what are the top 5 fashion trends in 2023?
08 Dec
Fashion trends

what are the top 6 fashion trends in 2023?

The fashion trends

After fashion weeks are finished, new trends and colors will come out strongly.

Many people wait for fashion months to know the next frenzy of global fashion shows.

You will have plenty of fashion trends and colors to rock.

Designers aren’t governed by some trends and they don’t agree on what they will be, still  there are often crossover trends between collections.

From street style inspiration to the runways, here are the top fashion trends spotted at Summer/Spring Fashion Weeks 2023:

Different Angles, different sides

Asymmetric hems and different sides is the trend. A mini trend with maximum impact, Skirts were given daring splits at Prada in MILAN FASHION WEEK SS 2023.

While Michael Kors kept it simple with one-shoulder necklines in addition to cut out details in New York Fashion Week ss 2023.

Designs vary in lengths on both sides

Designs vary in lengths on both sides

Denim

From head-to-toe denim took over the runways, from low waistbands to denim knee-high boots adorned the Diesel runway dominating the shows. with oversized styles.

loose jeans, mom jeans, have worked their way up the fashion trends in 2023 ss successfully.

So if you’ve not yet to replace your skinnies with something looser, now is the suitable time.

denim trend 2023

denim trend 2023

What we can say at this season is you will not wear one denim piece only, make sure you wear more of them.

Pocket Change

If you don’t have multi pocket cargo pants in your wardrobe, we advise you to buy one for the upcoming spring.

Statement pockets were seen all over the runways including, Givenchy and Versace in MILAN FASHION WEEK SS 2023, and Christian Dior in PARIS FASHION WEEK SS 2023.

 Try Fendi’s silky style with heels for a more couture look.

Cargo pants in Milan fashion week

Cargo pants

Givenchy Spring Summer 2023

Givenchy Spring Summer 2023

You can also try a freshly minted cargo skirt, plentiful with pockets at Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton in PARIS FASHION WEEK SS 2023. If you want to take this trend to its extend, you can wear Marine Serre’s multi pockets coat.

Mini dresses

Mini dresses are back. The SS23 iterations are all about texture. Lace was dominating.

Belted LBDs at Chanel, shiny purple chromes at Versace’s and Pearl embellishments at Givenchy provided a certain opulence,flashy feeling in the best way.

In addition, Burberry’s London Fashion Week  ]had Baby blue lingerie-inspired pieces.

luckily you will find Victoria Beckham came with simple tailored blazers that looked like mini dresses.

Pillow Talk

From luxurious underpinnings and entirely sheer evening dresses, to lace-trimmed nightgowns, you can say fashion’s gaze is inspired from the bedroom for spring. 

with laced-up lingerie courtesy of Versace, or add some off-beat charm to JW Anderson’s slip dresses.

Also loose, oversized blazers dominated at Valentino’s. Even Chanel opted for relaxed-fit versions of its trademark bouclé jackets in playful pinks.

 

A Refreshing Lime Color

The lime color dominated in different shows in all fashion weeks, and left huge fingerprint on the designs from skirts to coats, jackets and gowns at Alliete, Fendi, and Michael Kors, Sergio Hudson, Brandon Maxwell and Tory Burch.

 

a refreshing lime color trend 2023

a refreshing lime color trend 2023

 

 

Written By Rania Abu Jbarah

The modest fashion week
28 Nov
Fashion events

The modest fashion week

The modest fashion week

Modest Fashion Weeks event series are the creator and pioneer of the famous modest fashion week concept. 

It is organized by Think Fashion and is dedicated to the modest fashion industry with 2 Billion media reach across the 5 continents. It gathers more than 40 countries, more than 300 designers & brands, 500+ influencers, 100+ buyers and other industry experts.

Modest fashion week Vision and mission

The vision is to create global business relations sustainable and  for the modest fashion industry workers from designers, brands, retail buyers, media, journalists, celebrities, influencers and creative talents. It aims to spread the modest fashion spirit and modest style around the world.

Modest fashion comes with a new proposal of beauty including various types of fashion and different beauty standards. It includes all body types, different cultures and faiths.

What is modest fashion?

