Fashion 2012

Jilbabs and abayas are common Islamic clothing for women. Though they are popular in the Middle East countries and other Muslim world, the concept of wearing jilbabs and abayas is much debated in the Western World. However, it is the strong influx of the Muslim leaders that has made these apparels common on the streets of several western cities. Read the rest of this entry »

Banarasi Bunkar Samiti, an organization of banarasi handloom weavers along with eight other organizations is initiating the effort to receive the right to the Banarasi silk saree product. GI is a status given to certain products which is related to a specific geographical region or province and entitles certain qualities and privileges due to its geographical origin. The banarasi saree has been facing a lot of competition recently from sarees manufactured in cities like Bhagalpur, Surat and Bangalore and the Geographical Indication is expected to cut the duplicates which had tagged off asbanarasi. Read the rest of this entry »

The recent Bride Show in Abu Dhabi has seen an impressive collection of embellished abayas. Two of them from Oshia Fashion Design were ultra luxurious and extremely stunning and were worth Dh 100,000 each. Abayas by Smooth Lady, Beauty Queen and Princess were also showcased in this show. Read the rest of this entry »

Abayas are made in many different ways and with many different designs. A lot of the influence of the design, colour and material comes from the geographic location of where the abaya is made or worn. Read the rest of this entry »

Brightly coloured liquid eyeliner.

For a beauty look that absolutely won’t go unnoticed – a winged liner in a bright spring colour is the perfect way to add a pop-art mod touch to any outfit. Team with equally bold pink lips and some back-combed hair for ultimate 1960s sex kitten appeal. Read the rest of this entry »