Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Angels on the Pink carpet: The Victoria Secret after party

This December, and like every December, the world awaits for the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. 

And for this year, London was chosen to host the most globally awaited fashion show of the winter season.

The Angels are chosen, the models are listed and the performers are picked, and as for every other year, the fantasy bra is there.

This year’s show held 2 Fantacy Bras, not just one. Finalized by one of the top Lebanese Jewelers, Mouawad, the bras were modeled by Angels Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio who walked the catwalk in 2 designed garments made of 16,000 rubies and sapphires, and strung with 18 carat gold.

Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio

But what was more interesting than the show itself, was the VS after party: angels and models walking down the pink carpet and guests posing for pictures. 

In this year’s soirée themed: black and white. A soirée that held also many Lebanese Designer’s outfits (as usual in all international events *proud wink*), starting by Daisy Lowe who look radiant in an Elie Saab design from the Pre-Fall 2014 collection.

Daisy Lowe

Taylor Swift dazzled during the fashion show and the after party. For the occasion, she made the elegant choice of wearing a long sleeve white silk evening gown, with crystal embellished sheer bodice and sleeve from the Zuhair Murad Fall/Winter 2014 Couture collection;

Taylor Swift
Candice Swanepoel went for a sexy white floral embroidered sheer long sleeve gown with a V-neck that she picked from the Spring 2015 Ready to Wear collection, also by Zuhair Murad;

Candice Swanepoel
Not too black and not too white, Izabel Goulart made her choice by picking a sheer asymmetrical evening gown with ornate black embroidery and beading, also from the Zuhair Murad Spring 2015 Ready to Wear collection;

Izabel Goulart

As for the angel Lais Ribeiro, she decided to outcome everyone and step away from the traditional long dress; Ribeiro opted for a smoking jacket with a fully beaded legging that she picked from the Fall/Winter 2015 Ready to Wear collection; another Zuhair Murad creation.

Lais Ribeiro

To complete my favorite designers list of this year and top-up the the pink carpet event, Balmain was also present!

Jordan Dunn and Isabeli Fontana chose to wear a mix of white and black from the Spring/Summer 2015 collection;

Jordan Dunn

Isabeli Fontana

Daniela Braga went for a short white dress from the Resort 2015 collection;

Daniela Braga

Eniko Mihalik opted for a black dress from the Pre-Fall 2014;

Eniko Mihalik

And the grand finale would be the appearance of angel Alessandra Ambrosio in a super sexy sheer and black squares dress from the Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Want to talk about sexy? Now THAT is sexy!

Alessandra Ambrosio

Behati Prinsloo went a bit back to the 1920’s in a fringe black dress with a V-neck of Tom Ford;

Behati Prinsloo

Shanina Shaik and Jasmine Tookes chose their dresses from MT Costello;

Shanina Shaik
Jasmine Tookes
And Jacquelyn Jablonski made her appearance in a Micheal Kors design.

Jacquelyn Jablonski

In summary, all the angels looked sexy… they are already always looking sexy anyway whether in their training cloths or on the runaway, those perfectly shaped women don’t let anyone down. And if we always wait in December for the VS yearly show, the show is never complete without the Pink Carpet event!

2014 was London’s! Where might it be next year?


A la prochaine Angels!

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Winter 2015 Must Haves

It seems like we will be having a real winter this year, unlike last year’s! 

Oh yeah, we will be buying the” Must Haves” of this season and actually wearing them.

Feeling cold?! Well, it is cold! Now, how about the Burberry Prorsum Monogrammed Poncho?

Follow the steps of Sarah Jessica Parker, Cara Delevigne and Olivia Palermo and get personalized with a Poncho Blanket.





Now what’s hot about this winter season?

Well, the sixties are back! From crop tops to miniskirts, without forgetting the mini dress. Your wardrobe cannot go through the first trimester of 2015 without having one (or all) of those three items for an evening out.

And Saint Laurent did it well (once again). In fact,  one of my favorites of this winter’s runaway was a little black dress with leather fringes.


A Chimney, a glass of wine, the snow is falling outside, and a good company: now such anight should definitely include a good/trendy legging, high-knee boots, and one of the cozy knits trends of this winter.

My choice would be this Tory Burch tight knit with a gold detail: sublime!


Boots… an indispensable clothing item for this winter, any winter actually!  And over the knee ones are what’s trendy this year!

Now go, run, do it like Olivia Palermo!


What was also noticeable on the runaways during this fall/winter collection were the Fairytales dresses: It’s the perfect season to dress like a princess. Care to be the next Snow White or maybe Cinderella?



Now let’s steal a must-have item from the men’s wardrobe? Oh yes! The male’s section is taking over our closets girls and the  Tuxedo Jacket is definitely a  Must have!



From black to Military Khaki,a color that was obviously on almost all the designers’ runaways, notably Balmain’s.





And for the grand finale: Velvet Night! 

Long or Short dress, maybe a top or even a pair of pants... How about a skirt? Your holiday season cannot pass by without having at least one Velvet piece of clothing in your wardrobe.


Stay Warm Ladies and enjoy the cold season in style! 

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Balmain Baby!... Oh Baby!

Fashion lovers couldn’t help but notice lately the evolution in style of the Balmain collections,  signed by Olivier Rousteing.




