By Linah Hashmi

Born on the Russian island of Sakhalin, Katya Kovtunovich was obsessed with designing dresses for her barbie at the age of 7, and at 16 she was already turning heads with her self made skirts and jumpsuits. This young fashionista in the making went on to study Linguistics at renowned St. [...]

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By Linah Hashmi

Lebanese Fashion Designer, Amal Azhari

Her talent and infinite passion for design have made Lebanese fashion designer, Amal Azhari acquire an international reputation in the fashion world. After a career in communications for ten years, she decided to pursue her passion in fashion and In 2005, she took the leap [...]

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Exclusive Interview  By Linah Hashmi

After 8 years of studying fashion in Belgium and France, and having worked another 10 years in Fashion Houses in Paris, as a Senior Designer, Art Director, and probably his most important and longest one as Senior Designer and close assistant of THE Jean Paul-Gaultier, this Belgian Fashion Designer landed his position as the Head Designer for [...]

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She celebrated Barbara Streisand’s nose on the cover of Vogue. She placed a scandalous picture of a “swoonkini” during the conservative 40’s in Harper’s Bazaar. She believed daring oneself in the syntax of “Why don’t you…” should be a daily ritual, much like her peanut butter sandwich and [...]

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Cindy Livingston is the female embodiment of intimidation; even her biography reads “shrewd businesswoman.” Admired for her impressive portfolio of  accomplishments during her 20-plus year career in the timepiece sector, Livingston is the watch industry’s equivalent to Karl Lagerfeld.

In fact, I’ve met Karl Lagerfeld and I have to admit I was [...]

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“I chose him, he didn’t choose me,” asserts Reem Al Kanhal of RK Designs, about how she met her husband. This kind of impenitent role reversal of gender stereotypes in a Kingdom heavily embedded in them is common ground for the outspoken Saudi designer. It’s a perfect illustration of the kind of [...]

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This week online fashion entrepreneur Rasha Khouri shared her business experience and her professional journey with college students in Jeddah and Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Khouri launched DIA-style.com an e-commerce site, which focuses on the Middle East market. She is a pioneer in the world of online fashion in English/Arabic, and DIA-style.com her most [...]

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His impeccable designs that flow flawlessly on a womans body and those shoes that are both seduction and sophistication have made Azzedine Alaia our designer of the month!

Alaia is a Tunisian-born couturier and shoe designer, particularly successful since the 1980s. His glamorous twin sister inspired [...]

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Louboutin’s designs are definitely theatrical and sometimes seem to even steal the spotlight. And the women of the stage can’t seem to get enough. With a huge celebrity following that looks more like a directory listing of the whose-who in Hollywood, Louboutin is fulfilling his mission very well. “I noticed most women on stage, [...]

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If you don’t have them, you want them. And, if you have them, you want more.

That’s the spell of the red sole and the sorcerer behind this red magic is no other than the Christian Louboutin. Born in Paris, Louboutin is Parisian chic and nonchalance, wrapped in one charismatic package. His ability [...]

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