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The Rising Influence of Musicians On Fashion
It is absolutely true that the hip-hop community now more than ever influences mainstream fashion choices that trickle down to the biggest names in the industry. Not only are rappers some of the strongest brand ambassadors, celebrities are now launching their own business ideas in the world of fashion and beauty, like Rihanna’s new make up line. Here are some of the biggest collaborations this year.• Drake wore Stone Island like loyalty on his Boy Meets World tour which gave the brand celebrity credibility.• Frank Ocean (who features on A$AP Rocky’s “RAF” track) and Kendrick Lamar have both fronted Calvin Klein campaigns.• Travis Scott has worked with Alexander Wang and Helmut Lang.• A$AP Rocky collaborated with J.W. Anderson on a capsule collection and appeared...
November 24, 2017

The Rising Influence of Musicians On Fashion

Abwab — Takes Regional Designers Forward With New Vision
Saudi GazetteThe popular exhibition Abwab (doors) returns to host 45 designs from 15 countries, all of which were collected using an inspiring ‘designer dominos’ method this year. The structure was designed by Dubai-based Fahed + Architects using repurposed bed springs sourced from waste management company Bee’ah, which will encapsulate Abwab’s emerging regional designs. Rawan Kashkoush, head of programming at Dubai Design Week told Saudi Gazette the exhibition is about empowerment and building each other up. ‘Designer dominos’ works in a way that helps facilitate the cause. “If you want your work to be considered for Abwab, you are required to nominate another designer to submit. This exhibition is about empowering a community and acknowledging that you might not be where...
November 17, 2017

Abwab — Takes Regional Designers Forward With New Vision

The first concert will be held in King Abdullah Economic City on November 30. — Reuters
Greek maestro Yanni to perform in Jeddah and Riyadh
Greek composer and pianist Yanni will hold four concerts in Jeddah and Riyadh under the supervision of the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment.The first concert will be held in King Abdullah Economic City on November 30. The second concert will also be held there on December 1.Yanni will then perform at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center on December 3 and 4.The General Authority for Entertainment had planned a concert for Egyptian composer Omar Khairat on March 3 earlier this year at the Juman Park in Jeddah. Lebanese pianist Michel Fadel will also perform at Juman Park on November 16 and 17. — Al Arabiya English
November 14, 2017

Greek maestro Yanni to perform in Jeddah and Riyadh

Abu Dhabi art week recap
Saudi GazetteAbu Dhabi Art 2017 returned for its ninth edition with a selection of 48 galleries from 18 countries in its Modern, Contemporary, Bidaya and Solo Projects sections this year. Running from 8 -11 November, the fair placed strong emphasis on a public engagement program and hosted artist talks, workshops, performances, art installations and exhibitions. Abu Dhabi Art provides an important sales platform for participating galleries while showcasing unique installations and site-specific works by artists to an audience that has grown from 5000 in 2009, the fair’s first year, to 20,000 last year. Participating Saudi artists this year included Ahmed Mater, Ahmed Angawi, Khalid Zahid, Manal Al Dowayan, Nasser Al Salem, Moath Alofi, Muhannad Shono, Saddek Wasil, and Dana Awartani...
November 10, 2017

Abu Dhabi art week recap

Screenshop app is the future of shopping
Saudi GazetteEver spent hours looking for an outfit, shoes or accessories you saw someone wearing on Instagram? Now you no longer have to ask anyone or shop around for hours looking for it. Just download ScreenShop, an app by a New York-based startup called Craze, and take a screenshot of the outfit you like. The app will transport it automatically and give you several different options and similar styles you can choose from at a range of price points that fit your budget. And just like that, you’re done.Imagine Shazam for fashion. All you have to do is take a picture and the app will tell you how to get it. With $4.5 million in funding from the company’s co-founders and private equity firms, the creators worked with Kim Kardashian West who helped develop the shopping concept behind...
November 10, 2017

