Archive for June, 2011

Day 2

The beginning of Day 2 began with the quirky cool collection of Elizabeth & James.

This season in particular I loved because there was a cool element of punk. There were Elvis type bedazzle on their sunglasses, t-shirts fastened with safety pins a la Versace in the 90′s, and high-low hem lines on stripey dresses.

Check out this emerald leather jacket with camel piped borders. Loving this!

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Get The Look: Blake Lively

In this extremely hot weather the best thing to do to freshen up is by hitting the beach! Turn heads like Blake Lively with her cool beach style!

Get Blake’s refreshing look from Tashia added online this week! We chose this sea blue tunic with white embellishment!

We paired it with Bruno Frisoni fabric sandals with a tie at the ankle, and a Linda Farrow for Erickson Beamon white frame sunglasses!


Resort Collections 2012 Day 1

And so it begins again, the whirwind week of Resort collections in Paris.

The Summer heat is in full blast in Paris, and as I rock my Saunders summer dresses with my comfy yet chic Proenza flats- I am armed and ready for the collections ahead.

Our first stop was at Oscar de la Renta. There were Latin hints throughout the collection with wide brimmed pom pom hats, ruffles, mermaid silhouettes, and aqua colors dominating the pieces.

I particularly loved their gold plated disc three tiered necklace. Its so glamorous and over the top- it would make everything from a white cotton t-shirt to a long bottle green jersey gown look super luxe.

Go to Page 2 for so much more…

Prabal Gurung Resort 2012 Film

Prabal Gurung, winner of the 2011 CFDA Svaroski Award, presents his Resort 2012 collection film.

The video, titled New Thing, features M.I.A’s protege and Baltimore native, Rye Rye.

Watch the video here.

Here Comes the Bride …


Now that the Royal wedding is way behind us, we have another extravagant and much publicized wedding to look forward to. You know I’m only referring to the Kris Humphrie and Kim Kardashian wedding!

It’s funny that the bride to be swept the red carpet in a bride looking Marchesa gown less than a year before she got engaged, it’s almost like she felt her engagement was near! Regardless, she looked angelic in the column gown with golden  neckline… and she perfected it with minimal make up and accessories.

Kim was recently reported to be wedding dress shopping, who do you think she will choose as a designer? and what kind of style will she go for? My guess is a very skim fitting gown by Vera Wang, and with a beautiful long veil.

Kim’s Marchesa gown is available at AlOthman. Also, stay tuned for more bridal news from AlOthman.

Monday Additions!

Dive into summer with this week’s fresh additions! We got you covered with stylish beach cover ups and Summer dresses!

From Tashia, we added sheer cover ups to give you the perfect beach look! Go with a white sheer cover-up with turquoise trim that will look amazing with any swimsuit, or a sea blue version with white embellishment and strings at the waist!

We also added online some airy dresses from Tracy Reese! This one-puffed-shoulder white and pink dress is to die for! Its cute, flirty and has summer written all over it! A tie-dye sleeveless dress is a more stylish yet conservative option, you can throw a cardigan on it for a lady like look.

Accessorize your outfit with some necklaces from Citrine by the Stones. Smooth leather with a stone detail can be very boho but also can work with a colorful beach look!

Louboutin A/W 11 Lookbook by Peter Lippman


Peter Lippmann and designer Christian Louboutin came together once again to create Louboutin’s lookbook for Fall/Winter 2011.

The lookbook was inspired by classic portrait paintings, showing a piece from the new collection in every painting.

Browse the rest of the lookbook here.

Kate Moss the Bride

The infamous supermodel is all set to wed her rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince from The Kills, but what on earth will she wear? With the world of designers at her feet and a tiny figure, it must be so hard to choose a single wedding dress. There have been rumors that the beauty will wear a piece from her good friend Stella McCartney, but at this point in her life, what amazing designer is she not good friends with? This will definitely be a fashion choice awaited with much anticipation. The wedding date is set for July 1st and we are so excited to see what Kate Moss will wear!

Designer Spotlight: Marios Schwab

Today the spotlight is on modern designer: Marios Schwab, an Athens-born, London based designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins, London. He launched his label in 2005, and was awarded Best New Designer at the British Fashion Awards in 2006. Schwab made his first debut during London fashion week launching his Spring/Summer 2007 collection.  Since then, he has received many editorials from major magazines like American, Russian, British and French Vogue.

Marios Schwab continuously wows us with his stunning collections. His inspirations come from influential architects, writers, Museums and gardens. He describes the Marios Schwab Woman as a young, cosmopolitan woman who is open minded, enigmatic and adventurous.”

Summer Louboutins!

Celebrities never seem to get enough of Christian Louboutin‘s SS11 collection, and I don’t blame them!  Just look at how Chloe Sevigny slipped into these leopard heels to offset her blue printed dress … this is definitely one of my favorite looks for her.

Emma Stone opted for these printed white and nude pumps to let her glittering dress take center stage.  I got myself a pair and I can’t wait to show them off with my summer tan!

Just because I would look like a giant in Beyonce‘s 5.5” heels, doesn’t mean I can’t admire them from far!

Do any of these pairs spark interest like they did with these fashionistas?  Come to AlOthman and get them at a discount.