Melina Džinović, née Galić,[1] aka Melina Harris, born 1980) is a Bosnian fashion designer based in Serbia known for her womenswear label "Hamel".[2] Her designs often include body hugging statement dresses that have become popular with Hollywood A-listers.
Background
Džinović was born Melina Galić[1] in
Bihać,
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Yugoslavia to Elma and Sulejman Galić.[3][4] She grew up in
Zagreb, Croatia.[5] In 2014, she married Bosnian singer
Haris Džinović and they have two children.[6] They were together for eleven years before getting married.[1]
Career
In 2016, Džinović presented her clothing line at a
Belgrade fashion show. That same year she made her
American debut, showing a collection at FUNKSHION: Fashion Week
Miami Beach.[7][8][9][10] In 2016,
People Style magazine also named a "Hamel" gown one of the year's "best dresses from the back", meaning the outfit looked good from behind.[11] In 2017, she presented a runway show in
Sao Paulo, where Brazilian
Vogue editor Donata Mirales Melina called her "...a super talented designer" and featured her dresses in the magazine.[12][13][14] The "Hamel" brand is sold at about 50 locations around the world.[15][16] In 2018, Džinović's collection was seen at
Paris Fashion Week, resulting in 25 additional buyers stocking her clothing line.[6][17]