Natalie Naccache is a Lebanese-British photojournalist based between Dubai, UAE and Lebanon. They are college-educated women who work hard to ensure that their money and time goes to a good place.” They’re not just a bunch of silly, lofty bimbos prancing around and doing nothing with their money.
“I spent as much time as I possibly could with these girls, getting to know them,” she says. As time drew closer to the ball, she would stay late with them as they rehearsed until midnight. Naccache attended every Saturday rehearsal to photograph the girls. Why is it never revealed and why aren’t people from high society ever documented or photographed?” “This is a part of modern-day society that is never revealed. “When people see images of Lebanon, they are usually images of refugees or of destruction,” she says. She also wanted to combat stereotypes usually associated with the Middle East. A Lebanon native, she was interested in showing a part of Lebanese society that few focus on. She started photographing glamorous Lebanese weddings, which led to photographing society and beauty culture. Naccache began reporting in Lebanon in 2010.
“This was them retaining their little Paris of the Middle East.” “This ball is their way of carrying on, no matter what is going on in their country,” she says. Despite the tense political climate, Naccache says it’s a culture that persists. And then the war hit, followed by an influx of Syrian refugees and sectarian tension. Known as the Paris of the Middle East, Lebanon was the epicenter of nightlife in the mid-1900s. “But it’s also a way to be a princess for a night.” “It’s a way to present yourself to society,” photographer Natalie Naccache tells TIME.
They are the Debutante Girls: daughters of the wealthy, connected families of Lebanese high society, college-educated women making an entrance in a lavish evening event. Nervously giggling with her girlfriends, she retraces her dance steps in a white floor-length ball gown. 24-year-old Dima Arabi peers from behind a curtain at 600 guests socializing beneath a glittering chandelier at the Casino du Liban in Jounieh, Lebanon.
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