New face to watch: Ahmed Akkad. (men's wear fashion designer) (Brief Article)

From: Daily News Record | Date: April 27, 1993 | Copyright information

Egyptian-born designer Ahmed Akkad is as worldly as they come, splitting his time between Paris, London, Madrid and New York. While he has been designing men's wear for five seasons, the collection Akkad shows out of Paris is being sold in the U.S. for the first time through Barbara Kramer Enterprises in New York.

Thirty-year-old Akkad, a former dancer with the Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey troupes, designs for other artistic types. There is a romantic, neo-Renaissance f...

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