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Four years ago Bibhus namesake label was launched with his rst collection during New York FashionWeek in February 2009, and is currently sold at select boutiques around North America, Europe,Russia, and the Middle East. It is also available at stores like New Yorks Bergdor Goodman, andNeiman Marcus in various cities in the US.In January 2010, he was a nalist or Womens Apparel 2010 Rising Star Award by The Fashion GroupInternational. Review rom his latest collection

biGGest FAshiOn MOMents.my irst runway show.

desiGners tO LOOk Out FOr.prabal, number lab and cushnie et ochs.

perceptiOn OF MiddLe eAst And the FAshiOn industry.the biggest untapped mark et or luxury.

sustAinAbiLity.i am ocusing on reviving handloom textiles in odisha, india, where i work with the weavers to revive the crat. i do believe insustainable c reativity.

the One WAy tO survive in the cut-thrOAt FAshiOn industry.determination and perseverance.

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According to the designer, his eponymous label is known or interesting surace detailing, vivid coloursand comprehensible silhouettes. He adds, All o these are oshoots o my innate design sensibilitycombined with my proud cultural signature that I derive rom India.My rst point o reerence, when I begin designing is the specic cultural leitmoti I identiy to include inmy designs, he says.

evOLvinG FAshiOn.ashion is dynamic, and evolves constantly. part o this evolution is the inc lusion o both utilitarian and aesthetic attributes, and thisis where one sees c olour and diversity co ming in to impact ashion. colour was always synonymous with ind ia but a little lessprominent elsewhere in the world. but now, even the west is reacting to colours, and more an d more international labels are rollingout collections that celebrate colour like th ey never have. in terms o dive rsity, the abrics being used are now hugely varied. dierentabrics are being combined to add to versatility o the abric resulting in smarter designs. or example, in ind ia we have begun using ahybrid o tassar and georgette called tassar georgette. this abric combines the pliability o georgette and at the same time alsoretains the grainy sheen o tassar. diversity, thus, is going to tremendously add to the utilitarian aspect o clothes.

desiGners tO LOOk Out FOr.

i think guillaume henry (or carven) has impressed with his ability to reinvent demicouture. i also quite like the work o marykatrantzou who has very astutely made digital prints a rage like i t never was.

MiddLe eAst And the FAshiOn industry.i believe that the brand appeals universally to women whether she is in india or qatar or new york. and this i s the tenet with whic h iwork to make my label become globally acceptable whilst retaining the cultural ethos that india stands or. i think the middle east is ahuge option to explore, both in terms o market as well as a source o inspiration. many o my collections have been inspired by mytravel to the middle eastern countries. the persian jalabiya is a signature silhouette that i have oten used o n the ramp, with re-workedversions o it as well as in th e original itsel. in terms o sales also, the middle east is a very important market or me . in act, everyseason i work on spec ial ramadan collections that i design exclusively or my patrons in the middle east.

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The design duo has made a mark in the international and Indian contemporary prt wear or men andwomen having entered their 14th year o creative partnership. This year, the designers have also beenawarded the prestigious GQ- Designers o the year. The designer duo are the only Indian designersto tie up with two o the largest corporate apparel brands in the country- Van Heusen and WillsLiestyle, which reaches out to 100 stores nationwide.Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna retail through ve stand-alone stores in the country, as well as rommulti-designer stores and boutiques nationwide. Internationally the label is available at leading storeslike Harvey Nichols, Swank and Sun Motoyama, Alberta to name a ew. In Qatar, they are available atthe Salam Stores.

desiGn phiLOsOphy.our clothing line is mod ern with contempo rary twist. we believe in construction with min imal detailing. silver metal and dull goldhas always played an important role in our collectio n which is ins pired rom the old i ndian metal beaten embroidery techniques.oiling and metal comes rom the old mughal ornaments which are thus implied into our designs.

inspirAtiOn And FAshiOn.india is a colourul country; thereore we are never too sho rt o vibrancy.ashion is something that constantly changes. the uture o ashion w ill rely on special inished abrics, newer tec hniques butthe past will always play an important role while designing or uture.

biGGest FAshiOn MOMents.small things surprise us more than the bigger ones. all designers eel great when they see people wearing their garments and yes,getting gq designer o the year award was great!

desiGners tO LOOk Out FOr.alexander wang and catherine malandrino.

perceptiOn OF MiddLe eAst And the FAshiOn industry.brand consciou s, over the top, glam and jewel tones work best with their skin tones.

