Lea Mehanna, 23/08 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Spanish-Lebanese multidisciplinary artist Assaad Awad is redefining wearable art. Renowned for his collaborations with Lady Gaga, Hermès, Mugler, and Balenciaga, he fuses traditional leather-making with cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing and scanning. His creations show that sustainability, innovation, and tradition can coexist in ...
This is Beirut, 22/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Adidas Fashion Culture Art Mexico U.S.
Sportswear giant Adidas apologized to an Indigenous community in Mexico Thursday for using their traditional sandals as inspiration for a new design, after an outcry by officials and President Claudia Sheinbaum. Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a reinterpretation of huarache sandals, particularly one found ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 17/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Haircut New Look Fashion IItalian Bob
It’s hard to walk through a lively neighborhood, grab a coffee or scroll Instagram without spotting this year’s defining styles. Just look around: fashion is on full display, joyful, diverse and often unexpected. Gone are the days of uniformity. Now, every woman is making the trend her own, adjusting it, reinventing it, claiming it. This ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 15/08 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fashion Palais Galliera Paris Culture Art Exhibition
From the 18th century to today’s sneakers, the Palais Galliera throws open its doors to a choreography of fabrics and bodies in motion. The exhibition La Mode en mouvement #3 sweeps visitors into an unlikely ballet where garments follow the gesture, the freedom, and the breath of sport—this edition with a distinctive focus on winter ...
This is Beirut, 10/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Adidas Fashion Heritage Culture Art Mexico
US fashion designer Willy Chavarria said Saturday he regrets that sandals he created together with Adidas “appropriated” a traditional design from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a “reinterpreted” model of huarache sandals, particularly one found uniquely in the ...
This is Beirut, 04/08 13:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Fashion Italy China Culture Art Fast-fashion
When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato. But a "hanger war" is raging in the city near Florence — turning Europe's largest apparel manufacturing center and a pillar of Made in Italy production into a battleground for warring Chinese ...
This is Beirut, 02/08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fashion Luxury Zuhair Murad Music Taylor Swift Culture
Madame Tussauds celebrates Taylor Swift’s iconic career with its most ambitious project to date: a historic simultaneous launch of 13 wax figures, across four continents, each capturing a unique era. In New York, the Midnights era figure takes center stage, all dressed up in a custom Zuhair Murad design recreated with couture precision. The wax ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gucci Fashion Luxury Art Culture
French luxury group Kering reported Tuesday a 46 percent plunge in net profit during the first half, with sales slumping again at its flagship Gucci brand, as the group awaits a new CEO to try to regain its footing. Group net profit fell to 474 million euros ($547 million) in the first half from 878 million in the same period last year, on sales ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 27/07 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Movies Fashion Thrift Shop TV series
They’ve graced film sets, stood under spotlights, and sometimes even starred in iconic scenes… Today, these movie costumes hang from the racks of a Paris thrift shop. Welcome behind the scenes of a wardrobe like no other. La Loge Store is located in Paris’ 9th arrondissement at 17 rue Condorcet. It is a discreet boutique that draws fashion ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 20/07 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In countries where swimming lasts from May to October, sometimes longer, a swimsuit is not a vacation whim but a wardrobe staple. It moves from long seaside days to poolside breaks between meetings, from weekend getaways to Monday mornings. This year, it evolves quietly. It softens without losing its sensuality, reinvents itself without resorting ...
Lea Mehanna, 19/07 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Culture Music Fashion Paris Lebanon
Grammy-nominated artist Mayssa Karaa opens up about blending Arabic roots with Western influences, empowering young talents as Creative Director of Berklee Abu Dhabi, and launching her exciting upcoming projects. Plus, Lebanese international designer Ziad Nakad dazzles at Paris Fashion Week with his latest collection, KANZ—a radiant tribute to ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 18/07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Kingdom Kate Middleton Princess of Wales Catherine Fashion Wardrobe
On official visits, Catherine, Princess of Wales, engages in a silent yet strategic diplomacy through her style. From national colors and local designers to heirloom jewelry, every element is deliberate. Her wardrobe becomes curated art, a refined dialogue between nations. Catherine, Princess of Wales, applauds from the Royal Box on Centre ...