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10 Crosby Derek Lam Acne Alessandra Rich Alexander WangAlexandre Birman ALICE by Temperley Amna Al Salem A.L.C. Altuzarra AperlaiAquazurraBalmain Barbara Casasola Ç x Façonnable Camilla and Marc Carolina Herrera Catherine Deane Charlotte Simpson Christian Siriano Clover Canyon David Szeto Derek LamDiane Von FurstenbergDianora SalviatiEdie ParkerEdun Choi Elie Saab Elizabeth and James Elle Sasson Emilia Wickstead Erdem Erin Helmut Lang Holly Fulton Houghton Isabel Marant Jason Wu Karen Walker Karma Katayoon LondonKatie Ermilio Lela Rose Lorena Sarbu Lover Lucas HughLulu & Co. Maison Rabih Kayrouz ManebiMara Hoffman Marchesa Marchesa Voyage Marios Schwab

Brand Directory

Marissa Webb Matthew Williamson Michael Van Der Ham ML by Monique Lhuillier MokaMonique Lhuillier Naeem KhanNathalie TradNicholas KirkwoodNotte by Marchesa O’2nd Oscar de la Renta Pam and GelaPeter Pilotto Pierre Balmain Prabal Gurung Preen Preen LineProenza Schouler Rachel Zoe Rhonda OchsRoksanda Ilincic Roland Mouret Rossie Assouline RVN Shi Sofie D’Hoore Sophia WebsterSophie HulmeTabitha SimmonsTalitha Temperley Textile by Elizabeth and James Theyskens’ Theory Tony Maticevski Trager Delaney Victoria BeckhamVictoria Victoria Beckham Vince VPL Wes Gordon Zac Posen ZAC Zac PosenZero + Maria Cornejo

Bridal:Austin ScarlettCarolina HerreraHoma BridalMarchesaMonique LhuillierOscar de la Renta

Spring / Summer 2014

Welcome to the new-season issue of Muse. Over the following pages you’ll find all you need to help you steer your way through Spring/Summer 2014 collections. From New York to Paris, Muse is the time to reflect on the season’s biggest trends, track our favorite catwalk moments from fashion week, and share what’s coming soon in-store.

Since our last edition, so many new and exciting things happened to make your shopping experience even more convenient and pleasurable, Alothman Boutique has new opening hours, now you can shop our selection anytime between 10:00AM and 9:30PM Saturdays to Thursdays.

Also, Alothman Outlet stores, ready-to-wear, shoes, and accessories, have moved to a bigger and better location! The new Alothman Outlet store, now located at the basement of Maryam complex in Salmiya, has more selection on offer, all up to 90% off.

We have held a couple of in-store events too; we were thrilled to host a trunk show for the master of feminine silhouette French designer Roland Mouret for Spring/Summer 2014. And in support of local emerging businesses, we provided Shakshooka Market, which is a weekly pop-up farmers market, with the space and set-up to host their event in-store. More exciting events coming up this year so stay tuned.

As a brand, Alothman Boutique spans many platforms — beyond our newly revamped website there’s our instagram, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, and Pinterest (Alothman Fashion). And yet, this is only the beginning. Our path stretches far off into the distance. In a few months we will be re-launching our smartphone/iPad app where you’ll be able to communicate with us directly, in addition to other genius features.

There will be much more coming in the near future. And we will continue to work passionately and tirelessly to serve you, our clients.

Thank you for joining us on this remarkable journey, one step at a time.

Embrace your inner '60s starlet and try a striking mix of stripes. Also, feel free to spice it up with other classic prints like polka dots or florals.

Spring/Summer is the time to embrace stripes according to many designers at Paris, London, and New York Fashion Week. Stripes make a graphic statement, day or night, and contrary to popular fashion belief, all body shapes can pull them off with the right styling.

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Speak to your sweet side with any combination of pastels and sorbet shades,

besides this is the perfect season to get away with, or tone it down with neutral

pieces and statement accessories.

