With Elie Saab AWOL at the Oscars, Egypt's Farida Temraza was waiting in the wings

Egyptians, hold your head up high. We might not be the most civilized population, we might not be very smart, but we sure as hell know how to make good clothes. Designer Farida Temraza‘s gowns graced several red carpets in recent weeks. Her shining moment was when actress and beauty blogger Teni Panosian wore a Temraza dress at the 24th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscars


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Actress Laura Bell Bundy also wore a Temraza creation for the 2016 Screen Actors Guild awards recently, making her the first-ever Egyptian brand to make an appearance on the SAG red carpet. Will she become the next Zuhair Murad? By Malak Abdelnabi