Rami Kashou

Rami Kashou (born May 11, 1976 in Jerusalem, Palestine romantic, and inspired by freedom.

In the early 2000s, Kashou featured his work in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, America’s Next Top Model ad campaign, and Home Shopping Network, and he received the GenArt Alumni sponsorship and was commissioned by Queen Rania of Jordan to design clothing for her appearances. Kashou returned to the West Bank in 2016 to showcase his designs, gather inspiration from the Arab world, and mentor local designers in a sustainable fashion challenge sponsored by the Qattan Foundation.

Biography Kashou was born May 11, 1976, in Jerusalem, and raised in the nearby city of Ramallah. As a 5 year old, he showed an interest in helping his grandmother pick out dresses. While as a child he initially hid his fashion sketches, his parents supported his passion of design. His father, a businessman, encouraged him to build his own career, Kashou describes his inspiration as: "The dreams to become a designer came from the lack of childhood space, growing up among jeeps, soldiers, intimidation, violence and occupation. I think the subconscious choice of creativity and design kind of happened as a way of coping with a difficult reality which I lived and endured." shortly after graduating high school, Kashou moved to the United States and settled in California. In 1997, he enrolled in design courses at Brooks College but eventually dropped out. He has spoken of the challenges fast fashion creates both towards individual designers and the devaluation and disposability of clothing.

Kashou's designs have appeared in the pages of The New York Times Magazine and Women’s Wear Daily, as well as Vogue, Interview, Elle, InStyle, Lucky, People, and Us Weekly.