Hana Sadiq

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Hana Sadiq is an Iraqi fashion designer who has held fashion shows in Amman; Jordan, Naples, Italy, Beirut; Lebanon and Dubai; UAE.

Sadiq has a degree in French Literature from the University of Baghdad. Now a fashion designer,^[1] she specializes in the integration of Arabic art with the best of contemporary haute couture. Having studied painting with some major Iraqi artists, she went on to study textile design, silk painting and ceramics in Paris.

On her extensive travels throughout the Arab world she has collected around 5000 pieces of old silver Arabic jewelry and over 300 traditional Arab costumes. She has lectured on Arabic silver and costume both in the Arab world and in Europe and has written articles on these subjects for several Arabic magazines and newspapers.

Sadiq has so far had two books published, one on the symbolism of Jordanian women's tattoos, and the other on the natural cosmetics used by Arab women until the recent past. She has just finished writing a book on Jordanian silver jewelry. A further work on Jordanian costumes is in the pipeline.

She has also designed costumes for many television films and series as well as representing Jordan in cultural festivals throughout the world. She designs dresses for the queen and princesses from Arabic and foreign countries. She has also received a number of awards for her exceptional work all over the world, recognized in Italy as the ambassador of Arabic fashion. She has been given the gold medal in 1999, and three silver awards in 2000 for her fashion shows in Italy. She has also notably participated in the Jerash festival, where she also was given awards.