Saudi fashion designer inspires futuristic cultural attire
Al-Jishi is a self-taught fashion designer who uses his experience as an architect to create his own unique and eye-catching outfits
Saudi fashion designer Mohammed Al-Jishi is known for thinking outside the box when it comes to his futuristic cultural designs.
Al-Jishi is a self-taught fashion designer who uses his experience as an architect to create his own unique and eye-catching outfits that draw attention every time he attends a big event.
Ever since he was a child, he has always been interested in fashion, but due to gender stereotypes in Saudi Arabia, this was only a pipe dream.
However, he believed that getting into architectural studies would open doors for him in other design areas including fashion.
After enrolling in multiple classes to improve his fashion sense, he began creating outfits for himself.
At the last Saudi Cup 2023, Al-Jishi wore a look that he imagined Saudi Arabia’s future city-dwellers might wear.
He began to envision the traditional Saudi attire being elevated, and the result was an outfit inspired by the thobe, the mohazam, and the bisht.
They have been redesigned to honor Saudi Arabia’s history and to demonstrate how quickly the country is developing.
He wore a satin black outfit during Riyadh Fashion Week, representing the black oil that the Kingdom is famous for.
As for the silhouette, it is a sophisticated dramatic narrative inspired by the thobe chosen to represent and celebrate fashion from the region of the first Saudi state.
Al-Jishi approached the fashion industry with the goal of making a unique piece, which he saw as a challenge.
His attitude to fashion design is influenced by his architectural experience, producing clothes that are not only physically arresting but also take into account the human shape and how it interacts with its surroundings.
He draws inspiration from the Kingdom’s past and portrays it in a futuristic way, which makes his creations stand out. He is now developing his own clothing line.
