DUBAI: Fashion designer Lorena Alonso Molano- a graduate from the UAE-based fashion institute Esmod Dubai- was selected by the luxury fashion house Gucci as one of 11 designers worldwide to have earned a place on the Gucci Fellowship Program. Gucci’s Design Fellowship Program is part of the brand’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and has been…
DUBAI: Luxury e-retailer Farfetch launched in the Middle East last year to fanfare from fashionistas from across the region. We sat down with Edward Sabbagh, managing director at Farfetch Middle East, to understand more about the platform’s offerings in the region. According to Sabbagh, localizing content to the region at hand — in addition to…
This is a long, involved and interesting biography of Ivan Turgenev, the singer Pauline Viardot and her husband, Louis Viardot, alongside a passionate social history of “European Culture.” Author Orlando Figes is a British historian of Russia, and a professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London. “Figes, who previously wrote an excellent cultural history…
DUBAI: Tunisian model Sonia Ben Ammar — a rising star in the fashion world — just sat down with Paper magazine to talk more about her foray into the world of music. The 20-year-old budding singer grew up in Paris before moving to Los Angeles and has walked the runway for the likes of Chanel…
This is a long, involved and interesting biography of Ivan Turgenev, the singer Pauline Viardot and her husband, Louis Viardot, alongside a passionate social history of “European Culture.” Author Orlando Figes is a British historian of Russia, and a professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London. “Figes, who previously wrote an excellent cultural history…
Author: Azra Raza The First Cell is a world-class oncologist’s devastating and deeply personal examination of cancer.In The First Cell, Azra Raza, an oncologist at Columbia University, “offers a searing account of how both medicine and our society (mis)treats cancer, how we can do better, and why we must,” said a review in goodreads.com.“A lyrical journey…
DUBAI: US singer and actress Jennifer Lopez stole the show on the red carpet at the 2019 Governors’ Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, wearing a statuette-like column gown by Lebanese designer Reem Acra. Lopez resembled a golden Oscars statuette in the silky, golden-hued gown, which came complete with an oversized bow on the back.…
MUMBAI: American auteur Steven Soderbergh began with a bang. His 1989 feature debut at Cannes with “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” fetched him the Palme d’Or, and he went on to create a revolution in the independent film movement. Later, in what was then Calcutta (now Kolkata), his work caused a near stampede at the International…
MUMBAI: American auteur Steven Soderbergh began with a bang. His 1989 feature debut at Cannes with “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” fetched him the Palme d’Or, and he went on to create a revolution in the independent film movement. Later, in what was then Calcutta (now Kolkata), his work caused a near stampede at the International…
DUBAI: Iconic Moroccan-born designer Alber Elbaz has announced that he is returning to the fashion industry with a new brand, AZfashion. The designer has kept a low profile since the end of his 14-year tenure at Lanvin. His latest venture is in partnership with Richemont, the Swiss luxury conglomerate that owns Chloé, Yoox Net-a-Porter group, Cartier and…
DUBAI: Beauty mogul and superstar singer Rihanna was spotted wearing footwear by Jordanian-Romanian designer Amina Muaddi in Los Angeles over the weekend, becoming the latest in a glittering lineup of celebrities to flaunt her designs. Rihanna sat courtside at a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz at the Staples Center…
DUBAI: Call of Duty is a name all gamers are familiar with — a video game series that has traditionally told a story with over-the-top action and cinematics. The story behind 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, released on Oct. 25, does the exact opposite of that, instead choosing to put players in a difficult…
DUBAI: The Arab world has a high level of awareness about the UAE’s space partnership with Japan, according to a YouGov online poll of 18 countries designed to gauge Arabs’ perception of Japan on various topics. In the survey, which asked 3,033 Arabic speakers from the GCC, North Africa and the Levant, aged 16 or…
DUBAI: British actress Kate Beckinsale was spotted in New York last week wearing not one but two outfits by Lebanese designer Georges Chakra — just months after she wore another show-stopping ensemble by the couturier. This time, the 46-year-old actress dressed to impress while hitting the press circuit to promote her latest film, “Farming.” Beckinsale…
CAIRO: A film retrospective celebrating the centennial of the late Egyptian writer Ihsan Abdel Quddous is currently running at Cairo’s art-house cinema Zawya. The retrospective opened Oct. 18 with a screening of 1972’s “Empire of M” and features 14 of the 49 films written by Quddous, or adapted from his literary works. It runs until…
CAIRO: A film retrospective celebrating the centennial of the late Egyptian writer Ihsan Abdel Quddous is currently running at Cairo’s art-house cinema Zawya. The retrospective opened Oct. 18 with a screening of 1972’s “Empire of M” and features 14 of the 49 films written by Quddous, or adapted from his literary works. It runs until…
KUWAIT: In 2012, Beirut-based alternative-rockers Lazzy Lung — a four-piece led by Lebanese-Canadian frontman Allan Chaaraoui — were living the dream. They’d released debut album “Strange Places” to critical acclaim; won a bunch of regional awards; and, in September that year, embarked on a regional tour (something few indie artists manage) as support to US garage-rockers Black…
William Mullally runs through the box-office blockbusters coming your way in the next few months. ‘Doctor Sleep’ (November 7) Since Jack Nicholson’s scene-stealing performance in 1980’s “The Shining,” horror fans have never truly checked out of the Overlook Hotel. Derided even by the book’s author Stephen King at the time, Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is now…
William Mullally runs through the box-office blockbusters coming your way in the next few months. ‘Doctor Sleep’ (November 7) Since Jack Nicholson’s scene-stealing performance in 1980’s “The Shining,” horror fans have never truly checked out of the Overlook Hotel. Derided even by the book’s author Stephen King at the time, Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is now…
RIYADH: People in Riyadh have been enjoying a lavish new rendition of the beloved musical “The Wizard of Oz” for the last week. The show — a celebration of the classic 1939 movie starring Judy Garland as the young heroine Dorothy Gale — is being performed for the first time in the Kingdom in the…
