Poupee Couture
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
The Story
Poupée Couture began as a bit of a parody how the Arab woman's behaviour is controlled by societal expectations. How she always wants to say, do and show more but always ends up holding back in fear of what the community might think. This concept materialised into bags that had a rigid perfectly calculated geometric form on the exterior but then on a closer look, contained vertical slits revealing brilliant colour from within. Colour always shone through, either by a material layering, perforated Arabesque metal, or in the form of frills peaking out from the bag’s interior.
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Art Deco
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Gaga for Crystals!
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Petal Punk
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Rays of Colour
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Such a beautiful, unique bag! And was posted very quickly. I'll definitely buy more from this designer in the future.
- 3 weeks ago
I absolutely love my bag and have been getting lots of compliments! Was very impressed with the great customer service. Looking forward to buying more pieces in the future!
- aditi
- 2 months ago
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