My Favorite Picks: Amal Al Mulla Summer Exclusive 2013

As usual, the lovely talented young Bahraini Designer Amal Al Mulla has enchanted us again with her Exclusive Summer 2013 collection! A whimsical collection weaved from the free spirit of a bed of wildflowers. A visual representation that balances out the strength and independence of the wild hearted nature to create a fresh refined look for today’s women.

This season, she incorporated feminine sensibility with a touch of masculinity in the form of defined lines and hints of leather here and there. A luscious palette extracted from the stems of a wildflower ranging from Monaco Blues, Peony Pinks, Yellow Zests, emerald greens to mulberry purples. With the fine textures of pure silks, soft crepes, organzas, french laces and delicate nets.

Here are two of my favorite picks of her Exclusive Summer collection...

 Dotted lace dress

Printed Monaco top

Dotted lace dress -worn here as a skirt-

To see the rest of Amal Al Mulla's collection Click Here.

Get updated with Amal Al Mulla:

Telephone: +973 39090996

E-mail: Sales@amalalmulla.com

Facebook Page: Amal Al Mulla

Instagram: @AmalAlMullaOfficial

Have a great week ahead!

Exclusive Preview: Stella McCartney

Hi friends, 

On Tuesday the 20th of November I was invited to an exclusive private preview of Spring/ Summer 2013 for Stella McCartney's collection at Saks Fifth Avenue. 

They showcased Stella's new season collection in a beautiful garden theme displays and lots of pretty flowers everywhere which reflects Stella's beautiful collection of vibrant fresh colors, feminine florals, and pretty playful prints and textures!

My favorite bags were nicely displayed

The pretty Dana from Saks and her fave piece!

I am obsessed with this beautiful Falabella tote that can be worn in three different ways!!! 

My lovely cousin Deena holding a pretty baby pink clutch from the collection

My favorite piece; beautiful delicate silk cotton and lace top

Beautiful fresh colors with playful mix of textures and prints!

Pretty patterned jumpsuit and pants! I'm in love...

FMH Boutique... Styling Event!

On Wednesday 26th of September, a group of bloggers and I were invited to a styling event at the FMH Boutique (See previous posts Here and Here). The idea of the event is that each blogger choose one of two beautiful models and style them with our favorite pieces from around the shop!

The gorgeous models Amira and Abi

It was so much fun and hard at the same time to choose between two gorgeous models and to pick ONE outfit from a shop that has EVERYTHING fabulous and stylish! And to see the rest of the bloggers and their beautiful styling skills, it was indeed a very difficult task for me! But in the end, after all the confusion on what to choose, I picked an outfit that I would so definitely wear; something very simple and comfortable, very me!

So below is the model that I picked (Abi) with the pieces that I chose to style her with! What do you guys think? =D

DL1961 black jenas, Jerome Dreyfuss bag, Naven green cropped top, Style Stalker top (Underneath the cropped top), Finsk shoes, Mercedes Salazar necklace, FMH cuff 

The lovely ladies Stella (Owner of FMH Boutique), and Nadia

Muneera from Arabella blog, Ashwathy from The Style Council blog, and Nora from the Closet Jigsaw and their models

Maha from A Day in The Sandbox blog wearing her sister Amal Al Mulla blazer (See Here)

D from The Purple Bow Tie blog styling her model

Mara from the Electric Firefly blog

Pretty Little Posts and the Closet Jigsaw

What I wore that night + DL1961 goody bag  

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Fashion Talk: Amal Al Mulla

Amal Al Mulla is the youngest fashion designer in the Kingdom that has a huge passion for the fashion design industry. She recently graduated from the Royal University for women in the Kingdom majoring in fashion design, and pursued her dream directly after graduating and created a brilliant fast moving Ready-to-Wear label!

S&S: What do you enjoy the most about designing clothes? And what is the most challenging part?

AAM: The best part about designing is the opportunity to create and produce pieces that were just mere ideas in your head, expressing certain concepts or thoughts through fashion and actually transforming the intangible to something tangible, beautiful and wearable for others is just such pleasure.

The most challenging part of designing is basically the whole process of it, as delightful working in this field could be, everything  from designing to the production process always has its bumps along the way that needs to be meticulously dealt with, but in the end, with dedication and hard work, challenges are always weighed off by the end result.

S&S: What was your inspiration for your A/W'12 collection?

AAM: The A/W'12 collection, which is out now just in time for fall was inspired by one of my favorite Eras throughout history; which is Art Deco. It was such a revolutionary captivating period that changed the world in so many ways that was important for me to revive through fashion with a personal twist. After a heap of studies and understanding for that particular period, the pieces were designed with its elements and aesthetics hidden behind them but in a way that blends with fashion today.

S&S: What is your fave piece from the line?

AAM: I have to say the second look from the collection. Which is the pale gold structured dress; it was one of my first designs that needed no tweaking or modifying and perfectly defined the collection as whole, characterizing the Era yet breaking it's roughness by maintaining that elegance and sophistication.

S&S: Who is your most influential fashion designer?

AAM: True designers reside forever from the 1900's, and they truly are the genuine inspiration and influence for myself. Mr. Dior did wonders for fashion and Cristobal Balenciaga was a genius.

S&S: What's coming up in your design line next? Tell us a little about your inspiration behind your coming collection for Spring 2013...

AAM: We are currently working on our Spring/Summer'13 collection, it's lively, there is definitely a shift from our fall collection, we are fusing in some bright colors, fresh silhouettes and patterns, something dynamic to fit the season.

To find out more about Amal Al Mulla's collection and future updates, visit the following links:

www.amalalmulla.com

@amalalmulla_

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Emmy's 2012: My Top 5 Red Carpet Looks

This Emmy Awards red carpet was filled with lots of beautiful gowns, gorgeous bright pop of color, and glamorous hairdos, everyone looked amazing that night!

