Dina JSR

Dina Jisr was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, and split her early adult years between London, Paris and Lebanon, home to her family.

Fascinated from a young age by natural stones and jewelry, she felt especially inspired by traditional Bedouin and Saudi kaftans– the hand-embroided, richly adorned pieces of clothing seemed like wearable art works. An avid collector of handmade Saudi ornamentation, often made of precious stones, she naturally felt drawn to jewelry design.

Dina went on to graduate from prestigious Central Saint Martins (London’s illustrious school also behind the successes of Alexander Mc Queen and John Galliano) in jewelry making as well as in gemology from the Gemology Institute of America. There, she learned to bridge her childhood culture and history with a cutting edge, worldwide vision – something she applied to fashion. She transitioned to the latter seamlessly : it seemed evident to her that clothes could be treated like precious stones, with a sculptural yet holistic vision. Garment appeared to her as an architectural shell that follows a woman throughout the day.

Today, her collections are each based on a different stone, injecting its powers, myths and aesthetic qualities into the clothes.