JINN SET 01

I saw the traditional Arabic thobe and knew there was something in it. In Dubai, I used to wear a gold thobe myself. I spent a lot of time looking at the desert. The silence. The space. And then, just a moment later, the absurd opulence that begins when you return to the city. And I started thinking. What if you combined what the people of the desert wear with what people of success wear? I didn’t want to copy the thobe.

That would have been too easy. I wanted to take its silhouette, freedom and character, and then run them through our world. At first, there was even going to be a long scarf that could be wrapped like a turban. In the end, we shortened it. And that was the right call. Not every idea has to survive just because it came first. The bigger problem was the fabric. I wanted something you could wear in full sun without boiling after five minutes, but that would still let you walk into the best hotel in Dubai in the evening and look like you belonged there.

One fabric couldn’t give me both. So I stopped looking for a compromise. We made two versions. The first, in linen. Lightweight, breathable, made for the heat. The second, in suiting fabric. Heavier. Sharper. More evening-oriented. We added zippers and started treating the construction more like a suit than a traditional garment. And then the question came: What if we made an Arabic suit? Not a costume. Not a disguise.

And not another interpretation of the thobe. Something that speaks of status and elegance, but doesn’t forget where its inspiration comes from. I took the belt from the world of combat sports. It cinches the silhouette tightly and completely changes the way the garment falls. And when I saw it tied, I thought of something else. A jinn. A figure emerging from a lamp. Narrow at the waist, powerful up top, with an almost unreal silhouette.

And then the name was obvious. JINN SET. Karl Tomas. A little desert. A little suit. A little snake charmer. It doesn’t ask for permission to enter the room. It walks in and… suddenly, everyone knows it’s there.

Details

• Colors: black, dark green, grey
• Limited edition: 21 pieces