Pakistani Prêt. By: Hina P. Ansari The ramps of Lahore Pakistan, lit up recently to present their Spring/Summer 2013 season. Contrary to standard fashion presentations, refreshingly they are showing the immediate season in the here and in the now. We couldn’t contain ourselves so our favourites are spread across two...
The heat is on. Womenswear blazed up the ramps in Johannesburg South Africa, where designers brought their A-game when it came to presenting their Spring/Summer 2013-14 collections. Here are our favourite designers! By: Hina P. Ansari Amanda Laird Cherry “Groendakkies” Designer Amanda Laird Cherry...
Anthracite: An Unstoppable Force of Fashion. By: Triston Berlin, Germany There’s no rest of the wicked, as the saying goes. That adage could not be more fitting than for Berlin fashion designer Temper and her Anthracite collection. She is a whirlwind of inspiration and it is nearly impossible to...
Muscat Fashion Week created a perfect stylish mosaic of couture and culture. By: Hina P. Ansari Toronto, Canada Launched just three years ago, Muscat Fashion Week showcased their latest from emerging and stalwarts of style fusing heritage with haute couture, in this three-day fashion summit. Here are designers who made...
An young upstart has creative stylings for the Israeli woman. By: Lauren Sirt Jerusalem, Israel It is rare to find people that from a young age embody such extraordinary talent that they are truly able to transform their dreams into reality. Daniella Farin is one of those people. Her accessory line...
Rome Street Style: Exposed ! By: Danielle Taheny Rome, Italy I wrinkle my nose, at the tickle of a soft fur stole, elegantly draped across the shoulders, of the heavily perfumed lady, I am jammed into. Any closer and we could be mistaken for Siamese Twins. Sharing our airspace is a tall,...
Black Coffee percolates at South Africa Fashion Week. By: Hina P. Ansari Born in Pretoria, designer Jacques van der Watt grew up in Uitenhage, a small town in Eastern Cape. He moved to Johannesburg to study fashion. In 1998 he launched his designer label, Black Coffee and presented...
Fresh on the scene and (now) award-winning designer’s future is tailor made. By: Hina P. Ansari Hailing from Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, designer Zano Sithetho knew that fashion was his calling even though he didn’t formally pursue it. Thanks to ample education in trade in Johannesburg and inspirations drawn from...
This stylist reignites the fashion world of Bollywood and beyond. By: Hina P. Ansari With her feet firmly planted in the world of international cinema and global stage productions, fashion stylist/entrepreneur, Shaina Nath is the first to admit her foray into the fashion world was clearly by accident. But...
