Zeena Zaki
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Zeena Zaki | |
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| Born | |
| Label | Julea Domani |
| Awards | 2009 Best Female Designer for Prêt a Porter Award |
Zeena Zaki (born 1/1/1974)[1] is an Iraqi haute couture fashion designer.[2] She launched her first fashion atelier in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in 2003,[1] where her fashion house operates under the label "Julea Domani",[3] an epitome of both Edwardian and Victorian fashion eras[1][3] which prove popular amongst the UAE's fashionista's.[3]
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Iraqi parents, Zeena and her family moved after two years to travel to Romania then to Kuwait, Iraq and then the Emirates.[4] Zaki came from an artistic background. Her father, an interior designer who designed two of his own restaurants in Dubai and Los Angeles,[1] and her mother was involved in the fashion industry as a designer and so Zaki learnt from her and did not attend university or college to study fashion.[4]
She cites Elie Saab and Valentino as her favourite designers.[4]