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Editor’s Picks @Boutique 1
I recently joined Boutique 1 as the Online Fashion Editor/Stylist! Here are my Editor’s Picks from last week’s Fashion Insider: Shop online here.
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Hafsa Lodi Spring/Summer 2013 – “Bedouin Ballerina”
It’s finally done! Here are the pieces from my latest collection: Tutu Croisé Pirouette Arabesque Arabesque colours Arabesque embellished collars Adagio Avant Travesti – white Travesti – black Travesti- light blue Available next week in s*uce stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. For orders and inquiries please send an e-mail to hafsa.lodi@gmail.com, and become a fan…
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DISHONOURED: My cover story & final assignment at Journalism School
From April to November of 2012, my final months of studying journalism at Ryerson University, I was working on this story for the Ryerson Review of Journalism, a magazine circulated across Canada that tackles critical issues in national journalism. Last month, the magazine was published and this week, my story was posted online. You can…
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Evil Eyes at Holly Fulton SS2013
Scottish designer Holly Fulton showed her Spring/Summer 2013 ready to wear collection in London today, and her pieces featured an eyeful of Middle East inspirations—in a tasteful, creative and fashion forward way, unlike Jeremy Scott’s tacky sequined leopard print burqa. Known for her expertise in creating prints, Holly Fulton’s designs mixed eye-popping icons with aztec…
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For Velvet Magazine: “A Pilgrim’s Diary”
This April, my family and I travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform an Umrah pilgrimage. My experience was documented in the May travel issue of Velvet Magazine: Read the full piece here!
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Elizabeth Banks in Elie Saab
At tonight’s MTV Movie Awards (where she won Best On-Screen Transformation for her role as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games), Elizabeth Banks wore a black fitted jumpsuit by Elie Saab, with long sleeves and spiral cutouts. The sleek look was completed with simple black accessories, a tight bun and smokey eye makeup, making the…
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Phashionable Philanthropy: Project Sina
With rampant honour killings and acid burnings of women in Pakistan, it’s no secret that the nation needs some shaping up—and what better way to start than empowering the women? L.A.-based initiative Project Sina aims to create economic opportunities for the class of underprivileged women in Pakistan. By producing t-shirts decorated with their own hand…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Jessie J in Aztec Print
Some may say she looks like a “comic book character” in this “kooky look off” but this is one of Jessie J’s less outrageous jumpsuit ensembles (worn yesterday to a BBC 1 Radio interview while promoting The Voice UK), and I think she looks great. The monochrome aztec print is bold but not jaw-droppingly garish,…
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For Velvet Magazine: “Covered Up Culture on the Catwalk”
Abaya-Inspired designs swept the floors of catwalks at F/W 2012 Fashion Weeks — As Paris Fashion Week came to a close this season, dark and dazzling design elements no doubt inspired by women from our deserts were plainly present on the runways, with designers like A.F. Vandevorst and Rick Owens going as far as to…
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Every Hour, 750 Newborns and 60 Mothers Die During Childbirth in Pakistan…
Help reduce these numbers by voting for Mishal Khan, who has applied for a grant from Grand Challenges Canada – Rising Stars in Global Health, to develop a low-cost device that can save lives of mothers and babies when complications occur during childbirth. Mishal aims to overcome maternal and newborn health-risks caused by prolonged labor…
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