Starting to feel like an old bitty at the ripe old age of 30? You’re not alone. According to a new study, women consider themselves past their prime at the age of 29. Men, on the other hand, don’t start feeling over the hill until they hit 58 — nearly twice the age of women. The survey, carried out...
An exclusive excerpt from the new novel by Robert and Dayna Baer, based on a husband and wife true-life spy story: When the Lufthansa plane comes to a stop in Syria’s capital, Damascus, half a dozen passengers stand up — German businessmen, I’m guessing, trying their luck at selling the Syrian regime something. The rest of the passengers stay...
When we think of cinema, halfway between the title and the names of actors, is the name of the director that captures our attention mostly. Yet without forgetting the vital and indispensable role of the producer in question, the later recalls the old story of film financing. Meet George Shoucair, Abbout productions associate. The production company’s first feature was...
rika’s excuse me while i kiss the sky – s/s 2011 collection is one of bohemian playfulness. yes, think sexy jane birkin and the excitement of the french riviera circa 1970. rika’s looks for next season are a balanced mix-up of military elements and a softer-edged pieces in nude tones matched with black leather, and blue, yellow and mauve...
Suddenly everyone started to float. When the first pair of shoes appeared on the catwalk at Antonio Berardi’s spring-summer 2008 show, few could have predicted the leavening effect they would have on footwear. Fashioned from silver snakeskin and featuring a 5.5-inch void where a stiletto would usually be found, the heel-less platforms embodied the renewed and continuing taste for...
Can we learn from architecture to imagine a new way of thinking about fashion? The designer Grace Rihan, who used to work in monuments restoration and who has successfully converted into couture and furniture design has proven to us that it is possible. “I do not consider myself a stylist but as a designer,” says Grace Rihan, in the...
