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Spring fashion by Syrian-born designer Rami Al Ali

Spring has arrived which means we get to review the most beautiful spring collections. Rami Al Ali has been on our radar for quite some time. He is a noted fashion designer from Syria who has designed a beautiful collection…

Lakmé Fashion Week: Highlights Summer Resort 14

Lakmé Fashion Week summer/resort 2014 took place from the 11th of March until the 16th of March 2014 and showcased India’s hottest designers. A large variety of summer/resort collections hit the ramp last week, from traditional multi-colored sari’s and sexy,…

Lakmé Fashion Week: ‘A Summer Affair’ by Manish Malhotra

Manish Malhotra showcased his spring/summer collection ‘A Summer Affair’ on the 11th of March during Lakmé Fashion Week. Malhotra is best known for the colorful, traditional Indian costumes that he designs for Bollywood films. The noted Indian designer attracted an…

Bashar Assaf SS14: Hallucinations

The amount of talented fashion designers who are from Beirut, Lebanon is high. Which makes me wonder… maybe I should move to Beirut, there might be something in the air or water which turns these people into gifted fashion designers…right?…

Endemage: Spring – Summer 2014

Designer sisters Lubna and Nadia Al Zakwani presented their spring – summer 2014 collection during the most recent edition of Fashion Forward Dubai. The inspiration for this collection is their Omani heritage, using traditional Omani embroidery and inspirational Islamic prints…

Maison Rabih Kayrouz SS14 ‘let there be light’

Noted fashion designer Rabih Kayrouz was born in 1973 in Lebanon. Rabih returned to his home country after studying fashion in Paris, France for several years. In Lebanon he established his fashion house Maison Rabih Kayrouz in 1998. After ten…

The IFFD 2014 Fashion Calendar

We have all started the year with a list of new year’s resolutions, like going to the gym more often, eating more fruit and spending less money on clothes and shoes. January is almost over and I am pretty sure…

Oriental Fragrances from Versace, Tom Ford and Reminiscence

Cologne and perfume ads from designer brands try to give you an idea of what a scent smells like, without you being able to actually smell it. An attractive, young Hollywood starlet is holding a bouquet of soft, pink roses…

Hussein Bazaza SS14: Fashion, Emotion and Art

Up-and-coming fashion designer Hussein Bazaza was born in 1990 in Beirut, Lebanon. Bazaza is an ESMOD (l’Ecole Supérieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode) graduate with an impressive resume. He has gained experience at Maison Rabih Kayrouz in Paris…

Interview: Dubai-based designer Shweta Wahi

The Fashion Orientalist got in touch with Dubai-based designer Shweta Wahi for a question and answer round. This talented and (very) young designer was born in India and brought up between the United Arab Emirates and Canada. She currently works…