From the right: the dressmaker Mrs. Najim, then the Misses Nassif, Nassar, and Rebeiz
1 — On the dominant principal line in the fashions of 1955: the H line
2 — The modern woman as the man artist and the woman artist see her: the couturier "Mun Hayim" relies on "instinct," while the dressmaker "Madame Najim" relies on "experience and practice"
3 — The young ladies of the forum take no risks in fashion!
The participants in this forum are some of the friends of "The Woman's Voice" who look in on it from time to time — Madame Linda Najim — and no sooner does the eye fall on her handsome person than the beholder would swear she is French, from the crown of her short, tousled hair down to her toes tinted with red, to say nothing of all the art, adornment, and fine grooming that quivers between these two poles: simplicity and elegance in a black tailleur with
yellow stripes running crosswise — then, advancing from this Parisian ensemble, Miss Khatib — the third who visited the capital of fashion this summer, besides the two couturiers — with her mannequin's figure, her clear complexion, and her polished French, wearing an orange jersey and a brown skirt
— exquisite in the extreme — then Miss Nassar, whose eyes sparkle toward everything new and novel — in gray wool, like Miss
“The women of this country are known for elegance—with all that the French sense of the word implies. From Beirut's wealthy women, who adopt the latest Parisian creations, to its dressmakers, counted among the most skillful in the world; to brides who come flocking from every quarter and corner of the Middle East—all this gives the Lebanese capital an elegant, alluring stamp, seen at its most splendid in the feminine dress of its women, set off against the men's uniform attire at their formal parties.”
From the Sunday Star — Washington