Emirati fashion designer Rabia Z. (third from left) stands with her models at the end of her fashion show on the opening day of the Sport Congress and Exhibition in Doha on Nov. 15. Known for designing traditional Eastern garb with a Western touch, Rabia Z. made her mark in the fashion world in Oct. 2007 when she won the Emerging Designer Award for her debut collection at Dubai Fashion Week. She is also a winner of the 2008 International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Under the banner of “universal modest chic,” Rabia Z. specializes in ready-to-wear fashion for the modern Muslim woman.
