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We’re all about it! From tomorrow’s trends, to yesterday’s muses, this section is all about what should and shouldn’t be on next season’s wish list! From designer mood boards, to being bored at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, this is where you’ll get all the inside scoop about fashion, designers, and the editors who make or break them!

FASHION BABY!

Berenice Marlohe stuns in ELIE SAAB

Berenice Marlohe in Elie Saab gold Fall 2012 gown Zurich Premiere of Skyfall

By Linah Hashmi

 

Berenice Marlohe was a stunner in an Elie Saab golden gown at the Zurich Premiere of Skyfall. One of our best picks this fall, I love the belt at the waist that accentuates her curves. I also love how she wore her hair down and chose against wearing a necklace as [...]

Sex on heels – Charlotte Olympia and Agent Provocateur

Charlotte Olympia Agent Provocateur

By Linah Hashmi

 

When a hot shoe brand and a sexy lingerie brand come together, BOOM it’s an explosion of powerful sex…on heels. And what’s more perfect than that! A dream come true, a match made in heaven, Charlotte Olympia and Agent Provocateur collaborated to create two iconic pairs – The Candice in nude [...]

And the Best Halloween outfit goes to..

Lady Gaga Sighting In London - October 8, 2012

By Linah Hashmi

 

Since Halloween is right around the corner, I’ve rounded up some outfits for you in case you don’t know what to dress up as. Trust me If these outfits don’t impress, they will definitely inspire you for a Halloween costume.

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 The Old [...]

My Fashion Compromise of 2012

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By Marriam N Mossalli

 

During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, I found myself arguing nonstop with fashion bloggers and street style photographers over the idea of Street Style becoming a trend rather than a movement–which it was initially. The street style person is essentially the fashionista anarchist! She or he doesn’t [...]

Krysten Ritter’s jaw-dropping Reem Acra gown

Krysten Ritter Reem Acra cut out gown black gold fall 2012.jpg

By Linah Hashmi

 

Krysten Ritter could not have chosen a more stunning gown for the premiere party of her TV series ‘Don’t Trust The B—- In Apt 23’ held in New York City last night. As if the metallic bodice and the cut-out waist wasn’t sexy enough, add to it the thigh-high slit and [...]

Hollywood blondes and Luxury brands

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By Linah Hashmi

 

If you’re blonde (with the exception of Kristen Stewart, but shes as good as one) and famous you can become the face of a high end luxury brand because apparently that’s what it takes! Looks like Hollywood stars as the new faces of luxury brands is the new trend! It was [...]

Glam it up: Eid Edition

Dolce-and-Gabbana-belt gold

By Linah Hashmi

 

Are you loving black and gold this season as much as I am? My two best colors and ones that never go out of style, while black says sexy, gold says glam – together they will always remain classic! You can pair it with anything, anytime, anywhere. I just love how [...]

Spring/Summer Season 2013 – Trend Forecasts

SS2013 Color Direction Yellow Brights

By Marlene Naicker

Deep, rich colors that have an earthy quality. Mediterranean like in its style and visual references. For SS 2013 the catwalks of New York, Paris, London and Milan have come alive with vibrancy that touches all the right notes.

Marigold Yellows

A yellow is not just a yellow until it is singed [...]

Fall Trend Report 2012

Gold gown fall 2012 Elie Saab Prabal Gurung

By Linah Hashmi

Whether you’re spending your winter indulging at Foquet in Paris, Attending a wedding in Turkey, on a shopping spree in La Rinascente in the heart of Milan, or just out on that romantic dinner in Geneva, here’s how to stand out with fall’s hottest trends..

Gold & Glam I say [...]

White Wonders

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By Linah Hashmi

 

Next season I am exchanging my black outfits for white. And you should too! Be it conservative chic in Valentino or a sexy seductress like Sky Ferreira in Givenchy. Here are some of my best looks:

 

Olivia Wilde in Alexander McQueen

 

Joan Smalls in Michael Kors

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