What is it about fashion that appeals

to you the most?

Your understated way with glamour, and the subtle

elegance of your clothes, appeals to a whole generation

of women. What is your design philosophy? Fashion is the most

inspiring industry - You can explore all your creativity, business savvy and social

understanding all in the one career.

You have recently collaborated with Manolo Blahnik for A/Wr 2012-

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would it be and why?

Your Spring/Summer 2014 runway collection was held in a beautiful art gallery on Bond Street, what made you choose this specific venue?

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you designed?How did it feel?

The white space of the Halcyon, with its symmetry, high ceilings and intimacy, created a relaxed but chic

atmosphere/aesthetic, which suited the collection perfectly.

The Emilia Wickstead spin is in the details. It's these touches,

which give my designs that modern twist on classic inspirations. There still needs to be that

point of difference to a timeless silhouette, a quirk, something that

makes it unique.

I felt so proud; it's just the best feeling. And to be honest, I still get it all the time. I am always so thrilled when I see my clothing on clients and friends. Recently it has been

absolutely unreal seeing my work on the likes of Caitlin Fitzgerald at the Golden Globes and Diane Kruger at the Autism

Speaks Ball last year!

Miuccia Prada is an absolute inspiration to me; it would be

a dream to work with her!

AlOthman Blog is the O Girls’ social platform - providing you with latest around your favorite fashion brands, the best in celebrity’s styles and the newest runway trends. Needless to say, our latest in-store arrivals is what what everyone is looking for, matched with the best tips from our lovely fashion experts at AlOthman Boutique, and you’re all set for your fashion paradise!

In this issue we’d like to introduce you to one of our new brands for S/S 14 season, Emilia Wickstead, and get to know her better. Shop her unique timeless collection at AlOthman Boutique.

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Name your standout restaurants/favorite dish/ and whyThe razor scallops and the corn salad at the Arts Club is one of the meals I look forward to over and over again in London. I also am a big fan of the chrysanthemum sushi at Roka. Classic London haunts.

Favorite place for home goods and decorOn a rare sunny day its best to roam down Fulham road and to come across fabulous shops like that of kelly Hoppen.

Favorite escapePrimrose Hill, You are so close to the city but somehow you feel miles and miles away.

Favorite place for people watchingBorough market! Where you eat fabulous snacks, watch people from all over the uk selling their goods, and come across all walks of life. A perfect Sunday.

Favorite place for the yummiest brunchI love the gourmet relaxed feel of the gastropubs placed around east London.

Favorite beauty spa or salonThe Aman spa at the Connaught is quite divine.

Great galleries to visit

White Cube is wonderful and of course nothing beats a picnic by the Summer Pavillion at the Serpentine gallery.

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Amna Al Salemkuwaiti designer Amna Al Salem's childhood drawings have transformed into fashion sketches, sharpened by a love for simplicity and a desire to distill big ideas into reality. The Amna Al Salem label is a personal extension of my love for buildings, architecture, well-dressed women of decades past, and a perfectly constructed piece of clothing.

Elle SassonNew York based fashion designer Elle Sasson attended fashion school for 3 years after which she felt ready to establish her namesake label. She derives much of her inspiration for design from her various travels as well as from her passion for film, photography and music.

Emilia Wickstead

graduating from Central Saint Martins London with honours in 2007, Emilia Wickstead lived in New York, Milan and London while working in the design studios of giorgio Armani, Narciso Rodriguez and Proenza Schouler and in editorial at Vogue. In October 2009 Emilia opened the Emilia Wickstead flagship atelier in Belgravia, London.

Eudon ChoiBorn in korea, EuDON CHOI initially trained as a menswear designer in Seoul, acquiring an in-depth knowledge of tailoring techniques and an extraordinary eye for detail. Eudon set up his eponymous label in 2009 and his experience in menswear and womenswear enables him to merge the best of both worlds, using sartorial techniques and masculine cuts to shape the female form.

