This is Beirut 29/09 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Giorgio Armani Milan Fashion Week Culture Art Fashion
Giorgio Armani's final collection went on show Sunday at Milan Fashion Week, originally intended as a 50th anniversary celebration for the Italian house, but now serving as a final tribute. The legendary designer, who was head of a billion-dollar fashion empire, died this month aged 91. Sunday evening's catwalk show had been planned as the ...
This is Beirut 29/09 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Singer Super Bowl Concert Bad Bunny Culture
Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL said on Sunday, ending speculation that Taylor Swift was being lined up for the American football showpiece. Super Bowl halftime shows have traditionally attracted the biggest names in the music world, with past performers reading like a who's ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 28/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In Fall 2025, fabrics and finishes are key. Quilted leather is making a comeback, but in softer, slightly puffed versions. Many bags mix it up: smooth leather, grained leather, croc effects, fuzzy finishes, or even touches of bouclé wool and knit details. This variety makes each bag a pleasure to carry, soft or textured depending on the ...
Sana Richa Choucair 28/09 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On September 28, 2025, the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) celebrates its tenth anniversary, proclaimed by UNESCO. This year, UNESCO and the Philippine government are hosting a global conference in Manila on September 29–30, under the theme “Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age.” The ...
This is Beirut 28/09 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Week Paris France Culture Brands Art
Paris Fashion Week kicks off on Monday with a dozen new faces set to make their debuts at major labels, including Matthieu Blazy at Chanel. Reflecting an unprecedented shake-up of creative directors, the Spring-Summer 2026 season will showcase the renewal of the top ranks of the global luxury clothing industry on a scale rarely seen. The sector, ...
This is Beirut 28/09 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fashion Week Milan Bottega Veneta Louise Trotter Italy Culture
British designer Louise Trotter showed her debut collection for Bottega Veneta in Milan Saturday with a collection focused on "soft functionality", with structured clothes in supple, draped fabrics. In front of an audience that included actresses Uma Thurman and Julianne Moore, the models wore leather coats and suits with wide shoulders as well ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 27/09 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cinema Culture Runways Fashion
Fashion and cinema have long shared a mutual fascination, but during Milan Fashion Week in September 2025, the dialogue reached a new level. Gucci unveiled its ‘La Famiglia” collection not through a traditional runway show, but with a short film titled The Tiger, directed by Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn, starring Demi Moore, Julia Garner and ...
This is Beirut 27/09 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese actor and playwright Georges Khabbaz is taking part in the 32nd edition of the Hamburg International Film Festival in Germany with two major films in which he plays leading roles. The first, A Thousand Secrets, a Thousand Dangers, directed by Oscar-nominated Canadian filmmaker Philippe Falardeau, was chosen as the festival’s opening ...
This is Beirut 27/09 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Fashion Italy Giorgio Armani Heritage Culture Art
The first Milan Fashion Week without Giorgio Armani marks the end of an era in Italian luxury, at a time when houses across the sector are already in transition. After defending his independence throughout his life, the legendary designer, who died this month aged 91, entrusted his heirs with the task of selling his group. He cited French ...
This is Beirut 27/09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Art Exhibition Heritage Ivory Coast Culture
A new contemporary art museum has opened in Ivory Coast's UNESCO-listed beachside town of Grand-Bassam in a building that is a remnant of its colonial past. Twenty-eight artists from nine African countries feature in the inaugural exhibition of paintings, sculpture, photography and design at La Maison de l'art (The House of Art). The former post ...
This is Beirut 26/09 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Music Patrick Watson Streaming Internet Canada Culture
Top-streaming Canadian singer Patrick Watson says he called his new album Uh Oh, which released Friday, to capture the sense of fatalistic doom felt by many people when they wake up and read the news. The bilingual 45-year-old multi-instrumentalist, whose ballad Je te laisserai des mots is the most-streamed francophone title ever on Spotify, said ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 26/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Masterpieces Art Runways Culture
Fashion Week is no longer merely a stage for new silhouettes. It has become a platform where art and clothing engage in a dynamic dialogue, each collection telling its own story. Every season, on the runways of Paris, Milan, London and New York, artistic references abound. Fashion draws from the great masters, summons icons of painting, sculpture ...