The Creative Director of the house of fashion Balmain has uplifted the scale and style of the brand's designs since he joined in 2011.

And the change was noticeable! 

In this year’s fall/winter collection: the adopted tribal style collection that Balmain presented will, in my humble opinion, become one of the top brands to be talked about this year.






And to top it all, yesterday the Creative Director released a picture for custom made baby blazers designed to the one and only little North “Nori” West, to match mommy Kim. 

And who's better than the Kardashian family to launch a trend on 2014's world?


Little Nori is apparently following mommy's steps and setting trends while looking all edible in adorable, wearing one the blazers to aunty Kourtney’s baby shower!



Would that be a teaser from Rousteing that a Balmain Baby collection will soon be released?

Hope the good news will be coming out soon because, as I can see it, if these little things will be released on the market they will be gone in less than seconds!






Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Oh Oscar!


Tragic morning! This is what I call a tragic morning for the fashion industry.

The iconic gown master passed away... Oscar de la Renta passed away!



The man that dressed first ladies, Hollywood stars and designed the most breathtaking wedding gowns left us today at the age of 82, leaving behind him a 50 years legacy of fashion!

Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Jenna Bush, Hilary Clinton, Sarah Jessica Parker and many more were dressed by De La Renta, without forgetting the most awaited wedding gown of Amal Alamuddin Clooney less than a month ago.


Jackie Kennedy

Nancy Reagan

Hillary Clinton

Cindy McCain and Laura Bush

Michelle Obama

Amal Alamuddin Clooney


Each dress he designed was anticipated and awaited. And though he was known to be an American designer, Oscar always had a European touch running through his designs, making gowns look even more special!

Audrey Hepburn

Cameron Diaz

Jessica Alba

Lea Michele

Penelope Cruz

Sarah Jessica Parker

Earlier this month Oscar has appointed Peter Copping the artistic director of Nina Ricci as a creative director for his company.

Peter Copping


Oscar, the red carpets, wedding aisles and White House dinners will be missing you.  The fashionistas, designers and regulars will be missing you. We all will be missing you! 

Peter we are counting on you to keep the legacy going on!

“What is Oscar de la Renta?’ And you could say, ‘It’s a pretty dress.'”


Friday, October 10, 2014

Hello Halloween

Fall is here and the festivities seasons is about to start:

Hello October! And Hello Halloween!



Oh yeah! Festivity number  1 this season (and every fall season): Halloween!

October 1st: OMG October is here! Where are we celebrating Halloween?

October 10th: Did you know that this “top notch” club is throwing one of the best Halloween parties in town! Champagne, masks, trick and treats and Halloween personalized menu!





October 15th: Table Reserved!

October 25th: I still don’t know what to wear! Any costume ideas?

Ready-made costume? Absolutely not!

This year I am going to be creative and do it myself!

Princess, Witches, cats! Enough of those! Its cliché and predictable. Not to mention that you will be 100 out of 100 wearing that!





Keep it simple. Avoid that costume where you will have to spend half an hour (or the evening!) explaining to people what are you wearing.



Halloween is fun. So have fun people!

Dress up like a fellow colleague or one of your friends (but first you really need to make sure that this will not piss them off )



It’s not about being trendy… nor super chic! It’s Halloween! It’s about playing dress up… actually, do you feel like dressing in your favorite childhood character? Then go ahead, do it!



Make-up! Use it. Use a lot of it! It’s your chance to mix up colors and try that overdone make up you always wanted to do. Who’s opting for the Cleopatra eye liner this year? But while you’re at it, avoid the gothic bloody make up: that one option  looks horrible and you really don’t want pictures on your Facebook page with that kind of stuff on your face!



And above all, don’t forget it’s Halloween and not a strip club invitation! Avoid showing too much skin: it is not sexy, it is not fun and it is not Halloween-ny! (PS: too much skin is not sexy at anytime anyway)


Venetian masks, a classy hair do and a maxi dress. Hell yes! You are allowed to keep it simple and classy when ideas run out of your head.


Happy Halloween Ladies!


Don’t forget to bring with you some candies to give away!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Between British simplicity and Lebanese style

And Mrs. Clooney officially nailed it!

The Lebanese born barrister appeared throughout the weekend wedding festivities in stunning outfits, topping them all with a Stella McCartney pant outfit for her civil ceremony, showing out her perfectly slim body and adorned with a hat à l’Anglaise.


And then came the Grand Finale with the release of the wedding gown pictures: Amal nailed a picture perfect!


Amal opted for an Oscar de la Renta gown: a perfect, romantic flowing flying wedding dress.

Designed by one of the worldwide top designers, this custom made French lace dress, embroidered with pearls and diamanté accents and topped with a lace overlay and off-the shoulder sleeves served perfectly the bridal appearance and wow effect.

Amal reflected the perfectly renowned elegance Lebanese ladies are well known for. And, to engrave her Lebanese origins in the wedding and George’s life, she gifted the groom cufflinks to wear on their big day, with his name engraved in Arabic calligraphy.

Mr. & Mrs. Clooney’s wedding topped all of the wedding festivities of the summer season with their festivities, “à la Méditeranéenne”.

I am simply in love: Amal, George, pre-wedding, civil ceremony, wedding gown, cufflinks, everything! Aren’t you all?


And, as we say à la Libanaise: “Alef Mabrouk, ni2cha3elkoun”!