Charlotte Talor's animal prints...

I am in love with Brithis designer Charlotte Talor's bold, bright and sophisticated lookbook... the styling is absolutely amazing...

La Mania Lookbook

Book that I want....

The 400 page book is being released October 4, 2011. $100 (Amazon $63).


Product Description
"Carine, and her vision of French Vogue, embodies all that the world likes to think of as Parisian style: a sense of chic that's impeccable and sometimes idiosyncratic and which forever lives on a moonlit street as seen through the lens of Helmut Newton."--Anna Wintour. Karl Lagerfeld once said that if you close your eyes and imagine the ideal French woman, it would be Carine Roitfeld. She is a fashion visionary and a muse. Since the start of her career in the early 1990s, through her collaborations with the legendary photographer Mario Testino, Roitfeld has been credited with launching Tom Ford's career at Gucci, as well as turning French Vogue into one of the industry's most worshipped magazines.

This elegant volume is a visual history of Roitfeld's fearless career. A daring instigator, she is known for pushing the limits with her subversive styling ideas. Featuring a selection of 250 magazine tear sheets and covers from pivotal editorial shoots and advertising campaigns, as well as intimate visual ephemera, this book gives an inside view into Roitfeld's creative thought process and sensibility. A must-have for those interested in cutting-edge fashion and femininity, this book will empower women to follow Roitfeld's lead and take risks with their personal style.

Incredible Talent of Gareth Pugh....

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"confidence is the underlying foundation for everything: generosity, the willingness to take risks, clarity of thought, being persuasive and charismatic to others—it all comes down to confidence"

via: Business Insider

Dior Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

In love with Dior's Fall collection inspired by the legendary love affair between Mrs. Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII.



"...the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet." Christian Dior

Trip to Malaysia...

Pleated

Really loving American Apparel Accordion skirts

Editorial inspiration

Editorial inspiration

L’Amour Fou...............

I cannot describe how excited i am about L’Amour Fou, documentary dedicated to the life and art collection of Yves Saint Laurent. Must watch the trailer:



I really like what Pierre Thoretton,the director,said about YSL "we all have certain assumptions of people who succeed in business -- that they are strong, callous, violent event. But Yves Saint Laurent was none of those things. He was fragile and shy and his success proves that this idea that you must be a callous individual in order to get ahead is just “silliness.”



"The film is structured around the sale of Yves Saint Laurent’s massive art collection. But in reality, it’s about so much more. Through a variety of interviews with people who had been close to Yves Saint Laurent, primarily his long-time life and business partner, Pierre Bergé, we learn about the man behind the icon. The film is about life and love with all its ups and downs, about growing up and growing older, about losing someone we love, about savoring the time spent together and making sense of it all."

how to tie a turband 3 ways...

How To Tie A Turband 3 Ways from LEAFtv on Vimeo.

Editorial Inspiration

Absolutely amazing editorial... full of color... turbans and accessories are simply to die for...

via: Vogue Russia May 2011, Mariano Vivanco delivers beachwear beauty for the May edition of Vogue Russia. Starring Alejandra Alonso in tribal prints styled by fashion editor Katerina Mukhina, the swimwear designs of Missoni, Etro and Balenciaga take center stage on the sands of Puerto Rico.

Street style scarf inspiration....

What we can do with a scarf is truly amazing ... Tied, wrapped, even be rolled up as a bracelet...

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My apologies for being MIA for sooooooo long!!! Long story short, a visit back to my country which I expected to be perfect ended up with health and family issues. Life's been crazy to me lately BUT i am all good now and happy to back in Dubai.

P.S special thanks to Iubire for her sweet caring comment :)

leather & flowers...

Shoes: New Look, Leather jacket: from Istanbul, Dress: from Dragon Mall, Dubai

Bill Cunningham ... must watch the documentary...

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer from Gavin McWait on Vimeo.

Bill Cunningham has been photographing street style since 1978. He is the main style photographer for the New York Ttimes and is, in fact, a legend. He got his big break when he luckily snapped a shot of Greta Garbo on the street, showed it to her, she loved it and thus started a new means of distributing fashion photography. Here is a scan of the image that started it all.

This week a documentary will be released about Bill entitled, “Bill Cunningham New York” - all about his life as a street style photographer (trailer above - so stoked).

“The main thing I love about street photography is that you find the answers you don’t see at the fashion shows. This was something I realized early on: if you just cover the designers in the shows, that’s only one facet. You also need the street and the evening hours. if you cover the three things, you have the full picture of what people are wearing.” - Bill Cunningham