Leo Caillard, an uber cool French photogrpaher, and a genius one at that. We've stumbled upon his work and gasped at the urban beauty of his shots. With his larger than life images of fashion in the city, he very much captures the essence of what interests us women, "Game Art" is what he calls it. Now it's time to oggle at some of his images.
Natalie Portman, strips to her birthday suit,well kinda. As the new face of Dior's Miss Cherie, she oh so innocently poses with nothing but a bow tie head band. Naughty, C'est pas? ;-)
Alas, we finally get a visual sneak peak into Scott Schuman’s life as a street photographer. Many of you will know him as the Sartorialist, a man that captures people perception of style in their own identity and self presentation. This documentary is simple yet beautifully done. We recommend buying his publication “ The Sartorialist” if you are looking for an interesting coffee book table.
Seeing as alot of khaleeji ladies have gotten saavier with their shopping, we know how much you all love Net-a-Porter. This insightful and fascinating video by Imran Ahmed and Natalie Massenet herself, gives you access behind Net-a-porter's offices and operations. Bet you didn't think it took all that work to have them beautiful items delivered on your doorstep ;)
It seems that Karl Lagerfield is the new face of style, for other brands that is! He recently endorsed the German car brand VolksWagen with this tongue in cheek commercial. Brush up on your french, and you'll realise how funny Karl can get in the video ;)
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So, now that Rihanna has been spotted dining with Topshop Mogul Sir Philip Green along with Simon Cowell in Barbados last week, rumour has it that she might team up with Topshop as a celebrity designer for an exclusive fashion line. Although, WWD has set the records straight by claiming that the dinner was purely social, we cant help but anticipate the possibility of a “What if” situation. I mean, wouldn’t that look suspicious to you? Hmm…let’s just hope that Sir Philip is at least warming up to the idea.
Sultan Al Darmaki, a rising Emirati designer in the luxury world of shoes has finally released a teaser video for his couture footwear line DARMAKI, featuring the super model Barbora Dvorakova. Soon launching in January, it will be followed by a presence at Paris Fashion Week in 2011.
Based out of London, Darmaki has crafted and fine tuned his shoe making skills through working with prominent Italian manufacturers who produce luxury goods in Europe. We need not say more about how this young man will take the shoe industry by storm. We've known him for a while and it is clear from his aspirations, sacrifices and hard work, that he is set for a major career break. Ladies, you want him as a best friend.
So we promised we'd give you die hard fans the chance to win an EXCLUSIVE T-shirt of House of Glamo designed by Kenzo. Simply answer this question before 9:20 pm tonight and you may just own this hot shirt. (oh did we say its unisex)!!
According to our recent interview with Tamara Al Gabbani (posted here earlier today blog...shhhh) , Collaborating with a high end brand like Kenzo is a testament to what?
Tamara al Gabbani takes a breather from her very hectic schedule to tell us about Kenzo collaborating with her local fashion brand, House of Glamo for limited edition T-shirts, designed exclusively for Dubai Film Festival 2010. This funky T-shirt is not for sale, but wait for it…. One lucky winner will get to own this exclusive piece in our competition soon. Simply follow us on Facebook and Twitter to participate ;)
How strategic is it for House of Glamo to collaborate with an international high fashion brand like Kenzo?
It was an absolute pleasure to work with a longstanding established brand such as KENZO for this sponsorship. They spent 40 years gathering inspiration from cultures around the world, which they creatively infused into all of their collections. House of Glamo on the other hand, is a young local T-shirt brand, just recently celebrating their first year. Yet in this very short time, has come far by tapping into a global audience by raising awareness on local and international causes with their catchy slogans and iconic campaigns.
The House of Glamo thought it only appropriate to collaborate with a western brand when asked to sponsor the Dubai Film Festival, in order to materialize the theme of the festival: 'Bridging Cultures, Meeting Minds'
As a UAE based brand, collaborating with KENZO is a testament that local talent can be taken seriously. If you work hard enough, the sky is the limit.
Where did the inspiration of the T-shirt design come from?
Antonio Marras, KENZO Creative Director, designed an exclusive print based on a collage of elements representing several arab icons. The result is a creative project where fashion meets art and cinema to celebrate the 7th Annual Dubai International Film Festival.
What was the involvement from both parties towards the final product?
KENZO was involved by designing the collage image while the House of Glamo took care of everything else from manufacturing & printing the T shirts, to preparation and logistics.
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We could not help but show you what just came in the MiuMiu stores last night at Sloane Street. This sparkling beauty of a bag is the only way we know to be merry this holiday season. We J'adore the crystal embellishments on their bags for this season. Just perfect for the Khaleeji lady who love to bring her bling on without overdoing it.
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