Seeing my designs in the storefronts of my favorite local shops brings everything full circle. These are the places where I shop and where my community gathers, making it feel like a personal and meaningful way to share a piece of myself with the world.
As I became older, Salaam Ajami’s store faded from my memory.. and the shopping avenue we lived on in Tyre became larger and more modern, we started going to more expanded shops that were not a tiny corner like Salaam’s but also had fine quality clothing and the kindest people like the Hachem’s (Em Hassan and Abo Hassan)… now that I think about it, all the memorable shop owners had one thing in common; extreme generosity and kindness.