From left to right: Leslie Mann, Emilia Clarke, Emily Vancamp, Julie Bowen, and Heidi Klum are my top 5 personal favorites! What was your favorite dress of the night??

xxx

Weekend Links

The prettiest camera strap ever!

Pastel eyes ! I like the pastel green, must try it one day..

When will I stop it!

20 Free high resolution denim textures

Beautiful HUGE natural flowers bouquet

I want these thin knuckle rings

This will be add to my next week menu!

Finally, a song that is stuck in my head for a while now Mushaboom


Happy viewing everyone!! xxx

Annada Scarves

A while ago, I was introduced to Annada silk scarves line. Designed by a variety of Middle Eastern artists where this unique line combines fashion, art, and romance all in beautiful high quality silk scarves!!

With every scarf design you get a unique beautiful story that takes your senses to a journey of color, beauty, strength, softness, and ultimate luxury!

I for instance fell in love with this lovely artwork called "Bnayat" -Means little girls- by Omar Al Rashid; a Bahraini artist. This lovely art of two young girls wearing the traditional "Bukhnag" evokes nostalgic feelings of days gone by, hours of carefree playing with friends *sigh*.

Bnayat Scarf designed by the artist Omar Al Rashid

Another beautiful piece with an amazing story is "Al Sultana" scarf, designed by the Iraqi artist Ghassan Mohsin. It reveals that the harem is a place of passion, romance, mystery, and jealousy. A bevy of beauties compete for the ultimate prize; the love and devotion of the Sultan, but only the Sultana has the key to his heart. He rules the empire but she reigns in the realm of his heart..

Al Sultana scarf, designed by the artist Ghassan Mohsin

They also recently introduced scarf  tassels to pair them up with the scarves, aren't they beautiful?

Silk scarves are the ideal accessory that compliments any look for any occasion! So here is a lovely video shows you various ways on how to wear Annada scarves...

Annada scarves are currently sold on their website mentioned below, also at Saks 5th Avenue in Bahrain City Center -Second floor at the entrance-. 

For more details and latest updates about Annada line, check out the following:

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Or follow them on Instagram: @annadaonline 

FMH Boutique Launch

Few days ago, I was invited to a private pre-opening of the high end Fashion Must Have (FMH) multi-lable concept boutique with few other lovely Bahraini bloggers. It is located in Al Nakheel Centre -Opposite  St. Christopher Junior School- in Saar.

FMH Boutique carry's a variety of existing and exclusive impressive designer labels from some of the largest fashion capitals around the world such as: Bijules, Finsk, Dimitris Zoz, Zoe Karssen, Jessica Hart Pency, Jerome Dreyfuss, and a lot more!!

In case you didn't check my previous post; I got featured in the FMH Boutique Magazine along with some of the main Bahraini top bloggers!! Click Here and Here to check it out...

The white Dimitris Zoz pants, one of my picks for the FMH magazine 

The hot DL1961 Denims are available there!!

Gorgeous Finsk shoes/wedges

We also discovered one of the Bahraini brands called "Walla" by Walla Al Alawi that is also available in the boutique. Such an amazing and unique collection that combines Arabic traditional designs with on-trend western influence outfits!

Jerome Dreyfuss cute little bag

Beautiful Bjorg and Bijules accessories!!!! 

One of my Fave Bjorg rings!!! LOOOOOVE!!!

The lovely sisters from A Day in The Sandbox Blog

Bahraini Makeup guru Mai from The Makeup Manual blog and her favorite pick from the Zoe Karssen label

The sweet Duaa Zainal from I Speak Fashion blog

A closer shot to Dua'a's Bisiht cardigan and accessories

The lovely Nadia, very sweet and welcoming =D

Goody bags... =D

For more FMH fashionable updates and details, check out their following

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Or call them on: 00973 17 003004

Sugar & Spice On FMH Magazine

Hello my lovely readers,

I am soo excited to share with you guys that my blog got featured in Fashion Must Have Boutique -FMH- latest magazine issue as one of the Top Bahraini Blogs! How cool is that??

FMH Boutique is a new high end multi-label concept boutique that houses a variety of existing and exclusive brands of the largest fashion capitals around the world that are not available elsewhere in Bahrain!!  

Click Here to check out their online magazine including the top Bahrain blogs feature... =D

Thanks a bunch FMH Boutique for the lovely feature...

xxx

Paper Petals

This is one of my best Eid days spent with the family -although my mom and sisters weren't here for this wonderful occasion-. But other than that it was soo beautiful, filled with lovely family gatherings, lots of laughter, lots of memories being captured in pretty and spontaneous photos, and of-course lots of good food lol...

I love this little bow detail behind the dress, soo pretty!!

-My dress is from Massiomo Dutti-

My pretty Lilli wearing everything from Zara, and accessories from Accessorize 

Hope you guys enjoyed Eid and your long weekend, cause I know I did.. 

xxx

Ghabga Night at Bushra

This weekend, me and my girls went to Bushido restaurant to check out their Ramadan experience that's called Bushra at Bushido. The whole restaurant was totally transformed into this beautiful Arabian theme and atmosphere. 

We had such an amazing time with lots of laughter. Here are some quick photos taken that day...

The lovely sweet waiters... 

Me and my dear friend/blogger Maha from A Day in The Sandbox

Shahad is wearing this beautiful dress that she got from Jordan

The lovely Asma and her exquisite sense of style

My dear dear friend Ameena and her elegant self designed Jalabeeya

Lovely nail art done at Mubrad Nail Spa

P.S. Soo sorry for the bad bad bad quality of some of the photos, the place was utterly dark and my camera was not cooperating with me at all that day... =/