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Hes easily one o the rst names in Indian ashion. Wendell Rodricks has trained in LA and Paris

and has now made his home in Goa, India. He is known or his minimalist design which is worn byIndian and international celebrities alike. Wendell became the rst Indian designer to be invited to theworlds largest garment air Igedo, Dusseldor in 1995. Since then he has shown in Beijing, Dubai, NewYork, Paris and many cities worldwide.

WhAt sets AsiAn desiGners ApArt.the biggest advantage we have is the hand o the artisan in asia. or millenia they h ave perected their crat -- be it weaving, dyeing,embroidery. in india alone each state has an emporium o artisanship that exceeds the artisanship o many c ountries put together.when i wrote my book mo da goa: history and style, i consciously travelled back in time rom the p rehistoric to the present viaclothes. to enrich the uture o a legacy, we must learn rom the past and take it orward. what also works in asias avour is thatrom the dawn o time we have worn ou r clothing as an evolving legacy. asian women and men wear th eir clothes like theirancestors did...with pride or their cultural heritage.

perceptiOn OF the MiddLe eAst.i lived in oman or o ur years and i still treasure the c ultural wealth o that country. i an investor comes up with a plan, i am allor it. i would like to come and teach creative design and visit the abulous qatar museum or mysel.

Advice tO upcOMinG desiGners.the best advice i received was to put my roots and c ountry in my clothes. this is my advice to young designers. you come rom acultural heritage that no one else can be as close to. yves saint laurent can do a maharajah collection but only an indian can getto its soul. i consciously put goa in my c lothes and stayed with the spirit o india in the way i cut my garments. i hope to see a qatarphilosophy on a ramp soon, coming rom th e heart o a qatari.

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The award-winning American designer o Chinese heritage is best known or his sophisticatedlines, bold prints and cuts with a eminine appeal. Debuting in 2001 at Bryant Park, Som has hadan illustrious career since having designed or Bill Blass and Tommy Hilger while crating his ownlabel. The Peter Som woman is an eclectic yet elegant woman who appreciates subtlety with an edge.Inspiration comes in all ways, I dont like to limit mysel. And indeed it does or Som, who haslaunched not only an accessories line but also produced a childrenswear collection or Best & Co. aswell as luxury linens in collaboration with Serra. Innovation does not stop or the talented designer,Som opted to present a digital show or his AW 2013 collection at the recent NYFW and will bepresenting his rst ever bridal creations in collaboration with Anthropologies BHLDN this month.

On diversity.i believe that the uture o the ashion industry will continue to become more diverse. as emerging mar kets start to grow andlourish it only makes sense that the ashion world will become even more global than it already is.

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Malaysian-born Zang Toi is one o the pioneers o the ashion design movement in his home country.With a ashion career that has spanned almost two and a hal decades, Zang has made a name orhimsel in the world o haute couture in New York. Focusing on classic cuts and designs with a strongemphasis on lush abrics, Zangs creations are developed or a much sophisticated clientele. At theage o 20, he began his studies at Parsons School o Design and opened his rst atelier in New Yorkin 1989. A year later, he won the Mouton Cadet Young Designer o the Year and steadily rose inpopularity because o his stunning work. Today, Zang is an established name in the world o hautecouture counting celebrities including Gong Li, Sharon Stone and Eva Longoria as his clients. Hestresses the importance o local initiatives to push their talents to the international oreront.

nurturinG LOcAL tALents.the locals must invest and support th e designers inancially so that they are able to showcase their d esigns on more

international stages. truth to be told, there werent much malaysian initiatives that were being launched to help the ashionindustry.

On diversity.i have realized that the ashion industry has become uni orm and globalized. i hope designers w ill show more colours anddiversity in their collections; which makes the industry more interesting.

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In her recent interview with the International Business Times, Monique shares her design processon the creation o new collections. Well you know, every time I start a collection I always say, Whathavent I done beore, whats exciting, whats new, what do I want to accomplish this season?Femininity, sot silhouettes and airy-tale evoking pieces orm the signature o Monique Lhuillierscollections. Growing up in the Philippines, Moniques rst experiences o ashion were with hermother whose own sense o personal style and elegance were major inuences or the designer.Her mother, also a designer, ran a successul custom high-end collection o childrens clothing.Encouraged to pursue her ashion dream, Monique moved to Los Angeles to attend the FashionInstitute or Design and Merchandising.

she debuted her irst collection in 1996 and soon became a major nameor sweeping red carpet gowns and stunning bridal designs.

