Lanvin Unveils its New Face; is it 82 Years Old Jaqueline?

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S*uce reviving the Ramadan traditions // احياء العادات التقليدية في رمضان

 S*uce عودة العادات الشعبية الرمضانية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة و بلدان الخليج مع 

لا تفوتوا عليكم هذا الحدث الممييز 

إليكم الحكايه: 

القرقيعان هو  أهم العادات الشعبية الرمضانية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة و بلدان الخليج. ويقام حفل القرقيعان عادةً في منتصف شعبان و في منتصف رمضان. وإحياءً لهذه المناسبة، يرتدي الأطفال الملابس الجديدة التقليدية ويتجولون في الأحياء بعد صلاة المغرب، متنقلين من منزل إلى آخر لجمع الحلوى والمكسرات وسواها، كجزء من التقليد. 

في هذا الوقت، يجتمع الكبار ويحتفلون بالمناسبة بارتداء ملابس التقليدية الانيقة ، استماع الى أهازيج القرقيعان ، وإعداد مأكولات تقليدية، والمشاركة بالفرحة. 

ويقال ان كلمة "قرقيعان" مشتقة من "قرعة"، أي القرع على الأبواب! أنقر على الرابط التالي لمشاهدة الفيديو: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjIm1aAfyOg

Do not miss out The Gerge3aan during Ramadan 

Here’s what it’s all about

Gerge3aan (pronounced with a ‘g’ as in ‘great!’), is a super fun celebration in the UAE and the Gulf countries.  Basically, it happens around 15 days before Ramadan, and then again mid-Ramadan, and is a time when kids wear their fanciest traditional clothes and run around the neighbourhood, going from door to door, collecting traditional candy, nuts and other such gerge3aan-y things.

In the meantime, adults gather and celebrate by dressing up, listening to poems and gerge3aan music, making specific traditional food and dessert and participating in the general merriment.

The word “Gerge3aan” is derived from “Qar3a” , which basically means a knock on the door!  Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjIm1aAfyOg

للإحتفال بمناسبة القرقيعان، ابتكرت  S*uce، إناءنا التقليدي الخاص بالحدث والمليء بالحلويات.

 يمكنكم الحصول على إنائكم الخاص في كل مرة تزيد قيمة مشترياتكم لدينا عن 500 درهم إماراتي، وذلك اعتباراً من 1 يوليو.To celebrate Gerge3aan, we have created our very own traditional s*ucy Gerge3aan pot, filled with traditional

 sweets and treats that Emarati kids used to have back in the old days!!  And you can get yours at s*uce with 

every purchase over 500 dhs starting July 1

كما سيخصص  S*uce زاوية رمضانية في كل من "ذا فيلاج مول" و"دبي مول"، مخصصة لتصاميم جميلة من وحي التراث الرمضاني مصممة على يد مصممين جدد مثل خاتون ومعلي.

S*uce will also be launching a dedicated Ramadan corner in both The Village Mall and The Dubai Mall, with space dedicated to the beautiful Ramadan-inspired designs by new regional  designers such as Khatoon, and Maali

Valentino SOLD

Valentino sold to Qatar royal family for £556 million

Following speculative reports that Valentino had been purchased by the Qatar royal family for £476m, it has now been confirmed - although the price tag was in fact considerably higher. Mayhoola for Investments, which is understood to be controlled by the Qatar royal family, reportedly paid $858 million (£556 million) to Red & Black Lux Sarl, a company indirectly controlled by the Permira Funds in partnership with the Marzotto family, to acquire the Valentino Fashion Group, which includes Valentino SpA as well as the M Missoni license business.

"Valentino has always been a brand of unique creativity and undisputed prestige. Their ability to blend the aesthetic values of the founder, Valentino Garavani, with a contemporary and sophisticated vision, has been instrumental in enhancing the brand's relevance and establishing a platform with significant future potential," said a spokesman for Mayhoola told WWD . "Our vision is to back management for the long term to exploit the full potential of this exciting brand. We believe Valentino is ideally suited to form the basis for a global luxury goods powerhouse."

Valentino Paris fashion Week Haute Couture Fall Winter 2012/13

This time the creamy lace outfits and blush pink fabrics had been replaced by deep navy, rich golden hues and tapestry-like brocades. This Valentino woman was the mature older sister of the girls who had graced the catwalk in past shows. She had traded in the sugar sweet charms of youth for something more sophisticated and complex.

Click here to check the collection

Christian Louboutin Unveil Cinderella's Glass slipper//

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN has unveiled his new interpretation of Cinderella's glass slipper, in celebration of Disney's re-release of the famous story on DVD and Blu-ray this autumn. News of the collaboration was first announced in April. "Cinderella is not only an iconic character when it comes to beauty, grace and fairytale love, but also shoes," said Louboutin. "Her character and her story dictated the design to me, it was all there in the pages and the words of this tale." Click here to check it out... what you think of the design?

إيلي صعب اسبوع الموضة في باريس خريف/شتاء Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall Winter 2012 /13

Elie Saab's Collection never stops fascinating me, every season I strongly believe that the latest is the best! & the new collection proves that I was wrong! Am sure we all go through these feelings with Elie Saab. Now This is the best ever collection!!! Hope am wrong ;)

Check the full Collection on my website: www.vanylia.com

MADE FOR POWER; THE NEW MAISON RANA A/W12-13 COLLECTION

Ladies you have to check this collection out! My favorite for the coming season is MAISON RANA “OPES”, the new A/W12-13 Collection, is the perfect description of women today. BTW Opes is from the Latin word for Treasure, Power, Wealth and Might, I love the hand-embroidered metal pieces, the color mix, the spikes are a killer! symbolizing the active women of today,mixed with the MAISON RANA trademark of minimalistic design. 

“This is a very exciting season for me; I truly enjoyed designing this collection and working on taking my young label to the next level,” comments Rana Mouawad (the designer). “The lines, cuts, colours and use of embroidery all symbolizes what MAISON RANA® is all about; designing pieces that can transform a woman.” 

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