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Mohamed Salaheldin was born in Alexandria, Egypt. At an extremely young age, Mohamed’s enthusiasm flourished in the art and fashion realm. He moved to the United States at the age of 19, and began his studies at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) two years later.

Mohamed has interned with various designers, including Beverly Hills based Pol’ Atteu. After completing his Associate of Arts Degree in Fashion Design, Mohamed went to Lebanon to intern with International Designer Zuhair Murad.

In 2013, Mohamed participated in the Chairing Styles Scholarship Program, which is a partnership between FIDM and Cotton Incorporated. This collaboration between interior, fashion, and textile student-designers helped Mohamed to win the first place for Fashion Designing at Debut 2013 Chairing Style competition. Also at FIDM Debut 2013, he was awarded the Bob Mackie Full Scholarship to participate in FIDM Debut 2014, and present his first Collection.

In 2013, Mohamed participated in Cadillac Couture competition at the Style week OC 2013, and won the Facebook Fan Favorite. That same year, Mohamed participated in the live Draping competition at the Westfield Topanga Mall during “Fashion DuJour.” He won first place, and the chance to display his gowns at Westfield Topanga for an entire year.

In 2014, Mohamed was selected to close the FIDM’s Debut Show and Gala 2014. He was also selected to receive Koefia’s scholarship at Koefia (L’ACCADEMIA INTERNAZIONALE D’ALTA MODA E D’ARTE DEL COSTUME KOEFIA ) to continue his studies In Rome, Italy.

In September 2014, Mohamed was selected to participate in Style Week OC, and also appeared with other FIDM Grads on Good Day LA (Fox 11) to promote and offer a sneak peek of the Style Week OC 2014 runway show.

In November 2014, Mohamed presented his debut collection at Westfield Style’s Cocktails & Couture event at Westfield Valley Fair and Westfield Topanga Mall.

While he is continuing his education at Koefia in Rome, Italy during 2015, Mohamed is starting his own Fashion brand, Dododez, focusing on evening and bridal wear.