Screenshop app is the future of shopping

“Louvre Abu Dhabi is UAE’s gift to the world”
Saudi GazetteThe much-anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi will open to the public today, with a weeklong series of celebrations. The iconic architectural masterpiece designed by Jean Nouvel was inaugurated on November 8 and is located on the waterfront in Abu Dhabi’s cultural district on Saadiyat Island. Louvre Abu Dhabi is a unique collaboration between UAE and France. It explores a universal narrative through artworks and artifacts from all over the world.“The UAE is proud of our rich heritage, while also embracing progress and change. We are a dynamic, vibrant and multicultural society, where people live in harmony and tolerance. This diversity is reflected in Louvre Abu Dhabi’s collection, which celebrates the innate human fascination with discovery. Each visitor will encounter...
November 10, 2017

“Louvre Abu Dhabi is UAE’s gift to the world”

Dubai’s Design Trade Show Doubles In Size
Saudi GazetteWith 150 brands exhibiting from 25 countries at Downtown Design this year, we spoke to William Knight, Managing Director and Head of Design at Art Dubai Group in an exclusive interview about the six-day event. Knight said the exhibition creates a range of business opportunities directly for exhibitors and has the effect of being an economic driver in its own right. Held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-Chairman of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, in partnership with Dubai Design District and supported by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, the third edition of Dubai Design Week is set to take place from 13-18 November. The substantial growth has been supported by the government since day one and Knight said the support...
November 03, 2017

Dubai’s Design Trade Show Doubles In Size

‘We Are Not Alone’ Exhibition Opens At Athr Gallery
Saudi GazetteContemporary Collective, a group of six Saudi curators which aims to bring communities together through art, opened it’s first-ever exhibition, ‘We Are Not Alone’, last week at the Athr Gallery in Jeddah.More than 500 attendees gathered to support the next generation of Saudi curators and view art that has never been seen in Saudi Arabia before. On display is art by renowned British artists that include Damien Hirst, Shirazeh Houshiary, Rachel Whiteread and Cornelia Parker.“We are aiming for showing the Saudi society through contemporary art the feelings we are all sharing as humans no matter where we are coming from. We want to prove through art that even if we come from different cultures, we are still the same and going through similar struggles of life. This is...
November 03, 2017

‘We Are Not Alone’ Exhibition Opens At Athr Gallery

Shalimar Sharbatly's artwork displayed at Louvre museum
Louvre art gallery displays Shalimar Sharbatly’s latest artwork on the 'Tork'
The Louvre museum celebrated Shalimar’s latest artwork on cars, the art she created under the name of (moving art). Shalimar Sharbatly cooperated with ED designs, which owns the 10 best cars in the world from Lamborghini and Ferrari, to draw the (future car) designed by the company making a shift in the world of car technology. Shalimar participated with it for the first time in the “Formula one Monaco”. It was then displayed in (Hotel Negresco), the hotel that’s considered as the most vintage hotel in France, and was placed in the lobby beside the important art works of great artists. The third station to show her work was the Louvre museum, which chose mini samples based on her art on the Formula One Monaco to be placed at the forefront of the gallery, as well as displaying the...
October 31, 2017

Louvre art gallery displays Shalimar Sharbatly’s latest artwork on the 'Tork'

Arab Creatives Celebrate New Triumphs
Saudi GazetteLouis Vuitton’s new editorial shot by young Arab creatives has earned some rave reviews on the Internet. If you have seen pictures, you will know why. In a collaborative effort, Mohammed Al Kindy, more popularly known on social media as Chndy from Oman, Mohammed Hasoon, also known as Cheb Moha who is Iraqi-Canadian and Mohammed Al Hamdan, known as Abu Hamdan from Saudi Arabia joined forces for the editorial shoot.They may have a first name in common but the truth behind pseudonyms is that they are easily identified by their popular social media handles instead. In an inspiring journey that reflects the current state of arts in the region and the new visionaries, the shoot took place in Sohar, Al Seeb, Barkat Al Mouz and a 30-year-old ice cream shop in Ruwi. Shot using a...
October 27, 2017

Arab Creatives Celebrate New Triumphs

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