The common definition for modest fashion as most experts agree with is the act of covering up of body on purpose. Also, it is a global style where the clothes are covering the body more.

The modest fashion usually is suitable for women who want to be conservative in what they are dressing, which refers to personal, religious or ideological reasons, that doesn’t mean she must wear the Hijab, sometimes the modest becomes a wear style only.

Loose cuts and long cuts and comfortable clothing that covers the body while showing as little as possible, are the key style elements of this fashion.

The world modest fashion market has seen exponential growth is estimated to be worth US$277 billion by the end of 2022, with this figure expected to rise more and more by next year. 

Not only an exponential growth in money but also in searches as a keyword on some social media platforms. Search for ‘modest fashion’ had an exponential growth by 500% in England during the first London Modest Fashion Week in 2017.

Which countries have modest fashion week?

The modest fashion week was held 7 times in several capitals. It was held with 3 times in Dubai. 

  • Istanbul 2016
  • London 2017
  • Dubai 2017
  • Jakarta 2018
  • Dubai 2019
  • Amsterdam 2019
  • Dubai 2021
  • 2022 will be in Riyadh

Modest fashion week has became a cultural movement that sets the latest trends through international modest fashion weeks, and runway shows.

Riyadh Modest Fashion Week 2022

Finally the modest fashion week arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Riyadh Modest Fashion Week 22 on 15-16-17  December at Al Faisaliah Hotel, the iconic venue of the Riyadh city. This will be the 8th edition of the event.

Inspired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030 vision, the theme will be ‘’Roots to the Future’’ aiming to highlight the city of Riyadh as one of the fashion capitals of the world. It will be a great home for all modest fashion lovers, as The CEO of the global Modest Fashion Weeks Ozlem Sahin Ertas says.

Riyadh Modest Fashion Week will be hold in strategic partnership with Khood Fashion,The Ultimate Marketplace for Designers.

The unique Riyadh Modest Fashion Week celebration will be open for everyone on December 15-16-17. Three days full of fashion shows, brand booths for shopping and talk shows. 

The exclusive shows will contain:

  • Kaine Designs from UAE.
  • Miha from Turkey.
  • Sultana R. from France.
  • Sawsan Design  from Palestine.
  • Talabaya fromCzhech Republic.
  • Kisva from Kazakhstan.
  • Marina From Turkey.
  • HK Design from Egypt.
  • Rabail Riyaz from UAE.  

parade shows 

  • The String Story, Foulard, Kaafmeem, From the Middle East.
  • Blooming from KSA
  • Lara Ali and Lara Active from UAE.
  • La Noor from Bahrain.
  • Imannoor and Limonette from Turkey.
  • Rossana Brand from Italy.
  • Soumaya Beaudin from France.
  • Daska from the United Kingdom.
  • Nofadeen from the USA. 
  • Younass Designs From Nigeria.
  • Hijab Boutique from Egypt.
  • Lecavalier Elegante From Morocco.
  • Eiman Design from Sudan.
  • Inner Sejuk from Malaysia.
  • Hijaberlin from Indonesia.
  • MTM Design from Kosovo. 

The officials speakers

  • Beki Ksouri and Nasma Elgohari from KSA.
  • Mai Mohamed and Alaa Nobel from Egypt.
  • Kamile Assem from UAE.
  • Audrey Martinez from France.
  • Dalia El Naggarr from Kuwait.
  • Aya Barqawi from Jordan.
  • Rasha Ibrahim from Morocco.
  • More than 100+ selected special guests.
fashion weeks where and when they began?
26 Nov
Facts, Fashion events

fashion weeks where and when they began?

Actually, if we can say that there are many fashion weeks, some refer to cities, others refer to cultures, and wear style sometimes.

but all eyes always turn to the big four fashion capitals, New York, London, Milan, Paris.

 

What is fashion week?

A fashion week in general  is a fashion event, taking place usually in a specific city, scheduled for one week.

In nonstop runway shows, parties and fashion events, where the hottest fashion designers, brands or “houses” display their upcoming season’s collections in runway fashion shows to the media, journalists, celebrities, fashionistas and retail buyers.

