Category Archives: Places
Last night was the official launch of Rolling Stone Middle East, the party was held at the Gramercy (a New York style bar and restaurant) in the Dubai International Financial Centre. In true Rolling Stone style, guests were rock steady, dressed in leather, skulls and studs. Budweiser proved to be king of beers and Jack Daniels were a guest favorite of the night, with mini burgers and hot dogs being passed around - this was a strictly rock'n'roll diet.
The event organized by Chic Alors and hosted by Image Nation, by far our fav event of the year. We live, breathe and sleep rock'n'roll and Image Nation delivered one hell of a night.
We got our hands on some goodies including the first edition of Rolling Stone Middle East, we were super excited to see our homeboy Mr. Kanye West on the cover. With his F1 performance right around the corner we couldn't have thought of a better coverstar. We spent today reading the magazine cover to cover and we have to say, we're impressed. From the West Coast to the West Bank, the magazine covered it all.
Amazing night and a fantastic magazine.
Images from Anna Miriam
Swarovski Elements has recently launched the Jawaher Collection, a new initiative to promote and celebrate the glamourous elegance of Arab women. Designers such as Allessanra Rich, Sohad Acouri and Zaid Anton were asked to create pieces for the Jawaher Collection, the brief was to use Swarovski Crystals as a creative material to show a light fuelled allure as well as to remain in keeping with Middle Eastern tradition and style.
The Jawaher Collection shows a heightened level of sophistication and the designs have been thoughtfully executed. The use of the crystals are very well integrated and elevate the clothes to a glamorous and elegant level. Congratulations to Swarvoski and the all the designers for a beautiful collection.
The Jawaher Collection is currently being displayed in London at the SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ Lounge:
SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ 24, Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HU
Visit www.swarovski-elements.com and join the initiative on facebook at www.facebook.com/SWAROVSKIELEMENTS?v=app_11007063052
Images from Swarvoski
Following the success of their first short courses in Dubai, London College of Fashion is back for a second round. Courses will take place from late October to end of November, including subjects such as Fashion communications for PR, Fashion journalism and Luxury brand management and product design.
The classes are 1 - 5 days and are great way to dabble in some creativity, kickstart a new career or help you decided if you even enjoy the field. For a full list of courses offered and to sign up visit www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/shortcourses/dubai.htm
Image from LCF
Our favorite designer, Lamis Khamis, invited us to visit her London studio over the weekend. We fell in love with the creative space, white brick walls (that seemed to reach the sky they were so high), jars filled with candy, the cutest most well behaved poodle and of course, Lamis Khamis clothes!
We've been wearing Lamis Khamis clothes since 2006, so we were ecstatic to see where the creativity happens. We also got a sneak peak of new designs and all we can say is, LUSH!!
We can't wait to go back!
www.lamiskhamis.com
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Images from Anna Miriam
We've been hearing a lot of good things about Wild Peeta, a fusion shawarma and salad joint down in Healthcare City (Dubai), so we did what any falafel-loving person would do and went on a shawarma run. We found no falafels (it's our favorite kind of shawarma) but we were greeted with one of the coolest designed cafes we've seen in Dubai. The shawarmas were so fresh and yummy that it completely satisfied our veggie cravings (meat eaters: there was also beef and chicken on the menu).
Started by two Emirati brothers, Mohamed Younes Parham Al Awadhi and Peyman Younes Parham Al Awadhi, made their shawarma vision come true with the help of the Sheikh Mohammed Establishment for Young Business Leaders.
Wild Peeta makes delicious, healthy food and that's enough to keep us coming back but we also think they've done an outstanding job on their branding. Designed by Hajar Al Hajri, their illustrations of modern Emiratis make for cool and kitsch graphic art. The artwork is available to download as wallpaper on their website, they are also on twitter, facebook and myspace. Shops, restaurants, fashion brands - take note, this how to take the world by storm or in this case, by shawarma.
We can't praise Wild Peeta enough and we don't have to because we'll be back tomorrow for lunch. We made a little video, documenting our trip down to Wild Peeta. If you live in Dubai, we basically started at the Trade Centre Roundabout and if you don't live in Dubai, enjoy the scenery.
Location: Dubai Healthcare City on the intersection between13th and 28th Street
www.wildpeeta.com
Images from Anna Miriam
AnnaMiriam.com's Shawarma Run to Wild Peeta
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