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Styled Archives: MENA Celebs Straight Off Our 2016 Feeds

As 2016 makes a comeback, these MENA celeb looks feel more relevant than ever.

Raneem Maaly

Styled Archives: MENA Celebs Straight Off Our 2016 Feeds

With timelines calling 2026 “the new 2016,” fashion’s collective memory has officially kicked into rewind. The return of bomber jackets, skinny silhouettes, leather pants, and off-duty glam has sent style back to a year that defined an entire visual era. Long before the throwbacks flooded feeds, MENA celebrities were already setting that tone.

Back then, the uniform was clear. Leather skinny pants, bomber jackets, oversized shirts, graphic tees, and effortless beauty ruled both street style and the stage. Celebs leaned into wearable silhouettes that moved easily between travel days, performances, and red carpets, often styled with sneakers, aviators, or a sharp heel. The moments that follow capture that era exactly as it was lived: relaxed, confident, and unintentionally iconic.

Nahed El Sebai

Leather skinnies, boots, a sleeveless denim jacket, and a lip-print tee. Fun...for 2016.

Haifa Wehbe

Crossing the street in a short black dress with a criss-cross chest, black heels, and a gold bag. Surprisngly this could still pass for a decent look. 

Nelly Karim

Leather pants and a simple tank, hair messy to the side. Minimal and effortless.

Tamer Hosny

Black suit, black shirt, red bow tie. The tailoring still works, but the red bow tie dates the look. 

Laila Eloui

Floral summer dress and simple hair. Light and easy, perfectly summery.

Sherine Abdel Wahab

Flowing floral tulle dress on stage, mic in hand. Movement and texture define the look—soft and airy.

Elissa

Army-green bomber, silver aviators, skinny jeans, black scarf. Casual off-duty dressing that screams 2016.

Najwa Karam

Ripped skinny jeans, sneakers, sleeveless top. A relaxed 2016 street style, playful and comfortable.

Nancy Ajram

Oversized white shirt, denim shorts, sneakers, aviators, suitcase in hand. Practical and casual, unmistakably of the 2016 travel edit.