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Rami Kadi (Arabic: رامي قاضي) (born 16/08/1986 in New Jersey) is a Lebanese-American couture fashion designer.

Kadi launched his first atelier and showroom in Beirut, Lebanon, at the age of 25, in May 2011, to showcase his hand-made designs and unique couture creations. For over a decade, Kadi has been exhibiting his technology-infused works at Paris’ official fashion week shows, garnering attention from international clientele.

Early Years
Rami Kadi was born in New Jersey, USA, and his fervor for fashion was established early on in his life.

In 2005, Kadi enrolled in the fashion design school, Esmod Beirut, from which he graduated with honors and distinction in 2008. He went on to work alongside and gain experience from the famous Lebanese designers Georges Chakra and Rabih Kayrouz.

In 2008, he was selected by the Starch Foundation, which promotes promising fresh fashion graduates, to showcase his first and second collection, which gained him recognition.

In 2010, Kadi co-opened Madam Muguet, a multi-brand boutique that showcased his own creations, along with those of fellow Lebanese designers.

Rami Kadi Maison de Couture
At 25, Kadi launched his own showroom and first atelier in Beirut in 2011, where he designs his evening and bridal couture dresses, operating his label worldwide.

In 2014, he began showcasing his collections in Paris, during the city’s official fashion weeks. He debuted his first fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in January 2019. In the subsequent years, his designs have been worn by an array of international clientele, including A-List celebrities and royalty.

Fashion and the UNEP
In 2020, Kadi pioneered an environmentally conscious virtual fashion show, a first in the Middle East, which debuted his Spring-Summer 2020 collection entitled “Kaleidoscope”, highlighting environmental issues on a global scale, such as the detrimental effects of climate change, as well as the role the fashion industry plays in exacerbating these effects. Exclusively for the collection, Kadi designed a couture dress from completely using recycled plastics, making it the region’s first of its kind design. In September of that year, Kadi gained the title of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Fashion in West Asia.

Fashion Meets the Metaverse
Kadi ventured into the Metaverse with the launch of his first ever NFT collection, entitled “Lucid Algorithms”, on the Cardano blockchain, on February 2, 2022. The collection, which consists of 120 tokens, is the first ever human-machine couture collaboration of this scale in the fashion industry.

The NFT collection was accompanied by a launch event that took place in Dubai at the Theatre of Digital Art. The event showcased, on every wall of the theatre, a continuous stream of Rami Kadi NFT patterns that transitioned along all parts of the venue. Later in the year, the collection was showcased at Crypto Fashion Week, with the rare and limited edition 3D Violet Ocean Mermaid Gown fitted unto the avatar of Lady Phe0nix.

International Clientele and Events
Kadi has designed clothing for celebrities and public figures ranging from the East to the West. Names like Kendall Jenner, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Halsey, Adriana Lima, Carrie Underwood, Myriam Fares, Najwa Karam, and Nadine Nassib Njeim, to list a few, have been dressed in Kadi’s creations.

His designs have been seen on international red carpets and events, primarily and most notably the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival, the Oscars, the Vanity Fair after party, the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards,, movie premieres around the world, and other international events.

Kadi has organized and taken part in numerous events, such as partnering his eponymous fashion house with jewelry brand Cartier in Abu Dhabi in November 2021, hosting his Maison’s 10-year anniversary fashion show at the Walk of Cairo in Egypt in June 2021, and speaking at Dubai’s Step Conference in February 2022. In April of 2022, Kadi closed the Athens Xclusive Designers Week in Greece, showcasing pieces from the Lucid Algorithms SS22 collection, along with never-before-seen designs from the same collection.