VinceFounded in 2002, Vince is a leading luxury, contemporary brand known for modern, effortless style and its everyday fashion-forward essentials. Vince offers a broad range of women’s and men’s ready-to-wear including its signature cashmere sweaters, leather jackets, luxe leggings, dresses, and silk and woven tops.

Dianora SalviatiIn 2000 Dianora Salviati showed her first scarves collection, causing an immediate sensation in the luxury accessories market. When The New York Times referred to her scarves as “the ultimate hushed status symbol,” it became clear that Dianora Salviati had accomplished her goal and more. Her collections combine a respect for quality craftsmanship with a thorough understanding of color and prints.

A.L.C.Born and raised in New York City, Andrea Lieberman graduated from Parsons School of design with a degree in Fashion Design. Andrea traveled extensively throughout Africa. On these travels, her passion of nomadic/tribal culture and its design grew and became an integral part of her style and visual aesthetic.

Alexandre BirmanA native of Brazil, Alexandre Birman was born into a family that has dominated the South American footwear market since the 1970’s. He designed his first shoe at the age of 12. Birman was newly inducted as a new member of the CFDA – Council of Fashion Designers of America in June of 2013.

Ç x FaçonnableÇ × Façonnable is an ongoing series of collaborations and capsule collections designed by street style icon and co-owner of Beirut concept boutique Plum Mira Mikati. Mikati interprets the past with an eye trained on the future, inspired by the original values of Façonnable from the late 50’s and the French Riviera.

NEWDESIGNERSDiscover our latest and hottest additions to our brand list for this season

NEWDESIGNERSDiscover our latest and hottest additions to our brand list for this season

Katie Ermilio As the granddaughter of grace kelly’s personal clothier, it’s easy to see a sense of history in katie Ermilio’s clothes. Designing clothes from the time she was 12, katie continues to draw on the heritage that shapes her work.

Holly FultonBorn in Scotland, Holly Fulton studied in Edinburgh before going on to the prestigiousMasters at the Royal College of Art. She established her eponymous label in 2009 after gaining industry experience in London and Paris. Holly won Elle New Designer 2010, Scottish Young Designer 2009 and 2010, Elle Talent Launch Pad 2010 and Emerging Talent Accessories at British fashion awards 2010.

Nathalie TradBorn in Beirut and raised in Dubai, Nathalie Trad developed a strong penchant for asymmetric designs which today forms the basis of her eponymous line whilst earning a BA from Paris’ ESMOD International. In 2008, Trad obtained a BBA in Design and Management from Parsons The New School for Design and worked under the mentorship of an industry leading accessories designer Proenza Schouler.

Sofie D’Hoore Established in Brussels in 1992, Sofie D’Hoore represents a new form of modern luxury. The beauty of Sofie D’Hoore’s designs also lies in the fact that everything goes with everything else which allows for endless possible combinations over any number of collections. It is an intelligent and sustainable approach that focuses on the creation of a highly adaptable wardrobe that never dates, or goes out of fashion.

Rhonda OchsBorn in California Rhonda began her fashion career modeling in Europe. When she returned to the united States she spent time as a clothing retailer, sportswear designer and stylist. When her twins, Ryan and Rachel, were born Rhonda spent evenings refining her design skills at Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles.

Michael van der HamBorn in the Netherlands, Michael van der Ham is a graduate of the MA fashion course at Central Saint Martins and has been showing his collections at London Fashion Week since 2009. In July 2012, the designer was approached to design 250 costumes for one of the sequences of the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

TalithaThe search for beautifully made, luxe holiday pieces, which fashion editor and leading stylist kim Hersov always wanted, but could never find, led to the conception of Talitha; a bohemian collection forming the ultimate travel wardrobe. The brand was created together with Shon Randhawa, who works closely with local artisans and craftsmen at her atelier in New Delhi where the collection is made.

