So here are pictures of my first collection! It's small, simple, wearable and cozy. Lots and lots of lessons were learned in the making, and many obstacles were and continue to be something I have to...
So far, these are my selected pics of the Autumn/Winter 2010/2011 fashion weeks. We have yet to wait for the big kahuna, Paris Fashion Week. Enjoy!MarniThe RowSunoRodartePradaPeter PilottoMathew Will...
My stationary is almost complete...yaaaay :) The design work is done and off to the printers.This is my simple and sleek recycled paper business card:Soon I'll be posting the format of the order form...
I can't believe it!What a tragic loss :(These are pictures of his last collection. They show the magnitude of this man's talent, at just 40!
More behind the scenes taken by Jawad El Hashem. This time with a Lomography Diana camera.
More new designer's on the scene in Dubai!The designers, Arwa Abdul Hadi and Basma Abu Ghazali, have had instant recognition since KAGE's inception. Their collection was picked up by Boutique 1, a su...
The photo shoot is over! It was such a lovely day and such a lovely team. Everything worked out beautifully. The Model, Marina, said that it's rare to have the model, the designer, the photographer a...
This is a sneak peak of one of the characters that Mariam has created for my website. It's not final! But I love it already :)
Writing a biography for a website, press pack, retailers pack.. or whatever reason, aint so easy! I simply couldn't write about myself in the third person. So I thought the best person for the job wo...
The Couturiers are out!These are my picks for the season. My favourites this Spring 2010 are the designs from Maison Rabih Kayrouz (Watch out for him.. he's simply amazing!) and none other than Ricca...
Here are a few detail shots of the collection that is almost complete... pheeeew! What a roller coster ride!
Meet Marina, the lovely model who will be working with me on the shoot.It's getting closer and closer and I love the names of the people that I will be working with: Candy Kennedy (the funky photogra...
Prototypes are done, samples under way! Here's a sneak peak.Definitely trying to tone it down for the first collection. Instead of trying to create fireworks I had to bring myself down to earth and t...
Mariam is the wonderful woman that is designing my website. I found out about her because she did the illustrations for the website of a common acquaintance of mine.She's one of those people that mak...
I bought 2 dress forms :) A UK size 10 and a UK size 12. They're both full bodies, with the arms and legs, and are from a company that are considered among the elite for fitting mannequins.I must say...
I just purchased my first JUKI Overlock machine. I understand that they are more efficient than other makes in terms of being eco-friendly. This page on their website shows how:http://www.juki.co.jp/...
Part of the concept of this brand is to create an ethical fashion label.I am approaching it in two ways: a) To work with environmentally friendly fabrics, and to try and integrate environmentally fri...
I never thought it would be so difficult to create a logo. I believe I went to 4 or 5 different graphicdesigners to finally arrive at the SIMPLEST one.First I wanted something crazy with fireworks an...
I live in Dubai, and that means that most fashion purchases made here are from international brands and designers. The local design scene is really itsy bitsy teeny weeny, but now something is cookin...
Concepts coming up in my head:* Dark.. in commemoration of* Doors of heaven: turquoise for colour maybe?* Arches everywhere: Curvilinear * Layering* Repetition* Some level of asymmetry * Outside comm...
Imamuddine is the in house tailor at XVA gallery. He's been working here for almost 4 years and is lucky enough to be living here as well.Mona was kind enough to allow me to work with him half time, ...
During the summer of 2009, I had been reading quite a bit about happiness. What kept recurring was that the 'pursuit' of happiness is what keeps people from attaining it. We're meant to accept what i...
'Littles' finally went to nursery!I picked up the phone and called an old friend, Mona Hauser (owner of XVA gallery in Dubai), and asked if she had a studio space available for me to work in. Luckily...
So this is my first post! It feels like I'm about to give a speech in front of alot of people..............So I'm going to cut to the chase, get over the screen fright and get cozy with this new frie...
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