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Lebanese Singer YARA wears AIISHA

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Seeing famous singer Yara wearing our own AIISHA dress from our latest collection Le Pouvoir de la Poudre was a beautiful result to meeting Yara herself and styling her with few of our pieces.

Yara is a famous Lebanese singer known for her beautiful voice, classiness and her beautiful way of singing the Khaleeji accent. When you listen to her, you get addicted to her sweet and perfect voice.

Below Yara wears AIISHA on the cover of top magazine Kul Al Usra.

Singer Yara wears AIISHA

As she became the face of Braun and came to Dubai to meet the press, we styled Yara in a few outfits that fit her like a glove and complimented her personality. Yara is well known for being more conservative than many other singers and she truly is a Class symbol!

Yara also looked flawless in this AIISHA champaign kaftan – available at Studio 8

Yara wears an AIISHA kaftan

Yara lands her second cover, Ara Magazine, wearing AIISHA! Her makeup looked beautifuly done by Samira Olfat and her hair was beautifully styled by Khaled Kahel and Massimiliano Luca using Braun Satin Hair 7 Curler.

Singer Yara wearins AIISHA

In Dubai, UAE, this collection is available exclusively in Dubai at Frost Boutique, Palmstrip Center, Jumeirah Beach Road.
This is one of my favorite songs for Yara:
Thank you Yara for looking like a piece of art in our AIISHA collection!

Join me in a Live Tweet Chat

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3D Fashion ShowOn Thursday, 3rd November, Ariel will be hosting its first ever ‘Tweet Chat with Aiisha Ramadan’. Ariel and I brought you the Middle Easts’s first 3D fashion show to life and now, we’ll meet you all on Twitter.

I will be available on the official Arial Arabia twitter account (@ArielArabia) and (@aiisharamadan) from 6pm – 7pm to answer any questions you have about the fashion industry, fashion trends and what to look out for. You know me, you can ask me about anything you like, in this Live Chat, it has to revolve around fashion.

Prepare your questions and let’s tweet…

The Making of our 3D Virtual Fashion Show

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Its funny how months and months of preparations are summarized into a few minute fashion show. Anticipation, press pages, people asking for invitations left and right, all for a few minutes. Usually our fashion shows vary between 20 – 60 minutes. Our 3D Virtual Fashion show with Ariel hosted by Celebrity Stylist June Ambrose on the 30th of June in Dubai was a 4-minutes fashion show. In these 4 minutes, we showcased a capsule of 15 pieces from the entire collection that will be showcased in October this year.

4 minutes were the conclusion of several months of making the dresses displayed and about 2 months day and night preparing the 3D fashion show. Preparations involved selecting the models, deciding on the different hair and makeup styles to make the models versatile, dresses that would work, music, animation ideas, filming, editing and so on.

VIDEO

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ruvqedpQk

In terms of dresses, we weren’t able to use any transparent dresses – which was a big problem , shiny dresses such as satin or heavy crystallized surfaces, feathers, or any green pieces since the shooting took place in a studio fully painted in green.

The hair and makeup had drastic changes in between each 2 outfits which ended up with 6 – 9 different looks for the 3 models used. We went for defined eyeliner (my personal favorite) and bold lips, Red – Fuchsia – Red/Orange. I was so lucky to work with one of my favorite makeup artists Samira Olfat and one of the most talented hair stylists Massimiliano Luca Comella

Every change in the video, took a 24-hour rendering. We had 3 animations created: Model blowing a kiss that spread into powder – Model throwing an actual flower and then its petals spread and felt like they were coming onto the audience watching – Model winking, which circulates into bigger winks. In the final cut, models walked out as if on a stage that was virtually built. The process took a lot of hard work from AIR, who came up with a beautiful result that was later set to be the first ever Virtual 3D Fashion Show in the Middle East and to my knowledge in the world!

I can’t stress enough on how special this collection is to me. From this collaboration’s perspective, the photos I chose to display show the powder tones used, the texture and the powerful yet simple cuts. From a personal level, this collection has been nourished with a lot of love and passion over the past few months. I can’t wait to show you the whole series in October. You will see AIISHA’s soul in each and every piece and I hope you’ll love it the way I do.

