Before the term “influencer” was even invented, Tamara Al Gabbani had a lot of influence on her audience. Before her very nearly 180,000 followers on Instagram and her design name, Gabbana began as a television moderator. Tamara Al-Gabbani, a designer, model, and television presenter based in Dubai, supports the ease, adaptability, and flair for regional designers. She tells us about a summer spent in Saudi Arabia while sporting Leem clothing here.
She is a vocal advocate for female strength and empowerment and takes great pride in the fact that she has created her own products. This Saudi fashionista lives in Dubai at the moment, but she frequently commutes between London and the Kingdom for work and family commitments. With content that resonates with a lot of modern Khaleeji women, she is at the top of her game like never before. She is taking the fashion industry by storm in more than one way.
The fashion influencer from Dubai was spending the winter in the Kingdom at Tantora festival, which was held in AlUla until March 7, 2020, and she is letting her social media followers live through her. Al-Gabbani and other festivalgoers like him can enjoy a variety of exciting performances, art exhibitions, fashion shows, and other events during the four-month cultural festival, which began earlier this month.
For her 208,000 followers, the influencer had been documenting her trip to the second annual festival, showcasing everything from her food to her outfits. Al-Gabbani’s first stop was a pop-up by the well-known London members-only club Annabel’s. There, she made sure to grab a quick bite before jumping into a pistachio-colored Land Rover to go to her next destination, the newly opened Maraya Concert Hall, where Omar Khairat, a renowned Egyptian composer and pianist, would give a stunning performance.
Khairat, along with legendary singer Aziza Jalal, became the first two artists to perform at the new concert hall on Saturday, performing a piece he wrote specifically for the festival. Al-Gabbani ended her night by relaxing with friends at Elephant Rock, a desert hangout, until 5 a.m. after the concert.
“There’s so many activities, there’s so many things to do that before you know it, it’s 5 a.m.” she shared with her followers in a video uploaded to her Instagram Stories. “Everything here is perfection,” she continued. “From the hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants, venues and experiences. But what I can’t explain to you or show you is how you feel when you are here. There’s something about this place and the energy here, it’s indescribable.”
Al-Gabbani flew a 1940s-era American Air Force two-seat aerobatic plane through the historic area on the second day of her activity-packed trip to AlUla. “Having the time of my life,” she wrote alongside one of the videos she uploaded, in which she can be seen inside the small aircraft.
