Grammys Showcase Arab Designers

Mohammed Ashi_Ashi Studio

By Marriam M Mossalli   It’s official! Saudi Arabian talent has made its first appearance on the red carpet! Thanks to the talented Mohammed Ashi of Ashi Studio, Saudi Arabia has now joined the fashionable ranks of Lebanon — the Middle East Couturier to the West. Ashi Studio of Saudi Arabia dressed a record of four celebrities for this year’s […]

Men’s Fashion Week, Je t’aime (Part II)

Louis Vuitton Autumn/ Winter 2011

Article by Marriam M Mossalli – Arab News Last week, you got front row seats to Kenzo, Dior Homme, Hermes and Qasimi. We traveled from the old traditional  minimalism of the Dutch Amish to the futuristic Armageddon of the Arab nomad. Today, Arab News brings you the second edition of coverage from Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. Highlighting the lines […]

Men’s Fashion Week, Je t’aime (Part I)

Hermès Autumn/Winter 2011

Nothing is better than sitting at a Parisian café in January during Men’s Fashion Week watching the catwalk of young, chiseled-face models and their chic styles passing through trendy Etienne Marcel.  This winter, the streets of Paris echoed the marriage of sport casual and sophisticated tailoring seen on many runways, such as Lanvin and Hermès, through the locals’ apparent penchant […]

Honeysuckle: The color for 2011

Honeysuckle

By Marriam M Mossalli   We hope you have a sweet tooth because this spring it doesn’t get any sweeter than Honeysuckle — the new IT color of the season. The Pantone Color Institute, the “Anna Wintour” when it comes to color trends for fashion, has announced that Honeysuckle has been selected as this spring’s must-have color. While last year’s […]