Years active 2012–present | Website jacobabrian.com | |
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Born February 4, 1992 (age 25) ( 1992-02-04 ) Beirut, Lebanon. Occupation Chief Executive Officer of Arab Fashion Council | ||
Jacob abrian founder of arab fashion council
Jacob Abrian is the founder and chief executive officer of the Arab Fashion Council (AFC), the world largest non-profit fashion council as an INGO for Arab World representing the 22 Arabic countries members of the Arab League. He founded the Council at an age of 22 being the youngest founder in the world representing an international authority.
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- Jacob abrian founder of arab fashion council
- Interview to jacob abrian founder arab fashion council arab fashion week
- Prior work
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Abrian manages the AFC’s membership, international partnerships, the Council's future vision initiatives such as to nurture and develop the talents of young designers through its strong business alliances and position the Arab World on the international fashion map, and setting up a proper infrastructure of fashion, from retail to commerce and to education. He is the person behind putting the Arab World in particular Dubai on the international map of fashion; after announcing the first Arab Fashion Week to be hosted in Dubai on October 2015. Thanks to his vision Dubai is the only fashion capital to host the Ready Couture collection similar to Paris for hosting the Haute Couture.
Abrian works directly with Arab Fashion Council and National Chamber of Italian Fashion, Honorary President, HE. Cavalier Mario Boselli and the Board of Directors, which is composed of high calibre professionals and entrepreneurs.
Interview to jacob abrian founder arab fashion council arab fashion week
Prior work
Abrian's background wasn't totally relying in the fashion industry. He received his first honorary high-school degree in Life Science in 2007 followed by a short course in Film Making and Fine Arts before he obtained his second honorary master's degree in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2014. In 2013 he has been selected to be one of the designers for the EXPO 2015. In 2012 he was discovered as model in Milan where he appeared on Vogue and posed for the world’s most renown brands such as Roberto Cavalli, Ermanno Scervino, Moscot, to shortly become the first international male model of Arabic roots.
