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Fashion Daze won the 2nd most enterprising project award!!! :D

On Nov 17th, in London, Fashion Daze got awarded 2nd best enterprising project by the UAL, Ecca competition.
It's a great news, and it makes us want to do the Fashion Daze 2.0 even more!
Thank you everyone for being part of this, and contributing to the success of Fashion Daze!

From Pretty Fashion Forward, Nov 16, Aysha Mattar

 From Pretty Fashion Forward

http://prettyfashionforward.blogspot.com/2010/11/beiruts-fashion-daze.html 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Beirut's Fashion Daze

I've been wanting to blog about this for a while now so I must apologize for posting this up sooooo late (I seem to be apologizing A LOT lately huh?!).  

On my last trip to Beirut, I attended one of the coolest events EVER!  It was basically stepping into an artistic interpretation of the city through the eyes of young up and coming fashion designers, photographers, film producers, and graffiti artists.  They transformed random items from daily life into artistic pieces (road signs finally looked less bossy & offensive).  Some of my favorite features from the show were the swings bolted into the concrete that you could swing on while sipping on your yummy Beirut-esque cocktail (yes, everything had to be somehow connected to the city), the 1920's cinema section with its rich red velvet love seats showing a few short films, and of course the 'Fashion About the City' section, as I like to call it, which was made up of these GORGEOUS installations where couture dresses meshed into Beirut street style to perfectly tell the story of the style and fashion of one of my favorite  cities in the world.

I loved this exhibition, I really hope to someday create something this unique about our cities because it seriously was an experience that I can't stop blabbing about! To think that this whole creative event was Raya Tueny's final project for university!  How cool is that?!?! Only in Lebanon people, only in Lebanon!

 

 I tried to get a shot to show just how cool this event looked! Pure eye candy! (far left in white sneakers is my fashion soul mate Krikor)

 Hass Idriss' beautiful scaly wedding gown was the first piece you see when you walked into the Fashion About the City section.  It was stunning!

N-Dawg delving into the Krikor experience

 Krikor & Tarek's section... Need I say more?!

 I told you they looked funky!

 Old school Lebanese fashion meets its 21st century interpretations

 The swings!!!

 The art bar!

 Aishti's section in the exhibition stood out as an art force of its own!

 A street sign turned into a table (I lourved this idea!)

 The cinema

Thank you!! :)

Mastercard Aishti Fashion Experience.flv

We are Fashion Daze!

Fashion Daze Beirut.m4v

Tidbit Du Jour: Fashion Daze, Beirut

Tidbit Du Jour: Fashion Daze, Beirut: "'My husband and I discovered this exhibition by pure coincidence. It was sponsored by Aishti, Solidere and Raya Tueny. It was held at Beirut Souks between the 15-18 of September. I really liked the concept of Fashion Daze as well as the  styles of the different designers participating in the event. The attendees were fun and could have been candidates for photography by The Sartorialist. "

Fashion daze: rebuilding Beirut’s fashion - Fashion - iloubnan.info

Fashion daze: rebuilding Beirut’s fashion - Fashion - iloubnan.info

Tidbit Du Jour: Fashion Daze, Beirut

Tidbit Du Jour: Fashion Daze, Beirut: "'Fashion Daze changes the face of Beirut for four days through fashion; exposing the city's vernacular and glamorous culture to the world. ..."

Movie Projections at Fashion Daze

 

 

Don't miss out our movie projections at Fashion Daze!
Today from 4-5 pm for the screenings of:
"Bravo Pour Le Clown" by Kristian Abou Anni, 5'30'', réalisation en photos.
"Family Jewel" by Hiba Atallah, 21'54'', documentary.
"Souraya" by Cyril Bassil, 5', short movie.

Fashion Daze Closing Party

Come join us for the closing party of Fashion Daze !

As it will be our last day for this edition, we'd love you to come and celebrate the success with us.

Starting at 8:30, the talented Youmna Saba will be performing, followed by the charismatic Zeid and the wings.

And finally, to end the evening with style, a great DJ set by Ziad Nawfal and Georges Tabet !

If you haven't been to the space yet, be sure to come enjoy the exhibition followed by a great party !

Fashion Daze : The Space

Take a quick virtual tour of the space : check out the pictures below.

A 'Must Visit' Space : The Fashion Daze exhibition, where international and local designers and photographers showcase their work.

Listen to our deejay's finest tunes and have a look at some fashion videos and Beirut Fashion Weekend's making of at our mini cinema.

Dive back into your childhood memories on the swings.

Have a drink and socialize with all the fashionistas at the bar.

Chill out and relax in one of these vintage lounges.

So don't miss out on this very special event, and join us at Beirut Souks, today on Friday 17th September from 5pm to 12am, and on Saturday 18th September from 2pm to 2am.

Spotlight # 8: The Space by Joe Kesrouani

A sneak preview of the space with this monochrome by Joe Kesrouani: Count the daze, only two to go !
Joe Kesrouani will be showcasing his work at Fashion Daze. Thank you for the picture !