These events are a chance for fashion designers to know the critique trends, find new models, and it obviously influences the upcoming fashion trends for the current and upcoming seasons.

 

When are fashion weeks?

Fashion Weeks usually are held twice a year. In September, to show up the spring/summer and in February to fall/winter collections.

 

Where do the fashion weeks take place?

While New York kicks off the Fashion Weeks, London, Milan, then Paris are hot on the top to be the most prominent fashion weeks. which receive the majority of press coverage, and the most vaunted fashion designers of the last century.

There are The Arab fashion week, and The Modest fashion week new entries get a head!

 

Fashion weeks historical facts

  • First signs of a fashion week can be traced back to Parisian designer Charles Frederick Worth.
  • In the beginning the fashion week was called Press Week.
  • The concept of fashion week began in Paris
  • Hiring women to wear couture items in the shop, public places and the beauty salons were the first runway shows.
  • In 1903, a Manhattan shop called Erich Brothers put the country’s first fashion show to lure women into the store.
  • In 1910, many big stores were holding their shows as a marketing style to promote their items and stores, and improve their status.
  • By the 1920s the fashion show was held in the shop’s restaurant during lunch or teatime.
  • To turn the eyes from Paris and give fashion buyers alternatives to French fashion, the first fashion week was held in New York in 1943, during world war II.
  • Eleanor Lambert had been a fashion publicist, who tried to promote the work of American designers while it was impossible to travel to France during the war.
  • “See the best of the best in one place at one time” It was a summary of what Lambert invited workers in the fashion industry and the journalists to Press Week in New York.
  • In 1950 the stores in New York had to obtain a license to have live models.
  • The first fashion week in Paris actually was in 1973, it was organized by the French Fashion Federation.
  • In 1984 London Fashion Week was founded and organized by the British Fashion Council.
  • In 1958 Milan  Fashion Week was founded and organized by the National Chamber for Italian Fashion.
  • The top French designers Chanel, Givenchy and Christian Dior are only allowed to be shown in Paris.

 

Written By Rania Abu Jbarah

Can anyone attend fashion week
24 Nov
Facts, Fashion events

Can anyone attend fashion week?

Can anyone attend fashion week? 

 

When the fashion month comes we all know what that means, especially for those who live near the 4 big fashion cities, Paris, Milan, London, and New York. The question we are probably asking ourselves is, “Can anyone attend the fashion weeks? “

 

Most likely, the direct answer is no. If you are a celebrity, fashion blogger or major buyer (retail), You need to be invited by any one who is related to this event such as designers, designer’s PR representatives.

 

Somehow you can work as an intern or volunteer for the organizers or designers if you just want to attend the show.

Who can attend the fashion week?

Who can attend the fashion week?

How to get invited to Fashion Week?

The Next question will be what we should do to get invited to the fashion week? 

If you are a fashion blogger or fashion writer celebrity or influencer, you will have already got

many invitations to shows, presentations, and events. But if you don’t belong to fashion industry; you need to take matters into your own hands

and try to reach out. You will find below 5 hacks to attend the fashion weeks:

 

Work as PR or Volunteer

Even that means you will work very hard during the fashion events, but you can stay for the show you are interested in, as a reward if you were a volunteer, you can reach the designers, and brands to see if you can be a volunteer to help them at the shows.

 

Be a Celebrity or influencer

Being a celebrity  not only guarantee you to sit in front chairs at some shows but also perhaps you will be invited to model in them. celebrities often dressed by designers to take photos in the runway looks.

Being an influencer has its features also, like gifts, Brand deals, and fashion week invitations. Use the social media channels to make your dream comes true.

 

Be a Fashion Blogger or Editor

Usually the designers and brands send the invitations for fashion writers and bloggers to cover the shows.

 

Be a Photographer, a Hair Stylist or a Model

Modeling not an impossible thing, some casting directors and brands do their research using social media platforms to find new talent. Maybe you are one of them.

If you are in love with fashion, and you don’t want to be a model, you can work to be a Hair or Makeup Artist. Usually you are required to work with designers to create a model look based on their vision. 

Not a model, neither hairstylist. What about photographers? If you have good credentials, we can say congrats!

