Yesterday I was out shopping for a graduation suit and at the end I couldn’t settle for one because there are so many options. I saw a full suit at Hugo Boss. Its a normal black suit but its a great slim fit. On the other hand I saw these two jackets at Emporio Armani that I loved. But the downside is that I will have to go looking for matching pants.
Is it crazy that I am obsessed with the shape of these sunglasses by Fendi?
As a studio art minor one of the classes that I chose to take was a multimedia arts class. As the semester comes to an end our projects are due soon. So yesterday I spent my entire day at the film lab at American University trying to create this video. I decided to collect shots and images from different designer advertisements, movies, and music videos to create the video. This video has parts from 2 Dior advertisements, an Elie Saab advertisement, a part from The Great Gatsby trailer, Wicked Games by The Weeknd, Pri-Madonna Girl by Marina and The Diamonds, and an advertisement for H&M. Your feedback is appreciated, so if there is anything wrong I could fix it before its due. I hope you like it!
I came across these necklaces by Chanel and they are to die for. But by far my most favorite is the pink necklace. Take a look at my favorite pieces:
Pictures were taken from chanel.com
Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days, but this week has been hectic. I just submitted and presented my final paper as an undergrad (It was 37 pages). Submitting it is so relieving! So today I came across these Del Toro shoes that I love at Moda Operandi.
Pictures were taken from modaoperandi.com
Today I am not going to be writing about my daily obsessions, or my finds, or even fashion shows. Today I want the people reading this blog to get to know me better. On Monday I received my acceptance from Istituto Marangoni in Milan to study fashion design. At this point in my life I could not be more true to myself.
I am graduating from American University in Washington DC in three weeks with a major in Business administration, Marketing concentration and a minor in Studio Art. But all my life something has drawn me to fashion and the creative process behind it. How a piece being designed in Milan or Paris translates across languages and cultures and no matter your background you always try to look better. After graduating high school the wise thing to do for me at that time was study business, but during the course of my undergraduate degree I felt that I am ignoring my creative side and that I need an outlet because creativity is part of who I am. Therefore, I picked up my minor in Studio Art nevertheless there was still a void. And I impatiently waited to graduate from university so I can go pursue a career in fashion design. It may sound weird or crazy to people from my cultural background, that I want to be a fashion designer. Nevertheless, I can not imagine myself working in an industry other than the fashion/luxury industry. At this point with my acceptance I feel true to myself and on my way to achieve the dreams I have.
Today I stumbled upon a jewelry line called Fenton. Fenton was started in 2006 by designer Dana Lorenz she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, she later worked for Gucci and Donna Karan. Here are my favorite looks from her collection.
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Pictures taken from Fenton.com
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
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
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.
Picture taken from hermes.com
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.
Picture taken from Montblanc.com
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
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
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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zaidd'or 
