Reema Dahbour SS25 Collection is a Mother’s Love, a Woman’s Fight

Reema Dahbour doesn’t design with a single woman in mind. Her work speaks to a collective spirit — mothers, artists, daughters of the diaspora — each one carrying culture like a second skin.

The Jordanian-Palestinian designer is known for embedding heritage into form, using embroidery not as ornament, but as memory. In her SS25 collection, created between moments of motherhood and mourning, that memory comes into sharper focus.Her SS25 collection - available exclusively at Galeries Lafayette Doha - carries that legacy pridefully. Crafted with layered intention and cultural strength, the pieces evince to the stories we carry, the traditions we cherish, and the future we envisage.

The Muse

While designing, Dahbour didn’t envision one woman. “There wasn’t one woman, but a collective spirit—mothers, artists, freedom seekers, diaspora daughters. I kept imagining a woman who walks into a room carrying her culture so effortlessly, it doesn’t need to be explained.”

She describes the season as one shaped by emotional and political urgency. “Watching our stories and identities be politicized or erased only pushed me to lean in harder,” Dahbour tells SceneStyled. Created between motherhood, mourning, and memory, the collection becomes a vessel for cultural resilience. Motherhood, in particular, deepened her instinct to protect and preserve the culture her daughter will inherit.

The Mood

The colour palette—muted yellow, pistachio, rose, blush, dusty pink—holds emotional weight. “Colour became a quiet form of emotional release,” Dahbour says. “It wasn’t about escape, but about choosing softness and hope, even in dark times.”

The collection carries the signature refinement of the brand, with a notable evolution in silhouette and sentiment. Olive branches—symbols of endurance—recur throughout, while traditional tatreez motifs are reimagined through shadow embroidery and fragmented stitches. “The meaning is there even when the eye doesn’t fully see it,” she explains.

Some garments appear minimal at first glance but carry hidden details: embroidered panels, beaded linings, symbolic motifs stitched into hems and folds. This duality—between public and private—underscores the garments’ deeply personal nature.

Fabrics include silk, tulle, and brocade, layered with mixed techniques that integrate embroidery into the structure itself, embedding it beyond the surface.

Key Pieces & Motifs

The Dress of Return is an emotionally layered design embroidered with olive branches, birds, bells, and keys—symbols of memory, movement, and resistance. Inspired by a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, it weaves storytelling into form through subtle symbolism.

Some pieces insist on softness. In one rose-pink set, a structured jacket is softened with open sleeves and tone-on-tone embroidery. In another, a full-length yellow gown features pleats across the bodice that fall into layered chiffon.

On Craft & Intention

“This time, I wanted to strip the idea of ‘occasionwear’ down to its essence,” Dahbour says. “What if the occasion is simply pride in who you are?”
The SS25 silhouettes are more versatile than ever—moving beyond pure ceremonial dressing to reflect a more fluid, organic power. The intention remains couture-level, but the effect is lived-in and grounded.

Dahbour continues to work closely with regional artisans, pushing the boundaries of embroidery placement and form. “We failed, learned, and kept going,” she says. “We’re growing together.”

How to Style It

Andrea Wazen | Franca Glitz Mule 75 in Nude
RZ by Rima Zahran | The Statement Ring in Rose Gold

MKS Jewelry | Heart Deera Bracelet in Rose Gold

Gissah | Ellora Eau de Parfum

L’Afshar | Lila Pink Opal

Noha Nabil | Lip Ink in Coral Sand

The VerdictThis is Reema Dahbour at her most assured—bringing together everything she does best: cultural depth, technical craft, emotional clarity. The silhouettes are grounded yet daring, the embroidery is intimate, and the palette carries light without shying from weight.