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4 Palestinian Brands to Integrate into Your Wardrobe

Supporting creativity as a form of activism.

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It is safe to say creativity, culture, history, politics of the Palestinian people are encapsulated in these fashion brands. As is perfectly stated on the website of Nöl Collective: “The hope is that our garments read like visual manuscripts, humanizing and narrating the collective labor of love behind a garment and the triumph of creativity and heritage in the face of struggle.”

These Palestinian labels conserve an ongoing legacy of political activism through fashion.

By Maria Karkour
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Dār Collective

Dar Collective, founded in the USA by YouTuber Subhi Taha and designers from the diaspora, aims to celebrate one's heritage through illustrated clothing. The Dār Collective label offers a range of unisex hoodies, sweatshirts, long sleeves, T-shirts, tote bags, and posters on their website. The brand skillfully combines vibrant graphics with traditional aesthetics. Wearing their clothing instills a sense of empowerment and confidence, particularly in their street style aesthetic. The brand promotes awareness of cultures, the Palestinian one especially but also other countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, and more. It’s worth noting that Dar Collective ships worldwide, making their products accessible on a global scale.

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Hind Hilal

Featured in Vogue magazine, Hind Hilal, a graduate in Architectural Engineer from the Palestinian Birzeit University, has made her name and brand known in the fashion industry. Her signature aesthetic is making sure to feature tradition and authenticity in a contemporary design, merging flow, volume, layers and structure. As a Palestinian-based brand Hilal makes sure to incorporate responsible eco-friendly practices in her products. Her designs truly aim at empowering and inspirating Palestinian women and women on a global scale. Hind Hilal, through fashion, preserves the Palestinian identity, voice and existence.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Taita Leila

Promoting sustainable fashion with a zero-waste protocol, Taita Leila makes sure to let you know the process of creation of the brand. The clothes are designed and hand-embroidered in Palestine. It is complimentary between meticulous embroidery, colors and fabrics. To tell you how much the brand is rooted in its Palestinian essence, the buttons you see on their clothing items are made of olive tree trunks. The style of Taita Leila is sophisticated, using a lot of pastel-colored fabrics. The embroiders bring in character to the whole look. This feminist brand ships items for free worldwide. As it is a slow fashion brand, the items presented are limited edition, so they are made precisely for you after order.

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Nöl Collective

It is indeed the work of a collective that shapes this slow fashion handmade brand. A cooperative of women, family-owned businesses, artisans, seamstresses, and tailors, from different Palestinian regions, work hand in hand to create the brand’s items and essence. Everything is produced locally in Palestine, in harmony with the people and the land. It is a female lead label founded by Yasmeen Mialli who makes sure that her brand captures rooted work of local Palestinian craftsmanship and material, such as silk and cotton. Mialli even dyes fabric with natural pigments to be used in her final work. From embroidered tote bags, to trousers, to blazers, T-shirts, accessories, and more, you can really find items to your liking, as they are all so beautiful, especially knowing their backstory.

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