Today I want to share my personal style journey with my readers. As we grow up our sense of style often changes. We go through different phases and look back at certain periods with regret, shame or pride when it…
Middle East
The Rise and Rise of Lebanese Fashion Designers: Rami Kadi
In the fashion world Lebanon is known for its incredibly talented fashion designers. Lebanon has put Middle Eastern fashion on the map! That is why we need to keep an eye on fresh fashion talent coming from this country as…
Luxury fragrance house Amouage: ‘Fate’ and ‘Opus VII’
Luxury fragrance house Amouage has recently released two new fragrances: ‘Fate’ for both men and women and ‘Opus VII’ a unisex fragrance, part of the Amouage Library Collection. Today I will share my Amouage fragrance review with you. For more…
KhawlaWRoadha: Modern street style with elements of tradition
Eid Mubarak, to those celebrating Eid today! To celebrate along with you, we will be featuring some beautiful brands from the Middle East this week. We start off with Emirati fashion label KhawlaWRoadha, a label by designer sisters Khawla and…
Jerboa Jewellery: Inspired by the East
Jewellery house Jerboa is based in London, United Kingdom and founded by designer Victoria Barker. Victoria comes from an artistic family and has produced a small collection of artwork in the past. She soon discovered jewellery design as her true…
Oriental Style: How to create an oriental look
Creating an oriental style moodboard is easier said than done. It is quite a challenge to define ‘oriental style’ since it is a broad term which can be interpreted in different ways. And so I started browsing Stylight’s fashion database…
Luxury fragrance house Amouage
You can’t call yourself a fragrance enthusiast if you do not own a fragrance by Arabic perfume brand Amouage. Niche luxury fragrance house Amouage was founded in 1983 in the Sultanate of Oman at the request of Sultan Qaboos Bin…
Hijab Fashion: Alhelí Sg
The fashion industry is becoming more and more globalized. An interesting article from reuters.com about the Christian Dior Haute Couture A/W 2013-2014 collection, launched during Paris Fashion Week this week, brought this up. The Dior collection was inspired by women…
Interview: East meets West, designer label Jedida
The Fashion Orientalist sat down with Jedida designer Karima to hear more about her oriental designs and ambitions. Moroccan/Dutch designer Karima launched her own clothing label Jedida in 2012. Karima felt she needed a creative outlet and started designing clothes…
Hijab Fashion: Designer brand Nahda Designs
Fashion and style are ways of expression. For some clothing is nothing more than a way to keep warm and covered, a functional need. Others use their style to make some type of bold or artistic statement. Some people just…