Paris Fashion Week 2011 – Georges Chakra

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The first womens Couture fashion show I ever watched during the Paris Fashion Week 2011 was for Georges Chakra at the Palais de Tokyo. Its worth mentioning that just before the show started I had a chance to view a very exclusive and one-on-one presentation for the latest Chanel  J12 Chromatic watch. All in all, it was sensational. Very black and white.

I had to wrap up quickly and go to the backstage of Georges Chakra fashion show. I was fascinated by the generosity that Chakra loads in his creations. I have to say that it was my favorite show during the entire Paris Fashion Week. There’s so much regal and fresh feel to it all in one.

His inspiration was like most of the Lebanese designers, nature and flowers. That brought to my attention how the European designers were mostly inspired by certain characters. My favorite pieces involved a short fully CRYSTALLIZED by SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS dress and an coral/orange dress with a fully beaded tulle tight pants. Marvelous pieces. Yes, fully bling bling but in the most elegant way.

There was a tiny incident I enjoyed, that was when Mr. George Chakra was gonna have an interview with a TV station and he asked me to hold his telephone till he’s done. About 15 minutes later, his phone was ringing, and thats when I noticed that he’s forgotten his mobile with me!

On a separate note, a lot of people ask why are George Chakra’s creations so expensive. If you meet him and his staff, you’d be embraced with class and elegance. That alone makes you fall in love with the people behind the brand. But of course comes his beautiful designs, generosity in materials and crystals and a very fine end product. People, art is invaluable!

FROST brings us Aruna Seth

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High-end shoes and luxury fabrics are 2 items I’m absolutely addicted to and I’m always looking for both whether online or in stores. I was very happy to learn that Aruna Seth, who gathers both these desires through her amazing shoes made of luxurious fabrics was having a trunk show in FROST Boutique, Palm Strip Center on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai, a few weeks ago.

Only 6 Shoes are hand-made in northern Italy at once. She takes care of details where she includes beautiful ruffles, teftas, SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, and specially sought after bows. She specializes in bridal shoes, but she also gives us an interesting variety of colors and styles in white, flesh, pink, blue, fuchsia and Tiger prints. About 3 years ago, while I was looking for my wedding show, I drooled over her famous wedges shown below. This, for me is the peak of a classy piece of art!


Among the new collection, I absolutely fell in love with a pair of high heels completely covered with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. Something in the cut and the general outcome captured my heart. I can imagine myself wearing these anywhere, anytime!

Paris Hilton and Kate Hudson among other European royalties and celebreties are some of those who have worn Aruna Seth’s shoes.

Sophia Bush wears Aruna Seth

I usually hesitate purchasing high-end shoes on the Internet and prefer trying them on first. However, for me and for the UAE residents, this problem no longer exists! From now on, Aruna Seth shoes can be exclusively purchased at FROST whose evening and bridal gowns range from Marchesa, Monique Lhuillier and Carolina Herrera. Those brands are among other International ones that were launched for the first time in the UAE by FROST.

The most exciting news is that Aruna Seth might be designing the shoes for the bride of most awaited event of the year, the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William of Wales. Let’s wait and see!

Joan Collin wears Aiisha again..

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I’ve always been a big fan of Joan Collins from Dynasty. She is after all a classical queen who is in every meaning of the word, a role model. After the first time Ms. Collins wore an Aiisha turquoise Kaftan, I became obsessed with her. To be specific, I loved her interview with Piers Morgan the most. This amazing lady brings me inspiration and reminds me of being graceful and strong. With that, came another Aiisha kaftan that was custom-made in fuchsia silk sprayed with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS that Joan Collins wore in her recent interview on Palm Springs Life.

Palm Springs Life - March 2011 (cover)

Joan Collins wears Aiisha Fuchsia Kaftan

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Palm Springs Life Magazine, Mohieb from MoDa’s Touch, and Joan Collins for another wonderful experience.

