Rami Kashou opens pop-up shop in Ramallah - in pictures

The world-renowned designer, who has been away from his native city for several years, shows his designs to Palestinian women in the Ramallah shop. Abbas Momani / AFP

Kashou’s clients include Jordan’s Queen Rania, the top model Heidi Klum and Kim Kardashian. Abbas Momani / AFP

Kashou, 40, was born in Jerusalem. He made copies for Palestinian women of his creations that they would otherwise only see in magazines. Abbas Momani / AFP

Palestinian women and their daughters choose dresses. Abbas Momani / AFP

Kashou smiles as a Palestinian woman chooses one of his designs, during a fitting session. Abbas Momani / AFP

A single Rami Kashou dress can cost several thousand dollars, a sum impossible to imagine for the vast majority of Palestinians, where the unemployment rate is around 27 per cent and one in five of those in work makes less than $380 a month. Abbas Momani / AFP

“There is an important market here,” Kashou said. “It is extremely important to study the market to know the customers and their needs.” Abbas Momani / AFP

US-based fashion designer Rami Kashou brings some glamour to the occupied West Bank with a pop-up shop in central Ramallah.