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Yohji Yamamoto was among the rst Japanese designers to revolutionise the usually curvy, skin-hugging ashions o Western women. The 69-year-old Tokyo native grew up with his mother, a sel-employed seamstress, in post-World-War-II Japan. He studied law at Keio University beore attendingthe Bunkaukuso Gakuin College o Fashion.Yamamotos designs were immediately recognised as extraordinary, and ater winning several awardshe made it to Paris. He is known or his experimental use o black and unusual materials, as well asreshaping traditional Japanese garments. Yohji Yamamoto is his high-ashion label, while his Ys ForMen and Ys or Women labels are seen as aordable and t or everyday use. For the Middle Easternwoman bent on making an impression, Yohji Yamamotos Spring 2013 collection is certain to turn

heads, writes Style Magazines Arabic website.yamamoto is known or his melding o c onservative and revealing styles.

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There is no hotter name now than Jason Wu in the leagues o young American designers, havingdressed Michelle Obama or both the inauguration ceremonies o President Barack Obama and mostrecently again at the State o the Union address. The Taiwanese-born designer moved to Canada whenhe was 9 and began his love aair with ashion by designing or dolls. I have always ound a womansbody to be especially beautiul ever since taking my rst lie drawing class as a teenager. I was drawnto ashion design as it is my passion to create garments that enhance and atter the emale orm,explains Jason. Since the rst collection, Jason has been dedicated to making clothes that were asbeautiully crated inside as out.

with the ocus on couture quality cratsmanship, over 85% o the jason wu collection

is manuactured in new york citys garment district.

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Described as the most elusive ashion designer in the world, in a rare interview with The GuardianJunya Watanabe shuns media attention and has seldom been photographed. So it didnt come as asurprise to us that he didnt agree to answer our questions. The designer preers to let his work do thetalking and Glam respects his views and instead brings his designs to our readers.From his techno couture pieces, which blend high-tech abrics with traditional construction, tohis radically uturistic collections, Junyas intellectual approach has seen the introduction o newconcepts o cut, abric and styling, in addition to afrming his position as one o the most inuentialcontemporary designers.

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is everything that you would expect a ashion

phenomenon to be. His amboyant appearances,

his out-o-the-world antasy creations, his

eccentric ashion show productions and even his

celebrity ans, including the likes o Katy Perry

and Nicki Minaj, lean towards the wild side. With

such larger-than-lie associations, it is pleasantly

surprising to discover that the designer has never

orgotten his humble beginnings. With a never-

say-no attitude to lie and deep appreciation orthe opportunities that had come his way, Furne

continues to bring orth creative work that is

revolutionary in this region's ashion industry.

"My career has really blossomed over the

years. And I mean, really blossomed. The journey

was tremendously overwhelming. So many

opportunities came my way or me to show the

world what ashion means to me and a lot o doors

opened or me and my brand Amato Couture."

Amato, Furne's frst boutique was launched

in 2002 in Dubai, and allowed the designer to

showcase his exquisite hand-stitched designs

and intricately detailed creations. But what really

jumpstarted his career was winning the MEGAMagazine Young Designer o the Philippines

Award in 1994, which led to an apprenticeship

with Josie Natori in New York. Josie Natori,

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designer who made it big in the ashion industry.

Furne then went on to bag the Japan Women's

Wear Awards, and in 1997, made it to the fnals

o the prestigious Manila Fashion Designer

Awards. His talents brought him to this part o

the world and his hard work and diligence sealed

his success.

"Dubai is like a little New York, in a sense that

it has allowed me achieve all my inspirations.

Turning my inspirations into a reality in this

country is such a humbling experience or me.

I have never orgotten my roots, values, andcultures which moulded me into the person I

am today. I was given the chance to express my

imagination and explore the true meaning o

ashion. Dubai has given me so much inspiration

because o its multi-cultural environment," he

says.

"I can simply say our values and culture will

always reect in the kind o designs we create.

I am now able to mix my culture with Arabian

inuences. It is just simply an interpretation o

our sense o imagination," he adds.

