Tala Samman was born in Chicago, originally Syrian, and grew up in Dubai. The London College of Fashion graduate edits the first blog to come out of the UAE in 2009 and her style blog, Myfashdiary.com has been nominated in Ahlan! Magazine’s Best at the Dubai awards, as well as at the Marie Claire, UK Blog, and Twitter awards.
Tala was also named one of Dubai’s Hot 100 in 2011. She has collaborated with Net-A-Porter, ASOS, Tom Ford, and Halston. Tala has also hosted and styled for numerous events between Dubai, London, and Doha, and has been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Grazia UK, Grazia Middle East, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, and Marie Claire Middle East.
Tala is also a Huffington Post contributor and has interviewed the likes of Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, and Nicole Richie. She’s a graduate from the London College of Fashion in Fashion Media and Communication and also a contributing editor, stylist, and consultant.
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