With her luxury womenswear line Elle B. Zhou just revealed in a jaw-dropping online virtual presentation with the help of supermodel Shahad Salman,
Previously featured in Vogue, ELLE, and Harper’s Bazaar, Elle is poised to change the perception of modest fashion into something truly unique and sophisticated with the launch and virtual presentation of her luxury womenswear brand, Elle B. Zhou.
Elle’s collection is modeled by world renowned model Shahad Salman, who recently appeared on the cover of Vogue Arabia.
“This collection is my brain, heart and soul stretching to collide two worlds of fashionable existence. Representative of my own journey into dressing modestly; each cropped top, short sleeved shirt, and pair of trousers have been re-positioned to fit within this new world as I seek to redefine modest fashion.” (- Elle B. Mambetov).
A London Fashion Week designer at the age of 26, Elle’s makes her U.S. fashion debut this week. She was recently released from a UK prison after serving two years before the U.S. government intervened to free her. Elle showcases how a successful Muslim African American woman can go from the catwalk to the confines of a prison, and what she did when she discovered she was a victim of fraud at the hands of her own friend. Elle’s story depicts true details of scandal, police corruption, perjury, racism, prison life, US Government agency aid for Americans on foreign soil, and sexual misconduct by a prison staff member; to name a few.
Please see her in an on-camera interview last month on the CBS Mel Robbins Show below.
With social distancing measures in place, this virtual fashion presentation (complete with digitally constructed models) replaced her planned runway show and benefits Vogue’s A Common Thread and Doctors Without Borders to raise funds for those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Born and raised in Texas to a single mother, Mambetov’s creative and personal identity as an African American, Muslim woman has been inspired by her travels – which have taken her all over the world and back. She has built brands in foreign lands, done business deals with former British Prime Minister David Cameron, and secured partnership deals with Toni & Guy and Evian. Now she returns to America with an incredible story and striking new fashion line with Los Angeles set as her home base.
