Givenchy Haute Couture 2011
By Reem in : Couture, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week // Jul 6 2011
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I never really like to have ‘favourites’ but Givenchy excites me season after season, these couture gowns are what I’ve always pictured couture gowns to look like. I can only image what they feel like! Riccardo Tisci has taken inspiration from the ‘Bird of Paradise’ both the flower and mythical animal. You can see a [...]
Continue ReadingGiorgio Armani Privé Haute Couture Fall 2011
By Reem in : Couture, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week // Jul 6 2011
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When I first went through this collection, I instantly felt an Oriental inspiration. It seems that Giorgio Armani has in fact taken inspiration from the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan to be more exact. Everything from the romantic floral prints, the minimalism of the tailoring and the sleek lengths and fabrics used throughout all exude a very Japanese [...]
Continue ReadingChristian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2011
By Reem in : Couture, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week // Jul 4 2011
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For the first time in 15 years, Christian Dior showcased a collection not overseen buy John Galliano. The collection starts off incredibly bright, girly and boasts a whole heap of volume. It then moves on to being very textural with neutral and earthy tones and towards the finale, the gowns exude an undertone of definite edge. It’s [...]
Continue ReadingHaute Couture Fashion Week: Lebanese Couture
By Natalya in : Designers, Fashion // Feb 2 2010
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I’m excited to feature some designers who were showing at Haute Couture Week and more excited to say they are Lebanese! Elie Saab, one of my all time favourite designers just showed his S/S10 Haute Couture at Paris Fashion Week, last week. Along with others such as Georges Chakra and Zuhair Murad. They have made [...]
Continue ReadingFilm Review: Valentino: The Last Emperor
By Reem in : Videos // Oct 25 2009
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Not too long ago there was a post on the film/documentary of Valentino. After much anticipation and enjoyment of watching this; I must recommend it to everyone that has any form of interest in fashion, design, tailoring, art and the Italian language! It was a joy to have such an elaborate sneak peak into the [...]
Continue ReadingValentino: The Last Emperor.
By Natalya in : Designers, Videos // Oct 9 2009
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When I hear the name Valentino, I think about many things, more precisely his very own customized shade of red. Valentino has solely managed to capture the attention of an International fashion audience and hold that attention to last a career spanning over four decades. His signature and mastery is based around elegance and his [...]
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