DUBAI: Saudi designer Shahd Al-Shehail is among the Arab figures recognized in the 2026 Business of Fashion 500, the annual index of people shaping the global fashion industry, and she was on hand in Paris on Saturday night to celebrate at the BoF 500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week. Al-Shehail, founder of Saudi fashion label Abadia, joins Kuwaiti entrepreneur Zainab Alabdulrazzaq, Lebanese fashion educator Sarah Hermez and Egyptian actress and singer Yasmina El-Abd on this year’s list. Their inc