Style with social activism

The brainchild and namesake of Lebanese entrepreneur Sarah Beydoun, Sarah's Bag is a Lebanese designer label that blends style with social activism. Sarah's Bag employs female convicts and underprivileged women from rural areas to create purses and accessories that have made their way into top fashion stores in London and Paris.–Text & Photos by AFP

A woman holds a handmade clutch bearing a map of Beirut for the label Sarah's Bags in Beirut. Sarah's funky designs include colorful Andy Warhol-inspired prints of Egyptian diva Um Kalthum and Lebanese singer Sabah, a map of Beirut turned into a clutch and evening purses intricately stitched with Arabic proverbs.

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