In an emotional homecoming, Reem AlKanhal presented her spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection in Saudi Arabia for the first time. Titled “Homage,” her runway debut transformed memories of her great-grandmother into a meditation on Saudi femininity, past and present.

AlKanhal, who built her reputation on avant garde modular design, delved into the intimate wardrobe of her great-grandmother, Omi Hassa, mining what she called the “quiet power” of traditional Najdi dress for a contemporary audience hungry for cultural authenticity.

“As a little girl, these details captivated me,” AlKanhal said. “They weren’t just elements of clothing, they were signatures of her grace, traces of a time when beauty was expressed in whispers, not declarations.”

At the heart of the collection was the khat albal

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