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The luggage market was thirsty for something new and innovative. Nadine Qaddoura realised this and whipped up a unique collection called ‘Limited N’ that left all those at the airport baggage claim talking. Raissa Batakji delves into world of a traveller’s dream.
Minerally Lacroix Christian Lacroix has broken the mould and translated his vision and aesthetic philosophy to a wholly new category: mineral water. Evian has teamed up with the French designer to create two special water bottles, the couture inspired (left) and prêt-a-porter (right). Pric
by Jean Claude Alfa That extra piece of fabric at the lower end of the shirt sleeve actually says a lot about the man wearing it. Initially the intended purpose of the cuff was to prolong the fraying process and therefore the life of the shirt. By reading between the stitches, Bespoke iden
It is said that the finest suits begin with the fabric maker and not the tailor. Bespoke’s resident connoisseur, Makram Salha, visits superior cloth maker Moxon Huddersfield to gain an insight into the fabrics that are elevating the age-old art of suit making.
It’s easy when travelling to turn a nicely-fitted suit into a crumpled mess, turning a tailor-made blazer into a flee market give-away. Bespoke outlines eight simple steps that will have you looking like you’ve just come out of a fitting.
Some Arab designers hit the NYC-Paris-Milan catwalks forgetting the very fabric of their heritage. Others embrace it. Raja Farah talks to Moroccan-born Hisham Oumlil about weaving his culture into his western designs.
The shorts predecessors include breeches which were popular with men in the fourteenth to early sixteenth centuries and the knee pants for young boys in the late nineteenth century to the end of WWI. Shorts can also boast the bizarrely named knickerbockers and Bermudas as staples on its fa
Throughout history women have had a keen eye and an affinity for shoes. The trend is growing exponentially, with some ladies going so far as to collect shoes that they don’t dare wear. Thankfully Gianvito Rossi leaves theatricality aside and delivers timeless designs made for your feet and
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there are many ways to wear your shemagh or headgear. Seeing that it is a trend that may fast catch on, Bespoke selects four of the most popular and most telling of your status.
In the world of fashion, only a handful of icons stand above all others. Riwa Beydoun selects six of the personalities that send reverberations through a ruthless and competitive industry where your mark of success is staying power and individuality.
French fashion designer Christian Lacroix finally seems to be coming into his own following the labels acquisition by the Falic Brothers. Now expanding his new brand of haute couture fiery chic into the region (thanks to the Chalhoub Group), Rayan Raad talks to the label’s president, Nicol
Decidedly feminine Daisy from Marc Jacobs is a lurch back to the designer’s more fun-loving and informal nature. Not surprising, then, that the Paris-based Manhattan-born fashion front-runner would choose the unassuming, commonplace yet sprightly daisy as the embodiment of his newest flowe