2008 - 2009 PARTICIPANTS |
 | Gabi Asfour Designer Power and Fashion Gabi Asfour is part of the fashion design collective threeASFOUR , established in 2005 with fellow designers Ange and Adi. Initially beginning in 1998 as a foursome; As FOUR, an organic reference to the group’s distinctive creative chemistry, evolved into threeASFOUR after the departure of a fourth member in 2005. Innovation through collaboration drives the creative trio. threeASFOUR consistently creates silhouettes inspired by the natural world - the anatomy of the human body, plants, and animals, whose graceful forms exemplify perfection in design, balance and motion. Blurring the lines where fashion meets art, the three employ a multi-dimensional approach to cut and construction to create collections that redefine classical tailoring. Adi, Ange and Gabi won the Ecco Domani Fashion Grant in 2001 and their work has since been included in some of the world’s most prestigious museums including the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute in New York, as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and musee Galliera in Paris. Last year threeASFOUR was one of ten finalists in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Their collection can be found in such stores as Barneys New York, Colette, Paris ; Bettina, Athens ; DNA, Riyadh; Adelaide , Tokyo; Septieme etage, Geneva, Villa Moda Kuwait, Dubai and Qatar as well as many others throughout the world. |
