Others named in the pool of judges included Elizabeth Saltzman, Gaia Repossi and Laura Brown.
The second round of judges will be named in February.
The judges will choose five designers from categories including evening wear, ready-to-wear and accessories.
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