barrels of oil: A fashion brand for stylish people

      Barrels of oil, a reference to the oil production of Saudi Arabia, is a concept of two aspiring entrepreneurs Jeddah Saudi-based operating system and created in London, UK. The two cousins ??Awlia Mohammed Omar and Naseef, both 21, have their creative heads together and created a line of clothing on the natural resources of the Kingdom. They found inspiration in the black substance from Saudi soil, it extracts combined with the luxury and generates wealth.
Naseef is a student at SOAS, University of London, specializing in international business and a minor in Economics with focus on the MENA region. His cousin and business partner Awlia is a junior at King's College London, specializing in international politics with a focus on the political economy.
The two young men are specialized in the areas away not managed by the idea of ??the fashion world, to remove a line of clothing suitable for an elegant audience.

Where did you get the idea to create a barrel of oil brand?
Mohammed Awlia ".'s Name certainly has the springboard that created the framework for our brand We thought explored the oil industry and think about how a clothing line with roots in the Gulf region to launch international recognition."

It seems that you and your cousin had a talent for corporate work for some time.
MA: "Since we were young, there was always a sense of entrepreneurship, he participated in small business projects, the social return to Jeddah or read success stories of entrepreneurship, for example, Richard Branson (Founder and President of Virgin Group) and Mark Cuban (American businessman). We feel the idea behind a major project still exists, but the hardest part is to actually take action and translate them into reality. "

Why exactly do you have for a barrel of oil, as the name of your brand?
MA:. "We thought of a symbol, a connotation of identity and at the same time, we chose a brand that sounds interesting Not to say that the oil is the only way to represent us, but playing the Industry an important role and has dyed to see our education system and our way of the world.'s name was the school inspired. I specialize in energy policy and is exposed to a realm of intellectual theories, the economics behind the industry and the resulting conflicts. Omar was also reindeer system studied (deriving a significant portion of government revenues from a single source, such as oil) and their impact on the structure, stability and diversification. barrel of oil has a texture with edgy industrial feel, while the idea of ??the shape of the Luxury black gold. "

What is the connection between the production of oil and Saudi your concept?
Omar Naseef: "The oil industry is international, it is the largest industry in the world, it produces an abundance of wealth, a certain lifestyle, but it also causes social and political instability ... We moved the project in order to create and ambitions It plays an essential role in the formation of the identity of most citizens of oil-producing countries Each country -. ever Arabia, Russia and Nigeria - has a history. "

How does it feel to have a clothing line at such a young age? Have you had two mentors or someone you looked up to?
ON: "We personally believe that there is no specific age for companies starting young, you can learn and risks It started as a hobby in the beginning and quickly became a project This is definitely a learning experience and a long trial and error... process. We position our product against its competitors, and we promote the brand. We had several mentors, the innovative, to take risks and to think visionaries. "

The family support plays an important role in our lives, what challenges have you encountered and how were your family involved?
MA: "We are very grateful to our family and friends who have supported the project because it was a simple idea we ensure exciting steps and slow, but we have them by, primarily, the blessing of God. the moral support and keep our goal in mind Our participation launch event in London was very interesting as our guest list included people from all over the world. Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Italy, France, Morocco, Armenia, France, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Thailand and Nigeria. "

Omar They met David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. How could this happen?
ON: "We met the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, and we could offer him our first T-shirt and a small stress ball of oil It was a spur of the moment decision and a nice coincidence Say we had a lot.. good luck. "

You manage the clothing line Jeddah and London at the same time. How do you feel as you do?
MA: "We will always keep pace in today's globalized world, our team of barrels of oil is distributed throughout an illustration designers based in Bosnia and another is a local Saudi What makes it interesting, because it does not... limit creativity in a certain area, we provide the framework and we are very pleased with the results. "

Where is the clothing line sold? Are you planning to expand across the UK and Europe and the Middle East?
ON: The collection of a barrel of oil, for the moment it is only available in the retail historically most elegant streets of London, Kings Road. We also have our own online store site showing the collection. Regarding the Middle East, we are currently the development of the region. It's very exciting, and we will soon announce where the collection of a barrel of oil sell. "

What are your plans for the future with the clothing line?
MA: "We have big goals and the current collection can be displayed as a teaser we leave the element of surprise, flowing and fiddle to create a collection for stylish people.."