ARABESQUE!

Here at Bacchus Wine Cellar, we're well-known for our wine collection but only a few are privyed to the following: Bassam is an antiquities expert and has the largest collection of Syrian wedding garments in the world! Recently, the Kennedy Center held an event dedicated to Arab arts and culture and selected pieces from his collection to display for this national show. Complete with dances, music and festival-like flair, the entire exhibition was powerful and highlighted the roots of many artistic elemnts now mainstream in the west.

Here's the first set of photos from the event. And it's worth noting that each of these were made by women and are expressive of their own personality when crafted. Often, the dresses are never seen by anyone outside the women's village and extended family. Thanks to Bassam, though the world knows these great treasures!