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By Zaid Taji Farouki

Tag: Men

My Thoughts

You probably won’t believe how much Amman has taken a toll on me recently. The wait of moving between two countries is mentally draining. Whenever I am here the culture allows me to second guess myself of whether I am taking the right steps in my life. Or I should take the familiar road or do I seriously have unrealistic dreams. These thoughts go through my mind every single day nevertheless, lets hope for the best and see how things will turn out to be.

As I sit here and write this I am currently planning on starting a new painting project. It’s probably the only thing that would get my mind off of things. I thought of using 3 different canvases of different sizes. The largest canvas is going to be of a blue eye that weeps and the tears are made of melted crayons. The second canvas is much smaller and it will only have an eye with no other significance attached to it. The third canvas is going to be of a mouth I imagine the lips being made out of an electric orange-red.

Lets see what happens and how everything turns out to be.

My Shopping Finds

The other day I saw this Etro scarf for men and I was fascinated with the print and material. Perfect for adding color in the winter but its not too bright as well.

Pictures were taken from Mr. Porter

Miami

Two weekends ago I went with a group of friends to Miami in order to celebrate a birthday and graduation. During the visit I got to see an old friend of mine from Jordan that attended university there. It was great to catch up! One of the days we went to a restaurant called The Rusty Pelican and we took a picture that I really like. That day I was wearing a t-shirt in blue from Zara, wearing printed shorts from H&M, red penny loafers from Barney’s, and Persol sunglasses.

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Daily Obsessions

Inspired by music, Burberry launched a line of sunglasses called Spark. And I am obsessed, here is the men’s line :

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Pictures taken from Burberry

My Shopping Finds

The other day I went into a Bally store and I found these hightop sneakers. I have been looking for a pair for quite some time now. Not only they were exactly what I wanted, but they were also on sale, so I had to snatch them! I got them in brown, but they also come in white.

 

Pictures taken form Bally

Thank You!

I would like to thank everyone for all the graduation gifts I received. Without mentioning names – you know who you are – I would like to thank you for the gift cards, Coach messenger bag, cards, frames, tie, and watch I received.  Two days ago I got this Omega bracelet in orange by two friends of mine.It goes perfectly with the Hermès enamel bracelet also the orange is a perfect pop of color!

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Daily Obsessions

To the men out there, are you looking for summer shorts? Look no further, Emporio Armani has them. Here are my favorite shorts from Armani this season. They are perfect for a beach getaway or even if you live in a city that has access to a beach.

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Photos taken from Armani.com

Chanel Cruise 2014 – Singapore (Men)

So a few days ago Chanel previewed the 2014 cruise collection I spoke about the women’s clothes in the collection. The post can be read here (Chanel- Women Cruise 2014). Looking at the men’s collection, all I wish for is for Chanel to start selling men’s clothes. I believe the Chanel jacket looks impeccable on men.

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Pictures taken by Yoshi Okamoto

Graduation!

I just graduated from American University on the 12th. The feeling was great but I was so scared at the same time. Because the next few years is the time I need to prove myself. I hope everything works out like I want and I can pursue my plans for the future. But for now lets talk about what I wore to the events. There was the graduation outfit and the dinner party outfit.

For the graduation ceremony I wore a black and white double breasted jacket with white pants and shirt and velvet blue Del Toro shoes.

For the dinner party I wore a gray-ish blue double breasted jacket and pants with black laced shoes.

 

Shopping

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.

My Video

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!

 

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

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.

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Picture taken from hermes.com

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

 

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