FALL 2026 : URBAN DIALOGUES

For Fall 2026, Beirut takes center stage

More than the setting of the collection, Beirut becomes a character in its own right, its contrasts and layers long shaping Orient 499’s point of view.

Here, past and present exist side by side. Traditional houses meet modern towers, weathered stone meets glass and concrete, and different eras and influences remain in continuous dialogue.

Fall 2026 is shaped by this dialogue

The collection brings together flowing abayas and dresses, richly worked jackets and long coats in velvet, silk and premium cotton. Embroidery, jacquard, print and intricate woven motifs bring depth and character to the silhouettes, while a rich palette moves through deep teal, emerald and midnight blue, burgundy and plum, rust and red, ochre and gold, balanced by quieter tones of stone and sand.

As in Beirut itself, contrasts are not opposites but part of the same language. Fluidity meets structure, ornament meets restraint, and references to the past are carried into pieces designed to transcend seasons.

At Orient 499, craftsmanship is created to be worn and lived with. These are pieces made to become part of a life: an abaya worn through the city, a richly embroidered jacket over a simple silhouette, a long dress moving from day into evening. Elevated and distinctive, yet with an ease that allows them to be worn, returned to and made one’s own over time.

Shot across Beirut, the campaign follows these pieces through the rhythm of the city: walking its streets, stopping for coffee, passing familiar façades and moving between moments of the day. The clothes do not simply appear against Beirut; they enter into a dialogue with it.

A dialogue between past and present, permanence and change, intimacy and openness.
It is within these contrasts that Orient 499 finds something enduring: pieces rooted in craft, shaped by many influences, and made to remain relevant beyond a season.