Lucas HughA uniquely high-end combination of leading-edge technical design and edgy style, London-based LuCAS HugH is the label of choice for the woman who likes to mix sport with design. Strong, figure-enhancing lines balance with an artistic sensibility for a signature, inspirational look that positions Lucas Hugh athletic wear in the high fashion arena.

ManebiManebí is a brand inspired by the easy and chic lifestyle of Provence. The first Manebí espadrilles were conceived in midsummer, in the ravishing and refined Saint Tropez. Manebí espadrilles have been imagined to be comfortable, tasteful and to be worn every day, especially during long summer trips.

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1Newer, bigger, and better space! Our newly relocated boutique, replete with more

space, inventory and a chic savoir-faire, boasts around 20,000 square feet, brimming with high-end and contemporary ready-to-wear, handbags, costume jewelry, shoes, a bridal salon, and home ware by ecru.

2A fabulous edit of the hottest collections by unmatched international brands.

3We’re like family! We have 3 generations of loyal clientele. Many of them find comfort in

knowing the relationship they started will last for years.

4Little extras! Complimentary alterations, personal shopping, complimentary lounge,

and international shipping, we offer you a level of personal service that you can’t get anywhere else.

5Shop in serenity away from the hustle and bustle of oversaturated shopping Malls.

6A dedicated and a secluded area for our evening wear with it’s own cashier desk,

where you can privately shop our selection.

7A Bridal salon to conveniently shop well-edited selection of wedding gowns and

bridal accessories.

8If you wish to pre-order new items seen on the runway by any of the designers that we

carry, we can arrange for that.

9There’s nothing like the adrenaline rush you get when shopping new collections.

10Because we love seeing you.

10 reasons to love shopping

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AlOthman Boutique has recently launched its sister store in London, ON Motcomb. Located in the heart of Belgravia, just off Sloane Street, the bespoke space features a glamorous selection of eveningwear and cocktail dresses by the biggest names in fashion. It is the first boutique in London to exclusively carry eveningwear and gowns, specializing in finale runway looks.

The store holds collections from the world’s most coveted designers including Rosie Assoulin, Carolina Herrera, Elie Saab, Naeem khan, Christian Siriano, Jason Wu, giambattista Valli Couture, Marchesa, Monique Lhuillier, and Zac Posen, as well as introducing emerging names such as kaufmanfranco and Toni Maticevski, allowing clients to continually innovate and evolve their evening wear look.

The boutique further carries a number of exclusive pieces commissioned each season. Last season, ON Motcomb carried bespoke designs from famed British designers Erdem and Marios Schwab.

ON Motcomb is designed by interior expert Ammar Bashir, the minimalist, all-white store was curated to have the effect of an art gallery with couture pieces on display for the fashion curious.

ON Motcomb offers an exclusive personal shopping experience, with custom alterations and re-fittings available for all customers. If they wish to have a new design commissioned we can also organise an appointment with a designer that we carry.

ON Motcomb

ON Motcomb is located at 11/12 Motcomb Street, London SW1X 8LB.

Tel: +44 207 235 4146Email: enquiries@on-motcomb.comWebsite: www.on-motcomb.comInstagram @onmotcomb

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When I started working with this collection I revisited the classic poem ‘Till Havs’ (Out to Sea), performed by the Swedish opera singer Jussi Björling in a most dynamic way. It’s a song about the different moods of the sea, and it relates to me in a personal way. I have always been surrounded by water where I live. Its power and unpredictability is kind of the same as in the music that has always been a vital part of my life.

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For Spring 2014, Andrea Lieberman continues to perfect the notion of casual luxury through refining the canon of women’s essentials. This season, wardrobe staples adopted an athletic influence that bridged the gap between sport and sophistication resulting in a clear understanding of today’s trends for attention grabbing – never seeking – A.L.C. girl.

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Free, fickle and dazed, the Alessandra Rich new woman is very confusing. Inspired by vertigo and beyond worldly concerns, she is inexplicable, unknown, an unpredictable variable. Beauty is her magic. She is the girl with kaleidoscope eyes, the star of an acid soap opera, the daughter of the sun. You should accept her invitation to love.

