Henna party Rajawa Al Saif

Rajah Al-Saif and Crown Prince of Jordan, Prince Al-Hussein Al-Abdullah, are stealing hearts as the date of the promised royal wedding approaches, just around the corner.

On this occasion, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah held a dinner party, yesterday evening, at the Royal Hashemite Court - Mudarib Bani Hashem, to celebrate the henna of the bride.

The henna dress for the bride, Ragwa, was designed by Saudi designer Hunaida Al-Serafi. The outfit was distinguished by white and gold colors, inspired by the traditional Najdi dress. The designer was also keen to combine the cultural beauty of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to celebrate the union of Rajah Al-Saif and Prince Al-Hussein Al-Abdullah.

Silk threads and shiny metallic golden threads hugged together to weave the look of the Al Saif wish. The dress included hand-embroidered and prominent motifs, and the innovative veil with sleeves that flowed like a transparent cloak reflected the same embroidery that came on the dress.

Looking at the details, you will find that the sword dress is full of details made to reflect everyone's joy in this wedding. The dress, made of crepe fabric, has a high round neck and full sleeves. It features an inverted triangle bodice inspired by the traditional Najd bodice design, which is usually worn as a separate piece. The dress is also characterized by being knitted on the body, which showed off her beautiful sculpted waist, to fall softly and a little loosely, covering the ankle. The entire chest area, along with the waist, was embroidered with geometric shapes and Arabic motifs that reflect the Saudi heritage, the bride's home and birthplace.

The rajwa veil is also embroidered with meaningful designs, making this piece very personal. Where it is adorned with the seven-pointed star, which occupies a place on the Jordanian flag, and has a meaning, as the seven-pointed star indicates the opening of the Noble Qur’an, the Seven Repeated (Surah Al-Fatihah of seven verses), or in another saying, the star reflects the seven mountains of Amman..

Besides the stars, the veil also featured embroidery that resembled palm trees as a reference to Saudi Arabia, and even some hair. The phrase “I see you, and life becomes more beautiful” was embroidered in the veil of the sword, from the Tunisian poet Abu al-Qasim al-Shaabi, known for his Andalusian notes.

Long hours to make the veil of Rajah Al Saif 

Of course, a piece like the queen's highly anticipated veil would have taken hours and hours of embroidery to emerge as an exquisite piece of haute couture. It required hours of effort to sew, up to 760 hours to complete to appear With this splendor, a team of experts and craftsmen worked on it. Measuring over 10 meters in length, it was made using handmade tulle, a process that usually takes nearly 2000 man-hours. As for her dress, it took about 340 hours of work to be embroidered.

A creative Saudi designer 

Saudi designer Hunaida commented on her participation in creating the look of the future bride, saying: “I am very proud and honored to be part of this historic union between His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II of the respected Hashemite family, and his fiancée Miss