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

Hermès, just has a different character. Point à la ligne!

What is it with Nomad inspiration this Season? Not that am bothered, I love the different interpretations from Armani to Hermes… Christophe Lemaire ( Hermes Creative Director) is doing very well, and I guess the collection will be a success in the GCC region as many of the designs are a Couture/ Fusion version of the Arabian Male Heritage with an essential and pure look of supreme and discrete luxury blended with minimalism and casual elegance, even if it wasn’t declared as official inspiration! 

No embellishment excess, but a deceptive simplicity that favours ease of movement in  enveloping volumes. Some exotic accents in textures and in flowing forms, refined burnouses or Abaya, atlas-inspired tunics, kurtas ( inspired by Afghani, Pakestani...Culture) in thick, compact wool, falconer poncho-style coats, coats sculpted by craftsmen in Mongolia - recall a certain elegant nomad style and suggest that for Hermès perhaps freedom is the true epitome of luxury…in the show Chris decided to stay away from showing the brand's famous Birkin and Kelly bags, or almost any bags for that matter, preferring to keep focus on the clothes. People who have attended the show felt the new Era of calm at Hermes in opposition to ex shows,Gaultier's circus-like shows. There were no live horses, or tennis matches. Just calm. 
So yes, let’s be calm, let’s envelope ourselves in a bit of cashmere made by Hermès and face the world with a stolen moment of inner peace.

FYI: There had been widespread speculation that LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company may bid for Hermes. LVMH's denial was sparked by reports that a takeover bid was imminent. It already owns about 20% of the group."The LVMH group has absolutely no intention of making a bid for Hermes," a spokesman for the company said.