Sandra Mansour

Mansour was born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. Her parents fled from Lebanon to Switzerland during the Lebanese Civil War. She moved to Beirut with her parents at age thirteen, where she lived until she was eighteen. She moved back to Switzerland to study business management at Webster University Geneva.{{Cite web|url=http://www.boemagazine.com/2013/07/fashion-designer-sandra-mansour/|title=FASHION DESIGNER SANDRA MANSOUR|date=July 19, 2013}} After graduating from Webster, Mansour pursued an arts degree from Beaux Arts in Geneva.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.hm.com/en_us/life/culture/inside-h-m/sandra-mansour-x-h-m.html|title=Sandra Mansour x H&M: a dreamy and empowering collaboration | H&M US|website=H&M|access-date=2020-11-21|archive-date=2022-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007072022/https://www2.hm.com/en_us/life/culture/inside-h-m/sandra-mansour-x-h-m.html|url-status=dead}} She later trained in fashion design under Elie Saab.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/felicitycarter/2019/10/02/designer-sandra-mansour-lets-us-into-her-dreamy-fashion-world/|title=Designer Sandra Mansour Lets Us Into Her Dreamy Fashion World|first=Felicity|last=Carter|website=Forbes}} She obtained a master's degree in fashion design at the Istituto Marangoni in Paris.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thosewhoinspire.com/meet-the-ip/sandra-mansour/|title=Sandra Mansour, Lebanon, Inspiring People, those who inspire, entrepreneurship|website=Those Who Inspire}}

Mansour founded her fashion house, named after her, in Beirut in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ls_a_Q0GCM|title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=2020-11-21}} She serves as the principal designer and the chief executive officer of the fashion label.{{Cite web|url=https://tomandlorenzo.com/2020/07/sandra-mansour-x-hm-collection-fashion/|title=Sandra Mansour x H&M Collection|date=July 31, 2020|website=Tom + Lorenzo}} Mansour's company mainly marketed to Middle Eastern and European clients until she partnered with Moda Operandi to expand the customer base.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sandra-mansour-young-lebanese-designer-interview|title=How Sandra Mansour Is Leading Fashion's New Guard in Beirut|first=Emily|last=Farra|website=Vogue|date=28 April 2016}}

In 2017 Mansour was named as an "international emerging designer", representing the Middle East, at the Buro Fashion Forward Initiative.{{Cite web|url=https://www.buro247.me/fashion/insiders/bffi-designer-sandra-mansour.html|title="I'm married to my dresses" – BFFI designer Sandra Mansour on taking fashion seriously | Buro 24/7|access-date=2020-11-21|archive-date=2022-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522232500/https://www.buro247.me/fashion/insiders/bffi-designer-sandra-mansour.html|url-status=dead}} She created a collection for Farfetch in collaboration with Buro 24/7.

Mansour's atelier and home were damaged in the 2020 Beirut explosion on 4 August 2020. In her Vogue interview regarding the explosion, she noted that the citizens in the streets helping each other afterwards gave her hope for Lebanon's future.{{Cite web|url=https://fustany.com/en/directory/designer/sandra-mansour|title=For Beirut: 8 Inspiring Lebanese Brands to Support|website=Fustany.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/fashion/a33658580/sandra-mansour-beirut-hm/|title=Sandra Mansour Finds Hope in Broken Places|first=Faran|last=Krentcil|date=August 20, 2020|website=ELLE}}{{cite web | last=Kell | first=Laura | title=The Sandra Mansour x H&M Collection Launch Date Has Been Postponed | website=Harper's BAZAAR Arabia | date=2020-08-06 | url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/featured-news/the-launch-of-hms-collaboration-with-lebanese-designer-sandra-mansour-has-been-postponed | access-date=2020-11-21}} She was in Geneva at the time of the explosion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sandra-mansour-lebanese-designer-on-beirut-explosion|title=Lebanese Designer Sandra Mansour on the Beirut Explosion, One Week Later|first=Emily|last=Farra|website=Vogue|date=13 August 2020}} Later that month she released the fashion line Fleur du Soleil as a collaboration with H&M.{{Cite web|url=https://about.hm.com/news/general-news-2020/h-m-collaborates-with-designer-sandra-mansour-for-a-feminine-and.html|title=H&M collaborates with designer Sandra Mansour for a feminine and empowering womenswear collection dedicated to the love of nature|website=about.hm.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9992132/hm-sandra-mansour-collection-fall-2020|title=H&M's Collab With Sandra Mansour Will Benefit The Lebanese Red Cross|first=Eliza|last=Huber|website=www.refinery29.com}} The line, which includes fifteen pieces, was scheduled to be released on 6 August but was postponed due to the explosion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a33345700/handm-launches-sandra-mansour-collection/|title=H&M launches its most romantic collaboration yet|date=July 17, 2020|website=Harper's BAZAAR}} The collection was inspired by woman artists including Toyen, Dorothea Tanning, Lena Leclercq, and Bibi Zogbé.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hm-collaborates-with-beirut-based-designer-sandra-mansour-for-a-feminine-collection-dedicated-to-the-love-of-nature-301119707.html|title=H&M Collaborates With Beirut-Based Designer, Sandra Mansour, For A Feminine Collection Dedicated To The Love Of Nature|website=www.prnewswire.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/fashion/hm-styles-apparel-deal-sandra-mansour|title=H&M Styles Apparel Deal with Sandra Mansour|date=August 4, 2020|website=licenseglobal.com}} Following the release of Fleur du Soleil, Sandra Mansour x H&M donated $100,000 from the proceeds to the Lebanese Red Cross.{{Cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/fashion/hm-donates-beirut-sandra-mansour/|title=H&M Donates US $100,000 to Lebanon Following Collection Launch with Sandra Mansour|date=September 2, 2020|website=Vogue Arabia}} Mansour is the first Arab designer to partner with the Swedish fashion company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/beirut-based-sandra-mansour-creates-line-with-h-m-the-first-arab-designer-to-do-so-1.1050533|title=Beirut-based Sandra Mansour creates line with H&M: the first Arab designer to do so|website=The National|date=17 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://moroccanladies.com/fashion-news/interview-sandra-mansour-first-arab-designer-collaborate-hm-32944|title=Interview with Sandra Mansour, First Arab designer to collaborate with H&M|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126101101/https://moroccanladies.com/fashion-news/interview-sandra-mansour-first-arab-designer-collaborate-hm-32944|url-status=dead}}

Her Spring 2020 and 2021 ready-to-wear lines were featured in Vogue.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2021-ready-to-wear/sandra-mansour|title=Sandra Mansour Spring 2021 Ready-to-Wear Collection|website=Vogue|date=2 October 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/sandra-mansour|title=Sandra Mansour Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Collection|website=Vogue|date=24 September 2019}}

She has dressed celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Cleo von Adelsheim, Ekaterina Malysheva, Gigi Hadid, Ming Xi, and Zoë Pastelle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.buro247.me/fashion/insiders/there-is-something-very-magical-about-the-cannes-f.html|title=Sandra Mansour speaks to Buro. Middle East about her designs spotted at the Cannes Film Festival | Buro 24/7}}

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