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Yasr Alali: Alali and Yasr

yasr alali: Amid conflict in his home country, Alali continued to hold onto his dream and in 2004 was able to relocate to Lebanon as a refugee where he began working as a men tailor, according to Brandon Sun. Enlarge Image One of Yasr Alali formal gown designs. Yasr Alali passion for clothing design began when he was just a young boy growing up in Syria. Enlarge Image Yasr Alali passion for design began when he was a young boy growing up in Syria. Alali started working as a tailor for different fashion designers in Lebanon, gaining momentum and experience along the way. That job got his foot in the door of the fashion world, and he was soon able to pursue his true calling — designing wedding dresses and formal gowns."He always believed that you can always try and you can succeed, and he wanted to give it a try and do one of those wedding dresses," said Ed Zreim, an Arabic interpreter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.