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Alexandre Birman Spring/Summer 2014 collection is inspired by a dreamer’s journey through the rainforest and brought to life with an exotic mix of materials, richly saturated color palette, and intricate silhouettes. It’s all about a trip into the environment of the purest beauty and its forms.

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The ALICE by Temperley Spring/Summer 2014 collection is colorful and energetic, echoing the playful style of the 1970s. This season is the perfect functioning and fun summer wardrobe. Fresh shapes, lots of color and modern flirty silhouette…the best one yet.

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The Spring/Summer 2014 collection was initially inspired by Japanese Boro clothing: everyday garments, patched and pieced to prolong their usefulness for the farmers and fishermen who wore them. In this season, Altuzarra explores the concept of the beauty of the utilitarian, and the elegance of the imperfect. Boro, the transformation of the pragmatic into the artistic became a metaphor and the origin of this collection’s inspiration.

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Im in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.

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The world of ballet and a dancer’s post-performance style infuses Olivier Rousteing's Balmain Resort Collection with a new softness. A play of delicate, couture fabrics and transparency brings a sense of fragility and elegance to this collection. “I was inspired by the Paris Opera’s beautiful dancers and imagined a ballerina taking a break and topping her classic look with her boyfriend’s slouchy jacket.” explained Rousteing.

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For the second season of Ç, Mira Mikati drew directly inspiration from the carefree style of a summer holiday in the south of France.

It’s really about this idea of a permanent vacation,” says Mikati, Creative Director of this collection. “The joy that comes with being barefoot in the grass, camping and picnicking in the fresh air.

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In a bold step, Camilla and Marc’s Spring/Summer collection shows a new restraint and maturity with a collection that is rich in texture and colour and restrained in silhouette and embellishment. The designers took the elements of a strong modern woman and weaved them into a collection instilled with sensuality and strength.

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Inspired by the recent ‘More Than Being Human’ an exhibition by award winning photographer Tim Flach, designer Charlotte Simpson has created a modern, elegant collection for Spring/Summer 2014 which places a premium on combining simplicity with luxury. Intricate textures in these detailed animal portraits were the inspiration for the unique textural embroideries, which have become a focus of her collections.

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My Spring 2014 collection is primarily inspired by a recent trip to Mexico's Isla Mujeres: the “Island of Women.” I took influence from the shapes and imagery of grass-lined huts, picturesque color-blocked residential streets, stonework, and the locally abundant dahlia. The collection (like the island) is dramatic, powerful, bright, romantic, and light.

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This season, Clover Canyon rediscovers Southern California, looking on its native landscape with new eyes, and indulging the domestic pleasures. Clean, crisp and airy, the collection conjures the forward-looking architecture and design of California’s mid century heyday, referencing homes such as John Lautner’s iconic Chemosphere in Los Angeles, and the work of household modernists Charles and Ray Eames. Southern California’s legendary light is paid homage, as well prismatically, via the inspiration of light artists such as Robert Irwin, Dan Flavin, and James Turrell.

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The starting point of this collection was to design pieces that are both modern and timeless. The first reference Halston, particularly his work in the 70s represents both this idea of modern and timeless clothing. Neon lighting, one of my obsessions are also a reference, hence the name of the collection, Neon/Halston.

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Spring 2014 is a continuation of Derek's exploration of classic American Sportswear but in a more light-hearted way. Picking up where he left off with Fall 2013, the collection evolves with the introduction of more color and feminine fabrics and silhouettes.

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Be your own oasis...an unexpected source of renewal, serenity and beauty.

