Happy Fashionable New Year!

happy fashionable year

By Marriam N Mossalli

 

Quit smoking. Lose weight. Every year we have the same kind of lifestyle-altering New Year’s resolutions. And every year, the fashionistas’ of the world commit to their annual pledge: To never be caught out of vogue.

Unlike smoking and dieting, you’ll have no problem sticking to [...]

Backstage with Georges Chakra

Georges Chakra

By Marriam N Mossalli

On the second day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the glitzy glamour of Lebanese designer, Georges Chakra, was presented to an eager audience. With Chakra’s fourth time to show at New York Fashion week, the couturier of the red carpet brought his ready-to-wear line, EDITION, to the tents of Lincoln Center, [...]

Cheat Sheet for Spring/Summer 2011

Christian Siriano created this flawless piece that was all the rage on the first day of
Fashion Week.

You may be thinking: It’s barely even fall yet!? Why are we talking about Spring-Summer?! Well, my budding fashionista, in the fashion world it’s during the runway and trade shows that next year’s trends are revealed and true fashion addicts plan their wish lists and decide on their “must-haves.” (That’s right. We may not be [...]

John Galliano’s Homme takes the gold in silver screen fashion

John Galliano Homme 2011

John Galliano Homme’s Spring/Summer 2011 menswear line was classic movie magic that manifested itself as a contemporary tribute line that entertained on the runway. His vaudevill-esque concoctions were both unique and relevant dedications to the silent film legends, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

In pure Galliano form, he presented a theatrical [...]

A Wrap Up of Arab Influence

A Wrap Up of Arab influence

Spring/Summer 2011 Men’s Fashion Week. It began with a Jordanian and ended with an Emirati. Men’s Fashion Week in Paris not only had Arab designers for the opening and closing shows, but throughout the week, the Middle East held a strong and incessant presence.Whether it was with the thobe-referenced collars of Hermes, or the [...]