Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A Warm and Trendy Winter


Rain, drizzle, thunderstorms and low temperatures! This is Winter in Lebanon, in fact this is Winter everywhere!

Remember when you used to wear like tons of clothes just to keep your fingers, nose and ears from freezing? 

Well Lebanon has been missing those chilly days for quite some times and it seems they are back this year: scarfs, hat, gloves and other warming accessories are back to the wardrobe  this year.

And since many of us forgot what are the must haves for a warm winter, here is a quick reminder on how to stay warm and trendy.

Tights: This winter season, welcome back the thick, warm, wool based tights that can be associated with a big knitwear sweater. They are trendy and will fit perfectly together!

Ripped Legging with zips - Zara

Jacquard Sweater - Zara

Leggings with zips and top-stitching at knees - Zara

Stretch Ponte Leggings - DKNY


Mixed Stitch Cotton and Wool blend Sweater - J.Crew


Sequinned Sweater - Zara


Cable-Knit Merino Wool Sweater - Micheal Kors


Motor Stretch Leather Leggings - The Row



Oversized Cotton and Cashmere blend Sweater - Proenza Schouler

Coats: Grab yourself a good coat to cover up, and when I say a good coat I mean a large thick one. This years’ trend goes for large thick coats, the thicker the better!


Wool blend Coat - Burberry Brit



Hooded Brushed Wool Coat - Chloe



Feather Down Long Coat - Zara

Night Vibrant embellished Wool blend Coat - Day Birger et Mikkelsen


Embroided bonded Crepe Coat - Gareth Pugh


Embellished Boule Coat - Moschino Cheap and Chic

Wool blend Convertible Coat - Zara


Boots: Snow boots, Rain boots and Knee boots! You absolutely need at least one of those if not all to keep you warm in those temperature drops. What’s more interesting is that they are trendy and make you look like a total fashionista!


Snow Boots - Burberry

Rain Boots - Burberry

Surlapony Spikes Shearling lined Leather boots - Christian Louboutin

Knee Boots - Dolce and Gabbana

Suede Wedge Knee Boots - Lanvin


Snow Boots - UGG


Accessories: Winter accessories are made of scarfs, hats, headbands and gloves. My personal all year favorite would be scarfs, of course!

Col Cagoule - Dolce and Gabbana

Heritage Cashmere Scarf - Burberry


Cashmere Wrap - Madeleine Thompson


Leopard print Cashmere and Silk blend - Saint Laurent


Beanies it has been a long time!

Cashmere Beanie - Dolce and Gabbana

Fur Pom-Pom Wool Cashmere Beanie - Burberry

Handknit Beanie with Teeny Scattered Crystals - Jennifer Behr

Shearling-trimmed Wool Beanie - Karl Donoghue
Kerchief a new trend!

Anastasia Tassel Kerchief - Jennifer Behr

Buckle Kerchief - Jennifer Behr 

Spider Knit - Jennifer Behr


As for the gloves, they are without a doubt THE essential accessory for a sophisticated ladylike style.

Imprinted Cashmere Gloves - Dolce and Gabbana

Mink detail Leather Gloves - Burberry



Nappa Leather Embroided Gloves - Dolce and Gabbana


Shearing Gloves - Burberry



Eyelet embellished Suede Gloves - Alaia


Now ladies, you can  hit the roads, up to the mountains… and enjoy a warm meal close to the fire place while watching the snowflakes floating around.


Keep Warm 

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!