The Writer’s Blog
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Calling All Designers in the Middle East!
This Thursday marks the start of a new and exciting design competition in support of women with breast cancer: Bras for a Cause. Designers across the Middle East region are invited to participate, and design a bra and/or T-shirt!
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Le Grana at Toronto’s Spring 2011 Clothing Show
For the Toronto readers- The Spring 2011 Clothing show is being held at Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Place in two weeks! More than 300 local designers will show their clothing and jewellery at their own booths, and some will be lucky enough to have their designs displayed in the runway shows. Dubai-born fashion designer…
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Henry Holland hits the DJ decks at S*uce
While British designer Henry Holland announced the winners at the Grazia Style Awards last Wednesday, guests were given invitations to the after party the next day, located at S*uce (winner of the Best Boutique award) in Dubai Mall (winner of the Best Shopping Destination award)!
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**********Grazia Style Awards 2011**********
The Grazia Style Awards were held on Wednesday, May 4th at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in DIFC. Elaborately embellished abayas, bold printed silks, draped gowns and a few sparkling saris were spotted amongst the crowd of Dubai’s most fashionable. The event was hosted by famed British designer Henry Holland, and co-hosted by Dubai based stylist,…
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5 Wardrobe Essentials for the Spring Season
(*Note: earphones needed! Poor volume quality due to video format conversion)
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Students in Ryerson University’s fashion program show designs at Wanderlust fashion show
Proceeding Mass Exodus 2011: Zenith+Nadir, where graduating students in Ryerson’s fashion design program showcased their collections, the fashion school held another fashion show this Wednesday. Second and third-year students in the fashion design program unveiled some of their dresses at a runway show that took place at the Arcadian Court in downtown Toronto. During the…
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Ryerson fashion students show their collections at Mass Exodus 2011: Zenith+Nadir
After four years of painful pattern drafting, pin-pricked fingers and popped-open zippers, fourth-year students in Ryerson University’s fashion program showed the results of their hard work with their final collections at an annual year-end runway show on Thursday night. Held in the Ryerson Theatre, the show was a huge success, showcasing the immense amount of creative talent …
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Lindsay Lohan’s “courtroom catwalk” overshadows PR tactics used by Kamofie & Co.
Over the past two months, Lindsay Lohan has been the subject of an ongoing court case, and the media has given an overwhelming amount of focus to Lohan’s clothing choices for her court appearances. The New York Times for instance, published an article titled “Turning the Perp Walk Into a Runway Strut,” while others have started using the catch phrase “felony fashion”…
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Cosmopolitan Middle East launches with Khloe Kardashian as Cover Girl
Set to release in stores this Friday, the first issue of Cosmopolitan Middle East features Khloe Kardashian on its pink and gold glossy cover: Cosmopolitan is the highest-selling women’s magazine in the world, and its readership is only growing, not to mention diversifying, with the launch of a Middle East edition. When ITP Publishing Group announced…
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Fall/Winter 2011 Fashion Trend: Skirts with Fringes & Feathers
With the close of fashion weeks for the Fall/Winter 2011 season, the time for trend forecasting is complete, and runway analysis is well underway. While leather, velvet and colour-fading fabrics have been declared as trendy materials this coming fall season, it looks like fringes and feathers will be the “it” embellishments. Designers in New York, London, Milan and Paris created gorgeous gowns…
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