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Some people are Weekend Warriors, while others make partying and attending events their job! Regardless, if your partying style is the “Social Whore” or the “Celebrity Appearance,” one thing is for sure: You got to make sure you’re dressed to kill and your shoes are the trigger!

Trend Setter Anna Dello Russo for H&M- OTT Statement Collection

Anna Dello Russo H&M invitation Dubai

High on chocolate and not nearly enough sleep, I thought covering the early morning Anna Dello Russo H&M launch would be a subdued event. As I got closer to the venue, I soon became acquainted to the legion of anticipated fans lined up miles across the mall. Security, cameras, scuffles; I learnt soon [...]

Yosi Samra Expands: Opens First Store in the Middle East

Yosi Samra

Yosi Samra partners with Alireza Holding Co to open his first mono brand-concept boutique in the Red Sea Mall, Jeddah Saudi Arabia.

The store occupies one level and offers Yosi Samra’s collection of versatile fold-up ballet flats, sandals and bags. The ideal balance to killer heels, the flats feature an ultra-flexible design [...]

Noosh: The Power to Look Fabulous

Noosh Dubai, Rivaage Boutique, Sunset Mall

Twelve years ago when I first visited the GCC, I couldn’t quiet define the poignant styles of fashion around me. How? Well it was very simple, my attempt to feel a sense of understanding was not energised. The laid back trends that I was used to back home in Australia were frowned upon [...]

Jeddah’s Event Of The Year

Jeddah’s Event Of The Year

By Marriam N Mossalli

Last Sunday, the women of Jeddah’s elite fashion scene were invited to attend the most-talked about event of the year: The Carolina Herrera and Zahra Breast Cancer Association’s Gala Dinner at the Park Hyatt. Instead, replacement attendees showed up, making mediocre attempts to appear fashionable and conducting themselves in [...]

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week comes to Jeddah!

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Jeddah

As Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week officially launches its first day of fashion shows and hosts an evening of fashion icons and celebrities attending “Fashion Night Out,” Saudi fashionistas will no doubt congregate online, checking Twitter and Facebook accounts to see who went where, and even more importantly, who wore what. However, just because [...]

‘STITCH 2′ showcases Saudis’ emerging talent

'STITCH 2' showcases Saudis' emerging talent

The second installment of STITCH, a local event made in collaboration with the Kingdom’s Al-Sawani department stores, Jeddah Youth Business Committee (JYBC) and Design, the Saudi youth magazine opened last week at Al-Sawani, Red Sea Mall in Jeddah. The fashion event showcases emerging Saudi designers, giving them a platform to reveal their [...]

Do good feel good: The Drop & Shop Clothing Drive Campaign

The Drop & Shop Clothing Drive Campaign

Article by Marriam M Mossalli

We’ve all felt it. It being the quite common feeling of guilt that comes when it’s already too late. You’ve already charged the hefty amount to your card and signed on the dotted line, cementing your spontaneous splurge on that designer must-have accessory as permanent and irreversible (Note: [...]

Vicomte A. — The gentlemen’s uniform

Vicomte A

Article by Marriam M Mossalli

Dressed in sophisticated, yet casual luxury and mingling with the crème de la crème, while leisurely spectating “the game of aristocrats,” describes both the typical day in the life of the Vicomte A. man, as well as this year’s GCC Polo Cup, organized by Saudi based NGO, BMG Foundation. An [...]

Regional online campaign unleashes Arab women’s creativity

anaZahra Ashiqat poetry contest

By Marriam N Mossalli

 

anaZahra.com and Yves Saint Laurent celebrate the winners of Ashiqat poetry contest

Ashiqat, the region wide poetry contest for Arab women initiated by anaZahra.com in collaboration with celebrated Saudi poetess May Kutbi, and inspired by Belle, the new oriental fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, concluded its ten-week run [...]