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Swarovski’s Tropical Paradise Collection Launch Event in Jeddah

Swarovski recently hosted a sparkling event in Jeddah, KSA at the Park Hyatt Hotel to showcase their new Spring Summer 2013 Tropical Paradise jewelry collection. The collection is inspired by the diversity and exuberance of South America. Saudi Arabia’s elite ladies and bloggers gathered together to discover the new jewelry in style, with a fun [...]

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Sketchbook Girl Musings: The Women of Jeddah

Musings from Bahraini entrepreneur, design agency creative director and magazine editor, Wafa Alobaidat The best part of what I do is that a few times a year I get invited to talk about myself in universities and colleges around the world. This year I was invited to be a part of a panel discussion at [...]

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Burberry Tea Party in Jeddah

Burberry in Jeddah hosted an English Tea Party to celebrate the recent re-opening of its newly expanded 600 square meter store  at Al Khayaat Shopping Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The newly renovated store reflects typical British Burberry store design and concept, which was developed by Burberry Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey; the new store [...]

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Sue: Abayas and Hijab Wear from Jeddah

Sue is a home based fashion line in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which focuses on designing Abayas and Hijab wear. Sue was founded in 2007 when Saudi designer Suad Alzamil realized that Abayas and Hijab wear have been transformed into a fashion statement that calls for aesthetic style, and uniqueness. The sense of style that Sue [...]

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Young Initiative Group: Gathering the Doing of Good Under One Umbrella

Initiatives in the Gulf to make positive change and help the disadvantaged are many, but Young Initiative Group (YIG) had something about it that particularly caught our attention. Instead of narrating the situation of those disadvantaged to you and trying to convince you of the value your donation will bring, these guys invite you to [...]

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“We Need To Talk”: Edge of Arabia’s First Exhibit in Jeddah

When I first heard that Edge of Arabia was coming to Jeddah I was too excited. Seeing their work travel and be exhibited all over the world, from Venice to Istanbul to Dubai, makes me so proud. But the fact that they were now coming to my hometown was beyond thrilling for me! Jeddah has [...]

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