The eclectic designer has since marked many

milestones in his career, having worked with

Swarovski to design a bridal couture piece or

the brand's limited edition book, Unbridaled,

and being a special guest designer on the seasonfnale o Germany's Next Top Model alongside

supermodel Heidi Klum. The prominence

and limelight has put Amato Couture on the

international ashion arena, and Furne now

dresses the creme de la creme o the style-savvy.

Staying true to his words, Furne has his home

country on his mind and has embarked on

collaborations with Bench, a large ashion retail

chain based in the Philippines. In a big celebration

back in Manila, the designer and Bench revealed

Unholy, the latest ragrance created by Furne

One or Bench. This is his third ragrance or the

brand ollowing Beautiul Boy and Handsome

Girl. And i this is sounding like a major ashion

empire in the making, Furne assures that we are

on the right track.He says, "There are a lot more new projects in

the pipeline or Amato Couture, and 2013 will be

the year where we will take the world by storm."

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blossomedover the years.And I mean,reallyblossomed. The

journey wastremendouslyoverwhelming.

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ollaborations betweendesigners and retailersmay be all the rage, butH&M has taken a newtwist by partnering witha bike shop to producea range o versatile yetunctional collectionor the boys. And yes,

although it is oicially a menswear collection, youknow that all the trendsetters will be taking theirdips into the pieces because we all love a little bito androgyny edge in our wardrobe. GLAM catchesup with the ounders o Brick Lane Bikes, Feya

Buchwald and Petter Klusell, to ind out moreabout the 11-piece collection that will be availablein stores this month.

What is a Brick Lane Bike?A bike rom Brick Lane Bikes will be customisedin one way or another. It ll probably have a goodquality steel rame, which gives a smooth ride inthe city, absorbing the shocks o the road. You canmake your bike look as elegant as you want, or ascrazy as you want. It depends on your own personalstyle.

How did you feel when you were approached by H&M?It was so exciting to ind out how real they wantedthe collection to be. It was antastic to know theywanted us to give our opinions and eedback onwhat works or people who ride.

When your team tested the collection, what was it theywere looking for?Our irst conversations were about the eel o thecollection, the vibe o the shop and what peopleon bikes actually want. We talked about whatriders want their clothes to look and eel like, anddescribed what our riends are wearing and alsomissing out on, how they take one item with sportsperormance and mix it with their jeans.

When we were given the irst samples to test, theteam wore the collection as they rode the streets,took notes, made videos o our remarks or H&M,and then talked them through the speciic thingsthat we thought could be improved.

What kind of input did you give the design team at

H&M?A lot o our input was to do with lexibility, giving alittle bit more room in the shoulder, or making the

garment a bit longer in the back, and small tweakslike how the garment lets out air. They were mostlysmall things that needed to be changed, but it s thelittle details that can make all the dierence, andmake a garment believable. It s our name on it , so

we want people to believe they can ride in it.

Which are your favourite pieces from the collection,and why?I you walked into the shop today, you d thinksomeone had written a memo to the sta, becausethey re all wearing chinos! Everybody loves them.My avourite piece is the quilted jacket, becauseeveryone who wears it looks amazing. It s smart,casual and warm enough to stop the wind, but nottoo hot when you are riding.

I also love the vintage-style Merino jersey. We sellvintage jerseys in our shop, and not necessarily tocyclists. It s or those who love the look o cycling.

We get asked or them all the time, and we askedor this jersey to be in the collection.

Tell me about the sustainable materials used in thecollection. How important is it for the collection to beenvironment- conscious?Trying to have a sustainable liestyle goes with thewhole idea o cycling, so it made sense to have thecollection be as conscious as we possibly could.In the collection we use organic cotton, recycledcotton and recycled polyester. Even the shell jackethas a special, more environmentally riendly, water-repellent inish called Bionic Finish Eco. It was agreat challenge to make perormance clothing rommore sustainable materials, and we re very proudo the results.

What did you learn from designing the collection?We have learned so much rom designing this

collection with H&M. At the end o the day, our jobis to make clothes that it with the way people livetheir lives today. More and more people are startingto use a bike. We have learned about the wholebike scene today, and how garments play such animportant role within it. We ve learned even moreabout sustainable materials, how they can be usedin unctional clothing, and how unctional clothingcan also be ashionable. I think as a design teamwe ve come out o this project better designers

than we were beore.

