Fashionably Yours

In the summer ’13 edition of my collaboration with Benetton UAE, I play with some delicious colors, prints and textures, for my style feature. Check out the two distinct looks from the juicy spring summer palette found at Benetton this season…hope you like them!

United Bloggers of Benetton: Spring Summer 2013 Style feature

United Bloggers of Benetton: Spring Summer 2013 Style feature

For the first look, I opted for a striking purple pencil skirt, with a very stylish Japanese blossom print. As the Far East is the inspiration behind some of spring summer 2013’s key looks, I thought this was very trendy and super gorgeous. I color blocked this purple skirt with a simple orange-ish pink top for a unusual combination, while keeping accessories minimal.

United Bloggers of Benetton: Spring Summer 2013 Style feature

United Bloggers of Benetton: Spring Summer 2013 style feature

The second look is ultra simple, for that effortless, breezy summer look. I’m in love with this fresh, beautiful spring color- an tangerine pink, if I may call it, so here it is again! A sheath dress is complemented with a tangerine bomber jacket- another key trend for spring summer 2013. A dash of lime yellow to the outfit, breaks the color monotony and adds an element of summer fun… love the shoes!

“A styling and photography workshop with Gap and Emirates Woman Magazine? YES please!” That was my first reaction to the invite to the closed door bloggers’ session invite sitting in my inbox. The 8 am call time was tough for sure, but once inside the store, we were up and about within minutes!

The stylist took us through spring summer’s key looks- printed and bright denim, monochromes and flashes of neon, being the biggest influences. The senior photographer from Emirates Woman Magazine even let us in on some best kept photography secrets for fashion blogging- and god knows I needed that!

Dubai's Fashion Bloggers Mind the Gap

We were then given a challenge to style up with Gap using the new collection in store… in under 5 minutes!

What followed was a massive uproar of squeals and excited chatter- what else would you expect from 8 super loud girls whipping up a tornado of amazing clothes and accessories?

I instantly grabbed the pair of bright pink denims and deep navy blue blazer with green accents. Next, I quickly accessorized with an animal print blue and pearl grey scarf, a hot pink and orange color blocked iPad case and voila! I was ready in 5 minutes, as promised. Here are some of the pics from the shoot, feature in this month’s Emirates Woman Magazine.

Dubai's fashion bloggers mind the Gap with Emirates Woman magazine!

Here’s my Q& A that went along with the feature in Emirates Woman:

My #1 Style rule: Never over- accessorize and always dress according to your body shape.
Describe your style in one sentence:  Simple, eclectic and fun!
My top SS 13 trends are: Skater (pleated and flare) skirts, colored and printed denim trousers.
I can’t live without: LBDs and heels!
At Gap I always buy: My hoodies and my totes
What do you love most about your outfit: The outfit I put together is perfect for a day at work- I particularly love the pink pants!
Where and when do you blog? Well, I blog in my PJs at home, twice a week!
Fashion is: subjective! Too each their own
What does style mean to you?: It means being myself and expressing myself through fashion.

Do pick up a copy of Emirates Woman and check out all the bloggers and their picks from Gap’s fabulous new collection!

Date night is almost upon us and amidst the restaurant reservations and elaborate planning for Valentines Day, that one question looms large in all our heads- “What should I wear?!”

Valentines Day: What to wear?

Well ofcourse there are a zillion options out there and one look around the malls will have you nauseous with all the pinks and reds and hearts and balloons. The trick is to cut through the clutter and pick something trendy, but not fussy, not too Valentines-ey, barf inducing-ly overwhelming. Right? So here’s a selection of my top three picks for Valentines Day from Souq Fashion, which is incidentally my new go-to destination for a fashion fix!

Day Picnic:

Valentines Day picks from Souq Fashion

Items: 

Rare London pleated maxi 159AED
Marc Jacobs Eugenie clutch 4700AED
Majique ‘sing,live,dance,love’ ring set of 4 45AED

Casual date:

Valentines Day picks from Souq Fashion

Items:

Winter Kate drape dress 1900AED
Glamorous quilted leatherlook jacket 225AED
Majique baroque ring 45AED
Dressing it up:

Valetines Day Picks from Souq Fashion

Items:

Glamorous sequin skater dress 160AED
Palestyle gold style ‘Charming as Moon’calligraphy ring 360AED

Happy shopping girls and have a lovely Valentines Day in advance!