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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Cheb Mami - Yahamami


Cheb Mami sings the arabic in Sting's Desert Rose:)

Man And Horse: An Enduring Bond by Fulvio Cinquini

The Queen Is Coming!:)

The culmination of 20 years' exploring equestrian cultures, Fulvio Cinquini's Man and Horse is an extraordinary accomplishment. Cinquini takes us around the globe telling tales of adventure in word and image - from the pounding turf of the world's polo fields to the streets of Siena, crowded for Il Palio. Whether photographing Connemara ponies in Ireland or mustangs in Wyoming, in over 400 electric color photos Cinquini reveals mankind's dynamic bond with the equine spirit. A thoroughbred among books, Man and Horse is an homage to the majestic power and beauty of the horse.

About the Author
Fulvio Cinquini is an internationally renowned Italian photographer. He has collaborated with a number of equestrian magazines as well as with Hermès. He lives in Milan.

I have this book and I LUV it!:)

Hremes





Jumping Hermes ladies' boot in black box calfskin
$2,050.00

Hermes

Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2010 Runway


Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2010 Runway  1 of my fav. Or maybe it's the song. Therefore I must repost it!:)lol

Good Morning Babies*~~~~~~~



Saturday, November 20, 2010

HAPPY SATURDAY~~~~~~~

African Bon Voyage!*

Men attending the Durbar festival in Northern Nigeria.

Bida Durbar (2001)A Durbar festival is an annual festival celebrated in several cities of Nigeria. It is celebrated at the culmination of Muslim festivals Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. It begins with prayers, followed by a parade of the Emir and his entourage on horses, accompanied by music players, and ending at the Emir's palace.

Durbar festivals are organised in cities such as Kano, Katsina and Bida, and are considered tourist attractions.


Nigeria woman selling mangoes
 
Tanzanian East and Southern Africa 
 Hundreds of years of trade in spices, ivory, slaves and fabric, the colonial influences of Portugal in the architecture, and hints of Arabic in the languages, the bright-patterned cloth, the mangoes and fresh fish displayed in markets, silver filigree jewellery and old forts...the richness of culture is impossible to ignore. Of course, there are also crystalline seas and coral reefs teaming with marine life to explore, stark white beaches and mangrove forests full of birds, and islands so remote they are hard to find on a map.


Morracan lady wearing mangoe inspired jewelry

Cute Tanzanian children enjoying mangoes

Azzedine Alaia


Azzedine Alaia was born in Tunis, Tunisia in 1940, inspired by his twin sister love of glamour, so began his love for couture. His creativity was further influenced a French friend of his mother's who gave him copies of Vogue and aided in his acceptance into the local Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tunis, where he studied sculpture, which allowed to gain valuable insights into the human form.

 Upon graduating, Alaia began working as an assistant to a dressmaker and soon began dressing private clients. In 1957 he moved to Paris to work in fashion design, where he worked for Guy Laroche for two seasons, then for Thierry Mugler until he opened his first atelier in his tiny rue de Bellechase apartment the late 1970s. By 1980 he had revealed his first ready-to-wear collection, moved to bigger location in rue du Parc-Royal in the Marais, and was named Best Designer of the Year by the French Ministry of Culture.


In 1983 he brought his designs state side and began selling them in New York and in Beverly Hills, and by 1988 he had opened boutiques in Beverly Hills, New York, and Paris. His seductive, clinging clothes were a massive success, and he was dubbed by the media 'The King of Cling'. Devotees included both fashion-inclined celebrities and fashionistas: Tina Turner, Raquel Welch, Madonna, Brigitte Nielsen, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Carine Roitfeld and Carla Sozzani.


In the mid-1990s, Alaia virtually vanished from the fashion scene, but continued to cater for a private clientele and to enjoy commercial success with his ready-to-wear lines, showcasing his collections in his own space, in the heart of le Marais, where he established his creative workshop, showroom and boutique all under one roof.


He then signed a partnership with the Prada group in 2000, the same year as his solo exhibition at the Guggenheim in New York, which initially had been launched and curated at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands by Mark Wilson and Jim Cook in 1997. Since beginning working with Prada he has seen a remarkable revitalization, and in July 2007 he successfully bought back his house and brand name from the Prada group, though his footwear and leather goods division continues to be developed and produced by the group.

Calf Hair Animal Print Ankel Boots $1085-$1300

 

Vintage Alaia...

Bonne Voyage Mode!

I luv this /\ scarf. I want it and rap it this way:)
My mom use wears these pants /\(left)I have two pairs in my closet.She use to take me and  my brothers and sisters on a shopping voyage. Every Eid she would  buy us shawal Qamis from Indian and African stores or tailored.
curtesy of my dad:)*