To see the first Kaftan that Joan Collins wore by Aiisha, check the following  link

http://blog.aiisha.com/2010/11/joan-collins-wears-aiisha-ramadan/

South France and Paris – Part 1 (Food)

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The last time I visited France was in 2003. I was alone and I didn’t speak any French. I still don’t speak French but I have a husband who does and that came in handy when we decided to spend our summer  in South of France and Paris.

Now that was a completely different experience..

It was this trip that changed my point of view about life, love, fashion and made the idea of “relaxing” sink in to the bottom of my ocean.

In France (specifically South France), you learn that you should relax, eat and love to live. You don’t live to work. And I really needed a lot of relaxation, good food and love. Above all, a lot of serious fashion!

We started off in Nice were we walked past every corner, relaxed on the beaches and ate a lot of good food. Fresh fruits (the watermelon never so sweet) and vegetables spreading their fresh scent and amazing French recipes stood out from the first minute. From Nice, we sailed to St. Tropez, Monaco, and Antibes.

Every morning started with Almond/ Chocolate croissant that melts in the mouth. I can still smell it. In Nice, most of the restaurants perform on the basis of “No Reservation, No dinner!”

My husband is the type who likes to keep trying new places, while I like to try a new place every dinner, but stick to the same place for lunch – especially when we’re talking about the humble Carre Vert. This is place is owned by 2 friends. Once runs it and the other cooks. Its that simple. The dish of the day depends on what they fancy the most from the market on that day.

French people don’t gain weight because they walk a lot and they eat in smaller quantities. But they do eat everything.. and a lot of butter.

I guess what I love the most about the experience of eating is the presentation. Its just like with clothes. Its the finishing that I care about the most.

Below are photos of some of what we had.. and I crave for more!

Tartare de Saumon

Filet de barbue poele

Panacotta aux Fruits Rouges

Salmon Tartar with Avocado

Beef Tartar with mashed Cucumber salad

Goat Cheese Salad

Lamb Cutlets with young roasted potatoe

Risotto aux Champignons (Mushroom Risotto)

Salmon Tartar with Ratatouille

Aiisha arrives at VALLEYDEZ

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You can now shop for Aiisha high end pret-a-porter pieces in Wafi Center at VALLEYDEZ.

VALLEYDEZ specializes in hand picked designer clothes from all around the world and that might not be available in other places in the Middle East. This funky boutique is colorful and is like its name, The Valley of Designers.

Enjoy your shopping!

Ana Zahra Photoshoot & Joelle Mardinian wears Aiisha

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Prior to launching www.anazahra.com, the team that is entirely made of women (not to mention gorgeous ones) gathered for a photoshoot at the Villa Rotana hotel on Sheikh Zaid Road, Dubai.

As previously mentioned, this blog is in Arabic and it covers almost all aspects of a woman’s lifestyle. I contribute to this site and my section is about my fashion diaries in a very personal way. If you don’t read Arabic, feel free to use Google Translate http://translate.google.com/. I’m sure somethings might not make sense, but you’ll get the point.

So far, I hear that my diaries (which can get personal)  are the most popular.. Ironically.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the photoshoot

Aiisha Ramadan for www.anazahra.com

Aiisha Ramadan for www.anazahra.com

The Team - for www.anazahra.com

From Top Left to Right: Noora Al Ibrahimi, Nawal Al Ali, Aiisha Ramadan, Asmaa Mohamed,Ola Khseiroof
From Bottom Left to Right: Joelle Mardinian, Zoya Sakr, Nahida of Love & Label
In this photo, Joelle Mardinian, the very famous makeup artist and TV presenter on MBC TV, is wearing an Aiisha Ramadan golden one-shoulder fully beaded short dress from the Love Affair collection. This dress took 99 hours to make and the result is worth every bit. The golden shade worked so well with Joelle’s golden skin. Also, Joelle was about 7 or 8 months pregnant and the dress (due to its bubbly hem effect), hid the tummy and revealed the best parts of Joelle, which is practically everything else.
Thank you Ana Zahra, and thank you Joelle for making me proud.
Credits 2010
Photographer: Hikmat Wehbe
Art Director: Julia Purcaru
Hotel: Villa Rotana Hotel, Dubai
Copyright: www.anazahra.com