SHARE The Lebanese women’s ready-to-wear label Renaissance Renaissance has been chosen to join the latest Net-A-Porter Vanguard Programme. Chosen from countless emerging fashion brands from across the world, the Beirut label, founded by Cynthia Merhej in 2016, is one of four start-ups to make the cut. The Net-A-Porter programme began in 2018 in a bid to help hothouse emerging talent. A look from Lebanese label Renaissance Renaissance. Courtesy Renaissance Renaissance What is Renaissance Renaissance? Merhej studied at the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins in London, later returning to Beirut to set up her brand. This made her the third generation of women in her family to open their own atelier.