Saturday, September 25, 2010

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. ..."

Saturday, September 18, 2010

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.

Friday, September 17, 2010

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.

Monday, September 13, 2010

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.

Friday, September 10, 2010

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!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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.




Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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”.

Spotlight #4 : Constant mutation with Yiqing Yin



Yiqing Yin studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs; she lives and works in Paris. 
A refugee from China at  the age of four, tossed between countries, her clothes have often provided her with a point of reference: “Returning to my clothes, was like living once more within my body and my emotions; I was at home.” Her aim has also been to create a garment that protects and reinforces, being at the same time a second skin and a supple armour. 




Examining the dynamic potential of pleats, she imagines structures which are never fixed, shapes that are always in mutation. She sculpts the emptiness around the body with, as a common thread, the search for balance and points of rupture between the flowing zones and the sculpted zones. The modernisation of smocking and the elimination of any order of construction, allows her great room for experimentation. 
She models loose shapes with a staggering structure, whilst at the same time remaining within the limits of patterned designs, confessing her attraction for a method of creation which is intuitive, a sensory wandering, and the search for voluntary accidents. Each encounter opens a new possible path, a new identity.


Sunday, September 5, 2010

Spotlight #3 : Fabric manipulation with Alexandra Groover


Originally from California, Alexandra Groover moved to London in order to
promote her designs to the international fashion market. Utilizing her learning experiences gained at Central St. Martins and Rhode Island School of Design and in the studios of Alexander McQueen and Zandra Rhodes, she decided to launch her own company in 2008. Her monochromatic Black Label collection was created to fulfill her need for expression through sculptural and textural manipulations of fabric.
Now in her third season, Groover has received glowing reviews from the press (including i-D Magazine) as well as support from her mentor and friend, British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith. As well as creating a new collection and accompanying performance two times a year, Groover has also been busy working on a special project with cult drone musician Stephen O’Malley of Sunn0))) fame. Following the huge success of their collaborative SS10 fashion film the duo have now joined forces again to design the robes for the latest Sunn0))) tour in support of the band’s new album, Monoliths and Dimensions.  
“Alexandra Groover is a young designer whose jersey collection is both creative and wearable.” Sir Paul Smith, i-D Magazine, Lovers of Life issue no.305. 

Spotlight #2 : Modern day fantasy with Krikor Jabotian



Krikor Jabotian studied fashion design at the french fashion institution ESMOD in Beirut.

In June 2007, at the age of 21, Krikor graduated and was immediately brought onto Elie Saab's creative design team, where he worked for what was a very successful period of time.

Krikor then set about developing his own very individual talent and was invited to participate in the Dubai Fashion Week on the 22nd of March 2008 for the "Splash Emerging Talent" competition. Krikor successfully emerged as one of the three top young Middle Eastern designers of the year , going on to present his first inaugural collection.

On the 16th of August 2008, Krikor presented his first ready-to-wear collection "Les Fleurs Bleues" at Faraya Mzaar, along with three other emerging Lebanese designers. In collaboration with Maison Rabih Kayrouz and Solidaire, the collection was hosted at  STARCH boutique, located in Beirut's central district, in Saifi Village, as a space to promote young an upcoming exceptional talent. 


This very successful experience for Krikor culminated in his decision to open his own dedicated Atelier on August 1st 2009. Located in the heart of Ashrafieh on Abdul Wahad Al Inglizi street it serves today as his creative base and has been home to two very successful collections since its inception.


The Krikor Jabotian nouvelle couture brand presents itself in its exceptional use of form and fabric.  Creative interpretation is at the heart of Krikors ambition to meld the very essence of femininity with modern day fantasy. 


  

Spotlight #1 : Elegant Drama with GINA DREWES



… GINA DREWES is both – couture and progressive prêt-à-porter and she defines both through exclusivity – in material as well as aesthetic terms.
  
There is a true sensuality and elegance in her designs and a real love of the female form. GINA DREWES collections are elegant drama, always with a good dose of humor, cheek and emotion.  How better to describe the sensitive feminine romantic, yet still unexpected, collections.

After GINA DREWES launched her own label, she very soon became an institution in the Viennese fashion circus. For her, fashion is a dynamic process. For that reason she often works together with other designers, artists and media. It is very important for her to get different views on fashion to find her own interpretation.

In essence, it is the contradiction of feminine lightness and stubborn rebel spirit that creates the interesting tension in GINA DREWES designs.

Welcome to Fashion Daze !


We are very excited to be launching our Fashion Daze blog ! Here you will find everything you're looking for. From bios of designers, to behind the scenes movies, preparations of the events as well as a live coverage of the upcoming creative Fashion Daze weekend !

Stay tuned for updates right here !

The Fashion Daze team