Fashion and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
byWhat are the effects of new technological innovations in the fashion industry, and are they already making way in our current fashion? In this cold…
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“The True Cost” of Fast Fashion
byHave you ever wondered how we can get good quality clothes at such a low price? Have you ever thought of the people that make…
The Making of a Clothing Collection
byHow can we compare between the high-end brands and mass retailers’ development process of the seasonal collections? I’ve always viewed the many collections created by…
A Piece in History: The ‘Ugal’
byArticle Brief: Author visits an Ugalor, Arabian male headpiece maker, and explores the contemporary process of making it, as well as its past functions. In…
Technological Innovation in Fashion
byArticle in brief: The writer studies how technology improved prospects in fashion. During the 90’s, fashion was a very tight-knit industry. Not everyone had the…
The Benefits of Fashion Designer Collaborations
byArticle in brief: The writer states the benefits of collaboration for buyers and sellers. One of the perks of modern fashion is collaboration. As the…
Landmark Renovations By Italian Brands
byArticle in brief: The author observes how Italian brands contribute to renovating Rome. A strong heritage and national pride is all it takes for Italian design…
Why do Fashion Designers Leave their Label? And Where Do They All Go?
byArticle in brief: The author observes the issue of designers leaving their labels The news that shook the fashion industry in 2013 took place following the…
Tamashee; Recreating Tradition
byArticle in brief: the author writes a feature piece about Tamashee, the new Emirati footwear brand that launched last month. Tamashee, which means walking and…
Questioning The Relevance of Fashion
byArticle in brief: the author questions the relevance of fashion to our personalities and daily self expressions. The arrival of fashion week concept is like…
Choosing Fashion Over Tradition
byNobody likes change, whether it is good or bad. We will always question what is foreign to us and rather than explore it, we avoid…
Happiness is a State of Mind
byLiving in the UAE and especially the metropolitan areas such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, words like fashion, style and shopping are getting more popular…
Do Emiratis Realize How Bad the International Economy is?
byBy Haif Zamzam (@haifnothaifa) On the Thursday that Gaddhafi was killed, I left the office late but just in time to meet my friends for…
Aljoud Lootah’s “Niftee”, From a College Project to a Business
byHow did the Niftee concept start? I studied graphic design at the Higher Colleges of Technology and was asked to submit a design project…