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Humza Yousaf's wife appears in Palestinian fashion show

The free exhibition will examine how each region of Palestine has had its own style of Tartreez and how the dresses worn by Palestinian women reflected her identity, her origins and the changing nature of her life. Read more: Dresses dating as far back as the 1850s will be brought together with the latest creations from Palestinian fashion designers for the show Thread Memory. Nadia El-Nakla, who is a councillor in Dundee, launched the exhibition at the city's museum, which said the exhibition would mark 45 years of a twinning relationship between Dundee and the Palestinian city of Nablus, in the West Bank. Her outfit created international interest when Ms El-Nakla, whose father is Palestinian, wore it at the Scottish Parliament as Mr Yousaf was officially sworn in as Scotland's sixth First Minister in April 2023. More than 30 dresses will be on display in the V&A Dundee show, along with traditional veils, headdresses, jewellery, accessories and archive photographs. The exhibition is said to explore how Tartreez dresses have reflected the background and beliefs of their wearer, and have also shaped Palestinian identity over well over a century. V&A Dundee said: "Each region of Palestine has its own distinct and identifiable style making embroidery a language as much as a craft. "For centuries, a Palestinian woman's dress – its cut, colour, textiles, stitches and motifs – reflected her life story. "Written into garments are the signs of youth or grief, the marks of motherhood and rural life, as well as the traces of social, political and economic change in Palestine Key collaborators in the show include the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, in the West Bank, and the V&A museum in El-Nakla said: 'Palestinian fashion and dress express ideas about who we have been, who we are and the lives we want to live in peace and with dignity. 'This exhibition is opening at a time of extreme pain and suffering. It's bringing design from Palestine to life and tells the stories of women's lives in Palestine. 'I am proud that my dress, or thobe, that I wore at the Scottish Parliament is there as an expression of my Scottish-Palestinian identity, and as a symbol of solidarity, hope and peace.' V&A director Leonie Bell, Director of V&A Dundee, said: 'Through research, collections and partnership, the exhibition explores the traditions and material culture of Palestinian dress and the vast range of regional styles that tell important stories about the lives of the women who made, adapted and wore these dresses, jewellery, headdresses and accessories. 'The exhibition also explores the 45-year-old connection between Dundee and Nablus, a twinning relationship that has brought these two cities together, and it celebrates contemporary Palestinian design and creativity from Dundee, Scotland and across the UK.'