DUBAI: Saudi model Amira Al-Zuhair this week graced the Maison Alaia runway, showcasing the brand’s Summer/Fall 2024 collection at Paris Fashion Week. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle Al-Zuhair, born to a French mother and Saudi father in Paris, donned a stunning black calf-length high-neck coat adorned with large sequins. It was paired with sleek leather boots, matching gloves and a chic cone-shaped purse. Al-Zuhair donned a stunning black calf-length high-neck coat adorned with large sequins. (Supplied) Al-Zuhair wasn’t the sole Arab model on the catwalk — she was accompanied by the French Algerian model Loli Bahia. Bahia kicked off the show in a cream-colored fringe mini dress featuring a high collar. The long-sleeved dress boasted three layers, adding an extra touch of elegance. Bahia kicked off the show in a cream-colored fringe mini dress featuring a high collar. (Supplied) “The Summer Fall 2024 collection is about simplicity and purity,” the brand, which was founded by late Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaia, described on the website. “It is about intimacy, about reducing to an essence, about finding a freedom and invention in that. It is a decision, a choice, not to minimize but to focus, to expand possibilities.” The collection is crafted from a single merino wool yarn, reimagined with the expertise of the fashion house’s textile and knitwear suppliers, who have collaborated with Alaia for four decades. The collection is crafted from a single merino wool yarn. (Supplied) The designs center on feminine curves and the idea of circles, representing connections with friends and chosen family — an essential concept for the maison. Pieter Mulier, the creative director of the fashion label, said in a statement: “For this show, I wanted to bring us all together, to view everything up close – close together, close to the clothes. The space integrates the collection with design objects, because that fusion is at the very heart of the house’s identity. “I always want Alaia to be about more than the clothes, because it is about more than the clothes. It’s about life, about being together,” he added.