Available at Harvey Nichols Kuwait

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For Spring/Summer 2014, I drew inspiration from my California roots. Specifically surf culture, elements of a perfect beach day, sunshine and happiness. Each clutch can brighten your mood or day!”- Brett Heyman

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For Spring/Summer 2014, ELIE SAAB takes inspiration from nature. Spring is a time of renewal, of youth, of vibrant new life. In the collection, this is epitomized by blossoming of a rose garden, flushed with color and delicate texture. Elie Saab transforms his gowns into a garden of exquisite and unique blooms, a magical fusion of woman and nature.

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The Elizabeth and James modern girl craves ease in her wardrobe and the spring 2014 collection delivers with casual, effortless day-to-night options that fit her eclectic style with a downtown edge.

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The Elizabeth and James Bauhaus collection was inspired by a movement that brings truth to the materials with clean, bold lines, pops of color, and signature brand elements.

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Inspired by Edward Ruscha’s “a few palm trees’ Elle Sasson Spring 14 collection is an ode to simplistic retro mod 1970’s glam with a modern downtown girl twist. Moved by Ruscha’s portrayl of palm trees as obscure and unique objects, Elle designed a collection, which transforms the vivid and colorful aesthetic of the 70’s era into a look that is slightly more urban, individual and rough around the edges.

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My Spring/Summer 2014 collection was inspired by the music of the Mississippi, by rhythm and blues.I listened to music, and experimented with two contrasting fabric stories - mixing heavy white cotton denim with an array of light textured unlined silks.

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For Spring/Summer 14 Choi’s inspiration is drawn from the tragic and largely forgotten story of Princess Deokhye, the last Princess of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. At times, life can be more dramatic than any kind of fictional portrayal and at times, a person’s entire life can be more unusual than any theatrical presentation. Princess Deokhye’s life was like that.

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It started with the thought of 70s NY and our lady grabbing a Chinese takeaway en route to Studio 54.

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Spring/Summer 2014 Collection was inspired by my hand-drawn Blue Rose Print and seeking to capture the romantic nature of English Rose Gardens within it.

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Lela Rose Spring 2014 centers around Danish industrial designer Arne Jacobsen and mid-century modern furniture with its curvilinear shapes and quirky geometry. The clean sculptural forms that exemplify this era transcend time with a continued relevance in present design.

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Lulu & Co

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Let there be light! Optical white, aluminum, light pink, and black. A means of dabbling with Light; shuttered weaves, liquid chiffons, mirror effects. Concentrated sensuality, a motion that sometimes covers, occasionally not, suspends a dress or straps the body.So beautiful they make your heart drum.

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Manebí espadrilles collection is unconventionally sophisticated. Classic and refined espadrilles enhanced by bright and bold colors, innovative and appealing materials.

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Mara Hoffman

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Mara Hoffman’s Spring 2014 collection exemplifies the world as seen through Hoffman’s eyes. Drawing inspiration from color, light, and happiness, the collection looks at different cultures and cosmic spaces seen through a prism of colors.

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Quote from Georgina and Keren: “Curiosity”

Credit: “Still life with hummingbird in a glass dome” by Edward Ladell, C19th.

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Marchesa Voyage's Spring 2014 Collection is a sultry montage of rich textures, vibrant colors and intricate prints, creating a sense of ease, comfort, and a romantic sense of whims.

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Spring/Summer 2014 is centered on the romance and vibrant colors embedded in Latin culture. The Spanish Rose – a symbol of love and beauty - plays an integral role throughout this collection and is present in several shades and hues using various techniques of embroidery. The prints are inspired by painted Mexican ceramics and tiles, whereas the hand-made silk-corded looks are a modern take on the Spanish Mantilla.

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The women I design for tend to be fluent in the language of art and design. They aren’t necessarily looking for trends, so much as special pieces to add to their wardrobes and hold onto. I definitely see her as a strong independent woman who if confident in the way she dresses and presents herself.

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Oscar de la Renta

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Oscar de la Renta

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Pam & gela

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Peter Pilotto

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Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos explore volcanic bursts of colour, layering of lace and print, embellished tweeds, voluminous and strongly feminine silhouettes and cinematic perspectives of light for their spring/summer 2014 collection.

