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Branching out in home interior design

Not everyone has the eye of an interior designer and even fewer people have the discretionary budget to hire one to redo their entire house. And yet, some people who claim not to be creative or rich are able to organize their homes with elegance and style. Of course, their claim that they lack creativity my just be modesty, but they might be telling the truth. You actually don’t have to have training or a knack for picking out stylish things in order to make your home warm, inviting, and pleasan

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Cheongsams or qipaos (旗袍) are believed to have the most alluring body-hugging silhouette that highlights feminine curves in the best way ever. Today’s top international designers/brands such as Vivienne Tam and Shiatzy Chen have seeked inspiration from these traditional Chinese dresses for setting the modern oriental trend to celebrate the inheritance of Chinese clothing aesthetics. To promote “Hong Kong Week 2013@Taipei,” Institute of Textiles & Clothing (the Hong Kong Polytechnic University) a

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My first blog post in 2014 to review my exceptional festive experience (Part 1) with Fashion Fellowship in which a group of christians working in fashion got together in fellowship to glorify God's love and grace, as we approached the beginning of the new year NOW up on La Mode by GV Miao fashion blog:

No indulgent partying; no expensive luxury feast, all we had was a simple down-to-earth picnic themed as “The Sound of Music.” Click http://la-mode-by.gvmiao.com/2014/01/review-of-my-exceptional-

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Sights from the City- Shanghai

Shanghai visit will always have a special place in my heart! Itswhere I launched “El Ilhaam” on November 18, 2010 I can’t say the journeyended rather It's Just Begun!

I leave you with behind the scenes pictures and Below Sights fromthe beautiful City.


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Confucius Temple
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Wishes from temple visitors tied to the courtyard tree
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Confucius Statue
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The Bund Shanghai
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View along The Bund, Shanghai's favourite promenade

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Xintiandi in Shanghai

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Typical tea cup during the tea ceremony
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Jasmin te
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Birds of Fashion Flock Together

The glitzy week was all about bumping into the same crowd, listeningto the same questions; which Abayais your favorite? and what you think of fashion thisseason?

Fashion shows, weddings and finally being able to finish my lovely campaign. I can’t wait to launch it!

BTW for those who are not from this part of the world, our fall starts nextmonth J

Listing my Favorite Trio this week:

1@Lamya Abedin Queen of Spade Fashion Show at Atlantis Dubai:


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Photo courtesy of Lamya Abedin

Lamya as I recall follows a
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Four Events that Excited me this Week

I must confess these are the 4 events that excited me this week. Shows & Exhibitions at the Premier Class in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah, Elham Rabi’s latest creations, Presenting Aqua Lib Creations and Ilhaam Group Campaign Photo Shoot.


Shows & Exhibitions at the Premier Class in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah

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Premier Class Entrance



Premier Class "Hall of Bags"



Marbella Fashion Show Premier Class in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah


Elham Rabi’s latest creations – Ho
bbies Worth having
She is a fountain of insp
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Power of Minimilasm in Fashion Photography

There are many approaches that you can use in photography that focuses on clothing, but going with a Minimalist background is sometimes a wise choice. For fashion photography, the goal is to draw the eye to the best qualities of a garment. A viewer sometimes can be distracted by an excessively elaborate backdrop on the picture. Excessive detail in the background can also be a problem when some feature of it might be unappealing to the viewers, which then makes the clothing less appealing by asso
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Casting for High-Fashion/Couture Designers

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High-Fashion/Couture Designers

Wardrobe stylist, Tina Jimison and photographer, Patrick Love teamed up to create a “coffee table” fashion book. We are looking for the best of the best high-fashion/couture designers. We will have a team of very talented MUA’s and hairstylists to help bring your vision and inspiration for your designs to life. If you consider yourself to be the best, then submit your information to us for a chance to have your designs included in this project. You will receive a co

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ProNagger.com

On Twitter, you never know who’s following or reading you. Twitter, responsible for some of the most important relationships in my life, leads me in new directions every week. This week, it led me to a woman named Rachel Cornell (ProNagger). Rachel is a legally blind blogger, speaker and author. She tweets about challenging limitations and converting procrastination into action.Rachel and I share three common beliefs:1. Don’t compare yourself to others.Comparing yourself to others can make you f
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