If you don’t have any of them, stay outside of the Fashion Week venues and start to take your shoot for street style.

Be a Photographer, a Hair Stylist or a Model

Be a Photographer, a Hair Stylist or a Model

Download the schedules of the shows

Yes, as simple as it is, you can search the open shows which you can attend or you can wear your clothes, show up in style, and take some photos outside. not everyone well know that you didn’t attend the shows. 

 

Written by Rania Abu Jbarah

PARIS FASHION WEEK SS 2023
07 Nov
Fashion events, Fashion trends

PARIS FASHION WEEK SS 2023

Paris Fashion Week usually takes place twice a year; Spring-Summer, Fall-Winter Fashion, as the last of the Big Four Fashion Week. Paris Fashion Week for the spring-summer season takes place in October each year.

The exact dates are set by the French Fashion Federation, and it is held in several regions around Paris.

What is known about Paris, the city whose designers inspire everyone…

 

The highlights of Paris Fashion Week October 2022

  • The first Parisian show for Victoria Beckham.  After participating in both London and New York Fashion Weeks, Victoria Beckham participated in Paris Fashion Week for the first time. She was supported and encouraged by her husband, David Beckham, and her two sons, Romeo and Cruz.

 

The Parisian show for Victoria Beckham

The Parisian show for Victoria Beckham

 

  • Bella Hadid appeared on the catwalk wearing a dress that was sprayed with white paint during the show.
    Designer Manel Torres’ creation of the spray cloth, that was an innovative and out-of-the-ordinary idea in the fashion world.

 

Bella Hadid sprayed dress

    Bella Hadid sprayed dress

 

  • Saint Laurent’s show was a collection of dresses with a hood or a scarf that appeared in the old Hollywood style.
Saint Laurent's show

Saint Laurent’s show

  • Chanel showed in front of a movie screen showing her scenes from “Last Year at Marienbad” (1961). The heroine of the film appeared wearing the Coco Chanel design for 60 years.
Chanel show

Chanel show

The most fashion trends of Paris Week Summer/Spring 2023

Leather uppers

Although the collections are for the spring and summer season, leather was the top material used for the Paris Week designs.
To match the warm weather, leather was used as a small piece on tops in designs such as Givenchy and Mono.

Givenchy Spring Summer 2023

Givenchy Spring Summer 2023

Most of the pieces were low waist

With a variety of pieces of skirts and pants, most of them were with a low waist.

low waist pants

low waist pants

Hoop skirts

Back in the 18th century, brands like Dior, Lanvin and Cecilie Bahnsen took inspiration from spherical designs as one of the impractical trends of Paris Fashion Week.
Innovative modern versions accentuate the lower body.

Hoop skirts

Hoop skirts

Designs vary in lengths on both sides

The lengths of many designs varied in the summer and spring fashion shows in Paris, and it even came to the contrast of the entire design from right to left in the same piece.

Designs vary in lengths on both sides

Designs vary in lengths on both sides

socks under clothes

Wearing socks in the summer and spring 2023 collection was remarkable, as it suits more the fall and winter. It varies in patterns such as different prints with various fabrics (lace and chiffon), and socks that are embroidered or identical to the print of the same design.

socks under clothes

socks under clothes

Wear a headscarf or scarf of the same design

Many designs appeared with a hood as a scarf from the same design fabric in different ways and distinguished by many brands such as Saint Laurent, Schiaparelli, Mônot and Off-White.

scarf of the same design

scarf of the same design

Purple and mint green are the colors of femininity

The trendy colors in Victoria Beckham’s show and Givenchy’s show were mint green and purple to represent sexiness and femininity.

the colors of femininity

the colors of femininity

Extra large details buttons and zippers

The use of some details resulted in a noticeable enlargement in the designs of Louis Vuitton, who used large prominent zippers, large buttons and puffed pockets focusing on these details.

Extra large zippers

Extra large zippers

Roses Prints

A plenty of designs appeared in rose prints or inspired by them, which is nothing as designers find creative ways to display them in every season. 

 

Roses Prints

Roses Prints

 

Written By Rania Abu Jbarah

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