Do you know superstar and supermodel Naomi Campbell is in Doha? She and other huge celebrities are in town for the #QatarCreates and Fashion Trust Arabia events that are taking place in Qatar to showcase and support young talent.

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Last night Naomi Campbell and Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli were seen with Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bin Hamad Al Thani at the Museum of Islamic Art at the opening event of Qatar Museums' #QatarCreates, which will also host the four-day (2 - 5 November 2021) Fashion Trust Arabia Prize 2021. The event will feature high-end brands and internationally renowned public figures like Naomi Campbell, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Irina Shayk, Adriana Lima, Joshua Jackson, Virgil Abloh, Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad, Lianne La Havas, Azza Fahmy, Lorraine Schwartz and more.

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International VIPs

• Julianne Hough
• Olivia Culpo
• Maye Musk
• Gillian Anderson
• Cosima
• Coco Rocha
• Sabrina Elba
• Mimi Xu
• Catherine Deneuve
• Jon Kortajarena
• Tina Kunakey
• Stephen Jones
• Alessandro Mahmoud
• Jaime Xi (TBC)
• Shanina Shaik (TBC)
• Salma Abu Deif (TBC)
• James Rodriguez (TBC)

Local VIPs

• Aseel Omran
• Mai Omar
• Razane Jammal

FTA Prize 2021 judges

The FTA line-up of judges for the FTA Prize 2021 that's taking place on 3 November 2021 include

• Alex Israel, Artist
• Alexa Chung, Fashion Designer
• Azza Fahmy, Jewellery Designer
• Carine Roitfeld, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, CR Fashion Book
• Caroline Scheufele, Artistic Director & Co-president of Chopard
• Casey Cadwallader, Creative Director, Mugler
• Elie Saab, Fashion Designer
• Francesca Amfitheatrof, Artistic Director Watches & Jewellery, Louis Vuitton
• Gherardo Felloni, Creative Director, Roger Vivier
• Haider Ackermann, Fashion Designer
• Juergen Teller, Photographer
• Laura Brown, InStyle USA Editor-in-Chief
• Lorraine Schwartz, Jewellery Designer
• Natalia Vodianova, Philanthropist
• Olivier Rousteing, Creative Director, Balmain
• Olivier Theyskens, Fashion Designer
• Pierpaolo Piccioli, Creative Director, Valentino
• Rachid El Rachid, Chairman, Valentino / Balmain
• Remo Ruffini, Chairman & CEO, Moncler
• Sandra Choi, Creative Director, Jimmy Choo
• Virgil Abloh, Chief Creative Director & Founder, Off-White, Men’s Artistic Director, Louis Vuitton
• Zerina Akers, Costume Designer & Stylist

FTA Prize 2021 Finalists

1. Ready-to-Wear Award: Cynthia Merhej (Lebanon), Lama Jouni (Lebanon), Maram Aboul Enein (Egypt), and Zaid Affas (Iraq).
2. Eveningwear Award: Elie Mizrahi (Lebanon), Harith Hashim (Iraq), Laith Maalouf (Jordan) and Mohamed Benchellal (Morocco).
3. Jewellery Award: Alia Bin Omair (UAE), Azza Skhiri Bouchamaoui (Tunisia), Julien Riad Sahyoun (Lebanon) and Tania & Dima Nawbar (Lebanon).
4. Accessories Award: Billal Fellah (Algeria), Dania Shinkar (Saudi Arabia), Haya Al AbdulKareem (Kuwait), and Zakaria Bendriouich (Morocco).
5. Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award: AbdelGader El Tayeb Al Sadig (Sudan), Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd (Iraq), Mina Tahir (Egypt), and Roudha Ahmed Almazroei (Qatar).

What is FTA?

Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA), a non-profit organisation and the first-of-its-kind in the Arab world, was established by a number of world-renowned fashion designers, executives, and personalities in September 2018. The aim is to help designers from the Arab World build their brand and gain international exposure.

FTA was founded by Tania Fares – co-author of ‘London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City’ and British Vogue Contributing Editor. It is chaired by H.H. Sheikha Moza and co-chaired by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, and they collaborate with Matchesfashion.com which offers these designers support and mentorship to achieve success in the fashion world.

Keep tuned in to the I Love Qatar website as we bring you more news on the FTA and its celebrity attendees.

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Sources: Fashion Trust Arabia; Grazia; CPP Luxury
Cover image credit: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Qatar Museums

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