Can you describe the bike BLB has made for the H&Mwindow display?We wanted to make a bike or H&M which relectsour interests now. We used a steel rame that svery slim and what we call "lo-pro," so that therider is leaning orward to make you quicker. It s intraditional racing green with white eatures, and to

make it exciting we ve added a white ront trispokewheel. We recently brought out trispokes in blackand people have been going crazy around the worldor them. They re very rare in white. It s the type obike that makes you look twice.

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luxury consumers begin to increase in numbers and their voracity inappetite or all things high end, it is only natural or brands to rise tothe occasion to cater to the growth. Asprey, on the other hand, hastaken a path less trodden to ocus on their boutique operation insteado a global takeover. Yes, some may say that years o internal scule

within the company has hindered its progress, but the new guidanceby John Rigas has given the much needed new breath o lie into abrand that has a history o nearly two and a hal centuries.

Beyond the ancy trappings o luxury aspirations lies true quality andcratsmanship, which ultimately, the most discerning o buyers would

pay good money or. It is this principle that Asprey has capitalised onto build a new vision towards luxury. The bespoke leather goods andjewellery produced in recent years relects only the best rom exotic

animal skins to perectly-cut diamonds. The brand knows that, to agentleman, there is something irresistible about a subtle QR4,000cocktail shaker. Here, luxury is not something to shout about or to beparaded; it is something that you eel deeply, at heart.

Asprey was ounded in 1781 in Surrey by William Asprey, as a silkprinting business beore moving into its iconic Bond Street store in1847, where it established itsel as a luxury store that specialised inprocuring items o adornment rom all around the world. An earlyspecialty was dressing cases, a much treasured item o the colonial

days by British women that regarded ancy dressing cases as statussymbols. Asprey introduced new portable designs, especially inleather which made it perect or travel via trains.

It was the excellent innovation o dressing cases that sealed Aspreysstatus among the British elite. In 1862, ater winning a gold medal

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or its dressing cases in an international exhibition, Queen Victoriagranted the brand a royal warrant and business lourished. Aspreybecame the ultimate go to or high-end reineries and the brands

name was renowned through all o the British Empire. The brandsspecial relations with the British monarch continued with warrantsissued by King Edward VII, King George V, HRH Prince Edward, HMQueen Mary, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II. In 1953, at thecoronation o the current monarch, Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homagewith the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which eatureda dessert, coee and liqueur service in 18-carat gold and weighedalmost 27 pounds. In the same year, it went on show in the New BondStreet store and subsequently toured the United States.

While Asprey as a company went through some tumultuous years,in the past decade, the brand is beginning to gain traction with a newocus. Aspreys chairman Rigas has placed a renewed emphasis on thebrands excellent cratsmanship and to realign a new kind o luxury orits customers. Asprey has always been proud o its cratsmen workshops

situated above the store at New Bond Street, as they still are today.The workshops play hosts to silversmiths, jewellers, leatherworkers,engravers and watchmakers with traditional skills working alongside

new age contemporary designers. In the jewellery workshop, masterjewellers continue to hand set each stone to ensure every piece bearsthe unique identity o Asprey's and in the leather workshop, only theinest materials and traditional techniques are used to create bespokeitems. Aspreys silver workshop is amed or restoring and producingsome o the worlds most amous trophies including the FA PremierLeague Trophy, and the Investec Derby Trophy.

Today, there are our Asprey boutiques in the USA, one inSwitzerland and three in Japan, locations which have been careully

considered. Anchored by its iconic New Bond Street store, Aspreywants to maintain the exclusivity by limiting the number o boutiqueswith a product range that is targeted at not only the aluent, but thosewho truly appreciate the art.

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It really does say much o a designers work when the collection is nearly sold out beore the eventactually begins. In a private showing at Texture Boutique to unveil Razan Alazzounis Spring Summer

2013 pieces to Qatar, regular clients had irst dips and nearly bought out the entire whole collection. Thisdeinitely comes as no surprise as Saudi-born Razan is the latest ashion phenomenon to hit the Middle

East region with her exceptional design that combines the best o ine art detailing with lattering ashioncuts. For this special event, Razan unveiled a ew exclusive pieces that were designed speciically orTexture Boutique, and needless to say, those were the irst to be snapped up.

texture boutique is a multi-brand boutique in doha that ocuses on the best o local and regional designers.

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