Ammon – After the looks of the star Mai Ezz El Din in the series “Souk El Kanto” topped the list of the most searched on social media, fashion designer Marwa Abdel Samie revealed the original source of these looks, confirming that they were literally taken from the fashion trends of the late second decade of the last century. Some of them were taken from the advertisements of the famous Egyptian fashion houses at this time, in addition to reviewing the silent films that were filmed at that time.
Marwa added, in a telephone interview with the “Extra News” channel: “As for the design of Mai Ezz El Din’s dresses in the El Kanto market series, we chose to refer to the fashion trends of this period. Because by virtue of her work in a fashion atelier, the surrounding environment pushes her to choose the finest and most elegant outfits, and some of the clothes were literally quoted from the fashion ads published at the time.
And the fashion designer of the series continued, saying: “It is surprising that some girls are now trying to restore the fashion of the twenties and thirties, after Mai Ezz El Din starred in the most beautiful dresses. Pastel colors were also relied upon, and designs that were not suitable for the taste of the current era were excluded.”
Marwa indicated that the events of the series take place in the late twenties and early thirties of the last century, and confirmed that the preparation for the work extended to three months of research and review.
And she continued, “We watched the short silent films that were filmed in that era. Let’s see what the Egyptian street was like at the time, as we listened to the notes of the historical correctors, to find out who wears popular clothes and who chooses European fashion at this time.
She pointed out that the clothes of the Egyptians in that period were “European”; Because Cairo, according to historical sources, was a piece of Europe, pointing out that the “Canto Market” used to import clothes from Europe to display them to the Egyptians.
It is noteworthy that the appearance of the star Mai Ezz El-Din on the first official poster of her new series, “Souk El Kanto”, sparked great controversy on social networking sites, after accusations circulated that the fashion design was adapted from the international series peaky blinders, and some also promoted that Mai’s look is inconsistent with the personality of the Egyptian girl. popular in the second decade of the last century, where the events of the series take place.
Mai Ezz El-Din published posters for the series “The Canto Market” and commented on it on her Facebook account, saying: “The Canto Market.” Despite everyone’s fascination with her delicate appearance; The images were circulated on social media as evidence of quoting the posters and the events of the series from its global counterpart “peaky blinders”.
And the work makers confirmed that Mai Ezz El-Din embodies the personality of a Greek girl, not an Egyptian, and her clothes were designed in a way that suits the clothes of Greek women residing in Egypt during this time period.
Photographer Sherif Mukhtar, photographer and designer of the posters for the Canto Market series, responded in statements to the “Al-Hayat Al-Youm” program, stressing that he quoted the images of the stars of the work and the design of the posters from the short story of the events of the series itself, after a discussion with the author and director of the work.
Sherif Mukhtar indicated that the posters were not filmed on the set, as some think, but rather the background was installed inside the studio. Due to time constraints.
The stars of the Kanto Market series
The series “The Canto Market” written by Hani Sarhan, directed by Hussein Al-Manbawi, produced by Synergy, and starring: Amir Karara, May Ezz El-Din, Fathi Abdel-Wahhab, Maha Nassar, Islam Hafez, and a large number of artists, including Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, Tamer Nabil, Tharaa Jbeil, Salwa Othman, Ghufran Muhammad, Diaa Abd al-Khaleq, Ahmed al-Tohamy, Sherif Idris.
The events of the series “The Kanto Market”
The events of the series “The Canto Market” take place in the year 1920 inside the Al-Bala market in the center of the country, about a young man, who is embodied by Amir Karara, whose life turns upside down after a great quarrel between him and the merchants of the canto market, as a result of which he enters the hospital, and after this incident turns into a thug who imposes The royalties are paid by the market traders, and a strong love story arises between this young man and a girl that witnesses many difficulties during the events.
The latest work of Mai Ezz El Din
Mai Ezz El-Din participated in the Ramadan 2022 drama season, starring in the Ghamam Island series, and the work included a large number of stars, most notably: Tariq Lotfi, Ahmed Amin, Riyad El-Khouli, Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, and a number of other artists, and the work was written by Abdel-Rahim Kamal and directed by Hussein El-Manbawi. .
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