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By Zaid Taji Farouki

Category: Journal

April 17, 2013

The Great Gatsby by Tiffany & Co.

Yesterday I mentioned how Brooks Brothers launched a line dedicated to The Great Gatsby. In the next few days Tiffany & Co.’s windows will be dedicated to the book and movie. In the meanwhile they are now selling their collection online. My most favorite pieces from the collection are: the head piece that gets converted to a brooch, the pearl tassel necklace, and the diamond beads and black spinel necklace. Here are all the pieces I liked:

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Pictures taken from tiffany.com

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April 16, 2013

The Great Gatsby – Brooks Brothers

So if you have’t heard yet, The Great Gatsby the movie is coming to theaters on May 10th. Many stores are creating products that are inspired by The Great Gatsby. Here are the looks brought to you by Brooks Brothers :

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Photos taken from brooksbrothers.com

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April 15, 2013

Daily Obsessions – Saint Laurent

The other day I was at Nordstrom’s and I saw this year’s Saint Laurent handbag collection. This is my favorite one out of all of them its called the Classic Sac De Jour. Here are the colors it comes in:

 

 

Pictures taken from saintlaurent.com

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April 14, 2013

Daily Obsessions – Hermès

I recently found out that this year Hermès created a men’s version from their iconic H bracelets. The main difference is that the men’s version is matte rather than it being shiny gold or silver. The black bracelet may be found online but they also carry beige and brown in their stores.

Hermes bracelet men enamel

 

Picture taken from hermes.com

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April 13, 2013

Daily Obsessions

The other day I was window shopping and I saw this watch at the Mont Blanc boutique. I had to go in and try the watch, its size and color caught my eyes. The watch is called the Mont Blanc Sport DLC, its made out of stainless steel, and it has a 44mm dial. Furthermore, the leather strap is made out of alligator skin.

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Picture taken from Montblanc.com

 

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April 11, 2013

Statement Pieces

Yesterday I was out shopping for graduation gifts and I decided to kill time by going to Louis Vuitton. I went into the store and saw this carry-on bag, and after I held it and looked at myself in the mirror it was such an “Oh My Allah” moment.  The bag is called the Neo Greenwich and it’s made of the Damier Graphite canvas.

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Pictures are taken from louisvuitton.com

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April 10, 2013

Statement Pieces

A few weeks ago I walked into the Omega boutique in Saudi Arabia and I saw the new Aqua Bracelet by Omega. They bracelets stayed on my mind and a few days ago I decided to go ask about them here at the Washington DC boutique. I love these uni-sex bracelets because they are statements as well as having a classic quality. The Aqua Bracelet comes in two different materials rubber and leather. The majority of the bracelets are made out of rubber. Because of the rubber material the bracelet can be worn at all times.

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Pictures were taken from omegawatches.com

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April 7, 2013

Inspirations

Thinking of graduation gifts for myself. I was Inspired by Cartier’s lOVE bracelet. I personally love gifts that have sentimental value, also many people currently own the LOVE bracelet, therefore I am on a quest to create my own derivative of the product.I personally do not want the bracelets to look the same. Inspired by how the love bracelet locks by placing two screws on the side (see picture below). The first difference would be placing four locks rather than two (See the sketch below). Furthermore, I would like to carve the names of my parents and siblings onto it using Arabic calligraphy (See examples below).

Wishful thinking – The ability to split the bracelet into four different pieces will give me the opportunity to create pendents out of them, allowing me in the future to gift them to my children as pieces to always carry wear.

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April 5, 2013

Statement Pieces

These are what I call statement necklaces, they go perfectly with a simple dress and they can easily go from formal day wear to evening. All three necklaces are by Gucci.

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Pictures taken from gucci.com

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April 2, 2013

Statement Pieces

Anyone that knows me knows that I love untraditional pants that speak volumes. I love harem pants I own them in any way possible – formal, casual, shorts, and sweat pants.  Today I laid my eyes on these gorgeous Dolce & Gabbana pants, these pants are what I need this summer. I personally like the pants with the blue print more than the brown one.

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Pictures were taken from dolcegabbana.com

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April 1, 2013

Graduation Gifts

I know I have been flooding my blog with graduation gift ideas, but this is the topic that everyone around me has been discussing. So yesterday a friend of mine called me saying that her parents want to get her a watch as a graduation present. She wants it to be classic but she also loves the ceramic with gold look. After so much search, the final options were a Chanel and a Chopard watch.

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Pictures were taken from chanel.com and chopard.com

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March 31, 2013

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!

I was out to brunch yesterday with a group of friends that I haven’t seen in a while. It was a beautiful day out in Washington DC, the weather was beautiful and everyone was out for the National Cherry Blossom Festival and The Kite Festival. Here are some pictures of what I wore yesterday:

Shoes and Shirt: Dolce & Gabbana. Pants: Gant. Belt: Roberto Verino.

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March 29, 2013

Graduation Gifts

So graduation is coming up and I know that most people already have some form of a “Graduation Registry”. I feel that in our world today people care more about “Graduation Registry” than a “Wedding Registry” it has become so uncertain when will a person be married, so people prefer to get their gifts earlier. In a previous post I mentioned how a friend of mine couldn’t decide which handbag she wanted her parents to get her as a graduation gift (You can read the post here). Well today I am going to talk about graduation gift ideas for men. This may be the best option if the man you are buying the gift for is a constant traveler. I fell in love with the colors of the travel bags, they are such statement pieces. The orange one is available online, while they yellow bag is from the runway show.

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Pictures were taken from LouisVuitton.com and Gianni Pucci/gorunway.com

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March 27, 2013

Melissa + Karl Lagerfeld

Melissa was made famous by it’s rubber shoes. It previously had collaborations with many designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Jason Wu. Yesterday they launched their new collection with Karl Lagerfeld.

On their website, Melissa wrote about the collection saying: “In fashion, don’t take anything too seriously. If you follow this piece of advice, you can free yourself up to play with different looks and bring together various references in a fresh way”.

Here are the looks from the collection but my favorite is the one with the ice cream cone.

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Pictures were taken from melissa.com

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March 25, 2013

Trend Report

If you are in the market for a colored pair of pants, then sky blue jeans are the way to go. So far I have seen them at Versace, Diesel, and 7 For All Mankind.
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