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Prabal gurung

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The Spring 2014 collection celebrates the preservation of the elegant woman, who has always been a source of intrigue and inspiration, and presenting her in a modern context. I looked to abstract and modernize the concept of the idealized woman one who is bold, colorful and sensual with a hint of danger. With that in mind I became transfixed by Photographer Bert Stern’s Last Sitting with Marilyn Monroe. Stern’s arresting images that play with curves, transparency and skin represent one of the most beautiful yet melancholic expressions of the female form.

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Preen

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Preen Line

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Preen Line has taken its inspiration back to its Portobello Road roots. Inspired by the 90’s iconic style of Kurt and Courtney, the collection is designed for the Preen Line women in mind who wants easy effortless, cool and edgy pieces for every day.

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Proenza Schouler

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The Spring/Summer 2014 collection draws inspiration from interior design in the 1970s with a focus on understated domesticity as the central theme. Lightness and ease are of the utmost importance. The mood is serene and polished juxtaposing hard and soft, technology and craft.

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Rachel Zoe

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For Spring/Summer 2014, Rachel Zoe takes the modern jet set girl on a safari; a traveling muse wearing her femininity with effortless confidence. This collection offers a new take on exotic glamour, incorporating ethereal elements, polished silhouettes, innovative materials, and blending classic with contemporary.

My Spring 2014 collection was inspired by the modern jetset girl on a safari. For me, it was important to incorporate ethereal elements, organic shapes and natural colors for more of a bohemian sensibility and exotic glamour. My goal with every collection is to offer something for all women and occasions – from effortless everyday essentials to evening glam statement-makers

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Roksanda Ilincic

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Roland Mouret

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Roland Mouret

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RVN

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Sofie D'Hoore

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For her Spring/Summer collection, Sofie D’Hoore has sought inspiration in an exceptional range of fabrics – crisp cotton poplin, malleable cotton satin, a compact double twill, robust denim, gabardine, silk crêpe and a brand new double-faced, bi-coloured satin duchesse – and created a tightly edited group of dresses and separates.

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Sophia Webster

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For SS14, Sophia Webster introduces us to her elegant world of florals, butterflies and clouds. Inspired by Mika Ninagawa, her collection is made up of intense and hyper colours combined with a dark edge.

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Sophie Hulme

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Talitha

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Temperley London

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Temperley dipped in heady, ethereal romance. I dreamt about celebrating life in a rich, full and fragrant Sicilian adventure, dressed in luxurious fabrics with detailed textures and delicate patterns and prints.

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Theyskens' Theory

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Toni Maticevski

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Exaggerated, voluminous shapes and sharp lines, the Maticevski woman is sensual and confident but above all that, she's fearless

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Trager Delaney

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Victoria Beckham

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Victoria Victoria Beckham

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Vince

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For Spring/Summer 2014, Vince moves toward modern, minimal looks, inspired by architect Rudolf M. Schindler. Schindler’s designs

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Wes gordon

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Spring 2014 focuses on creating decadent surfaces and depth via layers of laces, tulles, and crinkle chiffons. With a palette of dusty rose, copper, light butter, soft gray, ivory and celadon, I let the combination of textures and fabrics replace my “print” for the season.

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Zac Posen

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The collection depicts a romantic femininity. A manipulation of emotional textures, a layering of prints, and tonalities of color within a single piece evoke a modern day Sarah Bernardt.

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For Spring/Summer 2014, the ZAC Zac Posen collection offers a vision of foreign beauty inspired by the youthful elegance of 1930s Far East mixed with signature details of classic American swimwear. Posen›s beguiling 1930’s reflects the decade›s lush and languid approach to dress-ing. The Eastern inspired references are offset with finishing details bor-rowed from the crisp simplicity of American swimwear, eliciting a modern and energized look.

ZAC Zac Posen

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ZAC Zac Posen

Available at Harvey Nichols Kuwait

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Zero + Maria Cornejo

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