Hollywood-loved Lebanese footwear designer Andrea Wazen to reopen flagship Beirut store

Lebanese footwear designer Andrea Wazen. (Instagram)
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Updated 27 December 2022
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Hollywood-loved Lebanese footwear designer Andrea Wazen to reopen flagship Beirut store

  • Wazen has grabbed the attention of celebrities such as Kylie Jenner, Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez

DUBAI: Lebanese footwear designer Andrea Wazen is reopening her flagship store in Beirut.

“I’m so happy to announce that we’re finally reopening an Andrea Wazen flagship store! More than two years later and where it all started, in Beirut,” wrote Wazen in an emotional Story post on Instagram.

“I honestly lost hope several times as many others I’m sure, but there is something about this city — the joie-de-vivre and positivity of its people, despite all the misery, that inspires me. I didn’t think I missed it this much, the comfort of having a home to my brand. Comfort which was taken away from me and many by force,” she continued, referring to the Aug. 4 blast that shook Beirut, and which forced Wazen to shut shop after damage to her wares.

Since launching her eponymous label in Beirut in 2013, Wazen has gone on to become one of the biggest names in footwear design, grabbing the attention of celebrities such as Kylie Jenner, Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez.

 


Bella Hadid dazzles in archival Georges Chakra

Updated 15 February 2026
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Bella Hadid dazzles in archival Georges Chakra

DUBAI: American Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid glittered as she stepped out in a stone-detail dress from Lebanese label Georges Chakra when she attended a Valentine’s Day dinner in Los Angeles for her perfume brand Orebella.

A post shared on Orabella’s Instagram Stories on Friday announced: “Last night, we gathered with friends to celebrate the season of love and connection.”

The Lebanese couturier’s official Instagram side also shared some looks, captioning the post: “@BellaHadid stepped out in an archival #GeorgesChakra Couture look from the Spring/Summer 2003 collection for a Valentine’s Day dinner celebrating her brand Orebella.

“The sheer scarlet silk chiffon dress features a fitted bodice and a fluid column skirt, finished with a softly ruffled knee length hem.”

Meanwhile, at the end of last year, Hadid launched Orebella in the Middle East by introducing Ulta Beauty in Kuwait and Dubai.

In June last year, Ulta Beauty awarded the fragrance brand its prestigious Conscious Brand of the Year title, recognizing the label’s commitment to clean ingredients, ethical practices and sustainable packaging.

Orebella, which launched in 2024 with a sell-out line of clean fragrance mists, is rooted in Hadid’s love of scent layering, spirituality and beauty rituals.

Hadid wrote on her website at the time: “For me, fragrance has always been at the center of my life — helping me feel in charge of who I am and my surroundings. From my home to nostalgic memories, to my own energy and connection with others, scent has been an outlet for me. It made me feel safe in my own world.”

The alcohol-free scents of Orebella were Hadid’s answer to traditional perfumes.

“Through my healing journey, I found that I was extremely sensitive to the alcohol in traditional perfumes — both physically and mentally — it became something that was more overwhelming than calming to me,” she added. “That is the main reason I wanted to find an alternative, so essential oils became an artistic and experimental process for me.”

Last month, Hadid took part in a fundraising concert, Artists for Aid, in Los Angeles to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine and Sudan, which she co-hosted with Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal, a longtime advocate for humanitarian causes.

The concert was led by Sudanese-Canadian poet Mustafa and brought together musicians, actors and activists in a show of solidarity.