Chanel spotlights regional models in campaigns, cruise shows

Chanel spotlights regional models in campaigns, cruise shows
Loli Bahia has previously walked Chanel’s runway during Paris Fashion Week. (Getty Images)
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Updated 13 November 2024

Chanel spotlights regional models in campaigns, cruise shows

Chanel spotlights regional models in campaigns, cruise shows

DUBAI: French luxury fashion house Chanel continues to spotlight regional models in its global campaigns and cruise shows, with its latest release featuring Mona Tougaard.

The Danish model, of Turkish, Somali, and Ethiopian descent, was seen posing for Chanel’s new holiday campaign. In the image, Tougaard wore Chanel’s “Premiere Edition Original” watch in 0.1-micron yellow gold-plated steel paired with black leather.

Her look was completed with a choker, ring, and earrings from the brand’s “Camellia” collection, crafted in yellow gold and adorned with diamonds. She also accessorized with bracelets and earrings from the “Coco Crush” line, designed in beige and white gold with diamond accents.

Meanwhile, French Algerian model Loli Bahia gave fans a sneak peek of the fashion house’s cruise show in Hong Kong on Tuesday through her Instagram account.

She posted images of herself displayed on a wall, showing off pieces she wore in the show last week. In one shot, she’s styled in classic Chanel fashion, donning a cream crochet jacket layered over an intricate chain and pendant body piece.

In another image, she was seen in a brown leather vest matched with coordinating shorts and ballerina flats.




French Algerian model Loli Bahia gave fans a sneak peek of the fashion house’s cruise show in Hong Kong on Tuesday through her Instagram account. (Instagram)

Part-Saudi model Shanina Shaik, who has Pakistani, Lithuanian and Australian heritage, promoted Chanel’s beauty line to her 3.4 million Instagram followers.

“All the beautiful products from the holiday glam,” she captioned her story, showcasing an eyeshadow palette, a face palette, a highlighter, along with lip liners and lipsticks.

She also shared a story spraying the limited edition No.5 Eau de Parfum, part of Chanel’s holiday collection.

In June, Bahia walked the brand’s runway during Paris Fashion Week. She donned a two-piece ensemble comprising a tailored buttoned jacket complemented by a matching knee-length skirt in a delicate tweed fabric.

In May, Bahia and part-Saudi Amira Al-Zuhair walked the Chanel Cruise 2024/2025 show in Marseille, France.

Bahia donned a green ensemble, composed of a knee-length pencil skirt paired with a matching top, layered over a white shirt boasting a hoodie collar, while Al-Zuhair sported a vibrant yellow ensemble featuring hot shorts paired with a button-down top and a coordinating cardigan.


Bella Hadid brings Orebella to the Middle East with Kuwait launch

Bella Hadid brings Orebella to the Middle East with Kuwait launch
Updated 07 November 2025

Bella Hadid brings Orebella to the Middle East with Kuwait launch

Bella Hadid brings Orebella to the Middle East with Kuwait launch

DUBAI: American Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid this week brought her beauty brand, Orebella, to the Middle East with its launch at Ulta Beauty in Kuwait.

The model and entrepreneur is currently in Kuwait celebrating the debut and meeting fans. On Instagram Stories, she posted a photo with her father, Mohamed Hadid, who joined her for the trip.

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“Look who I found in Kuwait? My little comedian @mohamedhadid. Baba’s birthday week + launching Orebella in the Middle East = best week ever!!!” she wrote.

She also shared a behind-the-scenes shot of herself getting ready, doing her hair and makeup while holding one of the brand’s perfumes, captioning it: “Orebella is finally in Kuwait.”

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Ulta Beauty’s first regional boutique opened at The Avenues in Kuwait City. Locations at Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Mall in the UAE are scheduled to open in December, with set to follow in the first half of 2026.

Fans in the region are anticipating Orebella’s arrival in and the UAE alongside the launch of Ulta Beauty, one of the largest beauty retailers in the US.

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In June, Ulta Beauty awarded Bella Hadid’s fragrance brand, Orebella, its prestigious Conscious Brand of the Year title, recognizing the label’s commitment to clean ingredients, ethical practices and sustainable packaging.

Orebella, which launched in 2024 with a sell-out line of clean fragrance mists, is rooted in Hadid’s love of scent layering, spirituality and beauty rituals.

Hadid wrote on her website at the time: “For me, fragrance has always been at the center of my life — helping me feel in charge of who I am and my surroundings. From my home to nostalgic memories, to my own energy and connection with others, scent has been an outlet for me. It made me feel safe in my own world.”

The alcohol-free scents of Orebella were Hadid’s answer to traditional perfumes.

“Through my healing journey, I found that I was extremely sensitive to the alcohol in traditional perfumes — both physically and mentally — it became something that was more overwhelming than calming to me,” she added. “That is the main reason I wanted to find an alternative, so essential oils became an artistic and experimental process for me.”