Spotlight # 7: Contemporary Elegance with Sandra Mansour

Lebanese at heart, Swiss-born Sandra Mansour was brought up between Geneva and Beirut. After studying Business Management at Webster University in Geneva, Sandra Mansour enrolls at the Beaux Arts, where she can finally concentrate on her passion: drawing and painting. “ Until then I felt something was missing. I finally found it upon touching material. I printed on fabric the way others paint. I also experimented other disciplines such as fashion design, photography, jewelry-making and architecture”, explains the young designer.

With this experience gained, she returns to Lebanon and finds an internship with Elie Saab. Alternating administrative jobs with sales and press relations in the morning, she joins the Haute couture and prêt-à-porter workshops in the afternoon. There, she works along side embroiderers, pattern-designers and the research studio. “It was a real revelation for me. I could finally mix drawing and creating, give life to the matter. I played around with it by mixing jersey, muslin, satin, silk, sequins and lace. I found my very own alphabet.” To make her desires real and to learn how to compose a collection - from mastering use of computers to handling production - Sandra Mansour moves to Paris, where, a year later, she gets her Masters in Fashion Design at the Instituto Marangoni.

Back in Lebanon, where she sets up her workshop, Sandra Mansour’s inspiration is at its best: Mediterranean joie de vivre, exuberant colors, the feminine touches of her native land. By using simple codes to reveal a youthful elegance, Sandra Mansour shows off a plunging open back, underlines the silhouette with a tailored cut, plays on transparencies to attract gazes, awakens seductive powers with a thin shoulder strap.

 Mastering technique and stylistic effects with great ease and skill, Sandra reconciles the desires of a woman who likes to create her own style by wearing a stone-washed jersey-cotton top – that Sandra dies herself – and a structured organza skirt. Seducing in its simplicity, she plays around with a jersey-jumpsuit, becomes a Lolita in a Prussian blue skirt, combines pink satin with strong grosgrain pieces, where pleats and cuts form a real structural volume. In the evening, she slips into a cleverly sequined dress: hand embroidered on couture tulle, silk Razmir sleeves soften its effect.

A contemporary elegance set off by its simplicity.

Fashion Daze in headlines

Fashion Daze is now all over the web and the news!
Take a look at L'Orient-Le Jour's depiction of the event, and don't forget to check out the following article : Fashion Daze Beirut – Positioning Beirut through fashion?

Fashion Daze Teaser

Can't wait for the Daze to begin? Check out this video teaser now!

We are Fashion Daze !

We are all working to bring you a great Fashion Daze weekend ! Thank you to all collaborators !

Spotlight #6 : Dream with Makin Jan Ma

Makin Jan Ma writes stories and scripts and he makes clothes for his characters. He makes films for his stories while the characters wear their clothes in the films. 

Making film or actually dreaming to make a film is like a journey on its own. The process of creating creates a lot of space to create. Dream gathers people who share. It is an ongoing project and let’s be open-minded and see.

Made For Beirut bags

We love the Made For Beirut bags. So. Very. Much
Get yours at the Fashion Daze opening ! 

Spotlight #5 : transcending borders with Antoine Antoniadis

Antoine Antoniadis has an exceptional and wide-ranging profile; everything he puts his hand to he achieves with extraordinary success. Born in Paris in 1984 to a French mother and a Greek father, Antoine Antoniadis has a style of his own. Moreover, he transcends all borders. After launching his first business “For My People” at only 17 years of age, he made a name for himself in Greece in the world of graffiti and street art by becoming the first retailer in graffiti sprays.  He then gained a management and marketing qualification at the Royal Holloway College of London, and then attended a fashion design course at the London School of Fashion, where drawing instinctively came back as a leitmotiv at the very centre of his everyday life.

Although he has always lent himself to drawing like a true natural, initially Antoine Antoniadis wanted to become a painter. In fact, it is his talent as a painter that best highlights his eye for color, proportion and composition, which brings each of his creations to life. Then one thing followed on from one another. In no time at all, Antoine Antoniadis met Mrs. Mao (who runs Flou's atelier), he dug out the addresses for the best suppliers, in particular the ones who work for Gaultier, Rick Owens or Hermes, and he hired five model makers and as many apprentices. And, as a final touch, Mrs. Martinez, who currently runs a tailor's workshop, introduced him to Marie-Anne Quinet, who worked closely for the Dior, Nina Ricci and Balenciaga's collections and their eponymous designers for more than 20 years. With all the wisdom of her 84 years of age, this Great Lady of Fashion scrutinized his cuts, designs and figures with a strict and critical eye and allowed the young artist to benefit from her expertise.

His very first fashion show - which took place at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in March 2010 - will be closely followed by a presentation next September.

Antoine Antoniadis always prepares his collections as if they were “a DJ set. One figure transforms into another; I select colors just as I would for graffiti, because to do great graffiti everything must complement each other and be in proportion”.