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You might call them over-the-top, but that’s exactly the point. Amina Muaddi shoes, which range from stiletto pumps and sandals to ankle and knee-high boots, are bold, architectural footwear with lustrous textures and light-catching embellishments. The brand’s founder, who is of the sam…
Putting public figures through the grinder in the name of charity, there are no secrets on our Speak Up game show. In this episode, we challenge designer Jessica Khoueiri (of Jessica K and Little Bluffers) to answer as many quick-fire questions as she can in 80 seconds and thereby win a…
Emily Penn is a remarkably tireless activist who founded eXXpedition in 2011 and is now a leader in inspiring individuals to make their communities take action on stopping plastic pollution. Like a deadly assassin, stealth and foreboding, the issue of ocean plastic has gradually crept u…
Tamara Mellon, the co-founder of Jimmy Choo, has resurrected her namesake brand, which is now rocking the shoe industry with some intrepid branding, a direct-to-customer strategy and a few unexpected designs. WHICH OF YOUR CURRENT STYLES ARE YOUR FAVOURITES? – I love Frontline, Icon, Pa…
Zuhair Murad is a designer who invariably celebrates and elevates the female form, and in his S/S 2019 ready-to-wear collection, he takes us on an exotic journey through the South Pacific using distinctive techniques, tribal prints and gorgeous silhouettes.
One day in 2004, the Iraqi-Dutch filmmaker Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji was filming scenes for his first feature film, ‘Ahlaam’, on Haifa Street in Baghdad when he and his crew were abducted by an Iraqi militia affiliated with Al Qaeda. “They accused us of working with the Americans,” Al …
At first glance, you might assume Jessica Khoueiri’s achievements as a designer have come easy. I mean she’s practically kebab royalty – her father, Toufic, is the founder of Kababji, a highly successful chain of Lebanese fast-casual restaurants (best known for their high quality coal-g…
There are already so many awards in our region that we definitely don’t need more. But Haute Grandeur is quite different to the others. For a start, it has no judges or experts, and there’s no voting or payment system to influence the outcome. Instead Haute Grandeur relies on a computat…
Don’t get het up about our region’s poor infrastructure and political roadblocks: Palestine-based accommodation booking startup Yamsafer demonstrates success comes down to simply zoning in on opportunity. You might wonder why Yamsafer would want to compete against existing hotel booking…
Though it might look like it, no cars were harmed in the making of Fabian Oefner’s works of art. Instead, the young Swiss artist took apart model sets in a process he likens to peeling an onion. Painstakingly laying out the composition of the image in sketches, he then suspended each of…
The single greatest private jet in terms of space, range and residual value just got better with the addition of cleaner engines and fuel saving winglets. Hats off then to the new Boeing Business Jet Max 7. 1 The BBJ Max 7 is a narrow body private jet based on Boeing’s popular 737 Max. …
In what might be a sign of the abundance of our times, we recently came across the most beautiful new jewellery, made not by a jeweller, but by a lacemaker. “I had this piece of lace in my hand and a ring with a diamond, and I thought how wonderful it would be to have […]