Through the attentions of royal admirers around the world were focused this week on four-year-old Princess Charlotte as she celebrated a rite of passage – attending her first day of school – it would be remiss to have loked past the Duchess of Cambridge as she unveiled a switch-up to her hair this week. To … Continue reading STYLE | Kate Middleton’s New Hairstyle Stole The Show At Princess Charlotte And Prince George’s School Drop Off
Stars across the world have turned to Arab designers for their red carpet appearance at the ongoing Venice Film Festival. From Romanian actress and model Madalina Dina Ghenea to Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, the international film industry’s leading ladies have been showing off a number of glittering ensembles from regional designers since the festival opened … Continue reading FASHION ISSUES | Arab Designers Spice Up Venice Film Festival
In honor of the iconic fashion designer’s 136th birthday, Alkassandra looks back at Chane’s Legacy. Coco Chanel’s impact on fashion is unparalleled – and her design legacy is just as relevant today, on what would have been her 136th birthday, as it was decades ago. The legendary fashion designer’s canon of now-staples – the tweet … Continue reading FASHION ICONS | 9 Coco Chanel Fact You Probably Never Knew
Remember when Liz Hurley made fashion history at the premiere of a movie she wasn’t even in? This isn’t to say that 1994’s “Four Weddings and a Funeral” wasn’t a big deal. The film grabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Picture and become the highest-grossing British production of all time – a title it held … Continue reading FASHION | Remember when Liz Hurley wore that dress?
Known for her romantic designs, Anna’s very first job in fashion was working for Karl Lagerfeld in Paris at the age of 23. “It was really exciting”, she recalls of her year training with the Chanel designer. “I met all the supermodels and some of the most important people in fashion – people like Liz … Continue reading MEET THE QUEEN OF ROMANTIC DRESSES | 6 Lessons In Style From Fashion Designer Anna Mason
Ferrari wants Philipp Plein to stop positioning the wares of his fashion brand alongside its pricey cars – that Plein owns. In a letter that the German fashion designer received this week (and swiftly posted to his Instagram account and called, “Blackmail!”), counsel for Ferrari is none too pleased that he is using its wildly … Continue reading FASHION | Ferrari Doesn’t Want Philipp Plein Putting His Brand’s Ware Alongside Its Cars (That He Owns)
Just around a month after Beyonce donned a fierce lioness-themed costume by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika, the superstar has given another not to a fashion designer who has roots in the Middle Eastern fashion hub. During her recently released music video for Spirt, the singer, who has been supporting accessory and fashion designers from the … Continue reading MIDDLE EASTERN FASHION HUB | Beyonce Stunes In Yet Another Arab Designer. In Her New Sensational Video, Queen Bey Is Spotted In A Gorgeouse Gown By Lebanese-American Fashion Visionary Norma Kamali
Valentino Is not the first fashion house to bear the Valentino name. while the Italian brand – which got its start in 1960 under the watch of its eponymous founder Valentino Garavani – is easily be the most famous brand in the world to have such a moniker, with its otherworldly couture, lengthy roster of … Continue reading FASHION ISSUES | Valentino Is Suing Similarly – Named Mario Valentino For Allegedly Breaching Their 40 – Year Old Co-Existence Agreement
“A good fashion designer must be an architect for the patterns, a sculptor for the shape, a painter for the designs, a musician for the harmony and a philosopher for the fit” Cristobal Balenciaga Cristobal Balenciaga was the greatest fashion designer of all time and continue to be a major influence on fashion today, according … Continue reading FASHION | Unmissable New Balenciaga Exhibition Now Open In Madrid
Shanghai – H&M is bringing its fashion designer collaboration initiatives to China, and designer Angel Chen has created a 45-piece capsule with the retailer’s design team. The collection is due to hit stores in September. This marks the first time H&M has worked with a Chinese design talent in pursuit of generating buzz among the … Continue reading FASHION ISSUES| H&M teams Up With Angel Chen on First China Designer Capsule
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