Month: September 2013
When it comes to the summer dress, there is simply no denying the world domination in recent years, of the maxi dress. This floor length dress, as whimsical as it is comfortable is taking over everything from runw
Bridging a huge disconnect in the region between creatives, opportunities, and clients, yourAOK provides an interactive platform for the creative community in the Middle East to showcase their work and connect wit
Have you ever experienced an overall sense of fatigue that won’t seem to go away? Managing our wellbeing is much easier said than done. We sometimes believe that an endless intake of health supplements, fad diet
Every bride-to-be knows that her fairytale marriage doesn’t end with her special wedding day. In fact, it marks the beginning of a beautiful, and sometimes challenging, journey. After my pilgrimage from bride-to
Our love/hate affair with the mainstream could easily be considered as the idiom of the century. We praise the constant quest for individualism, tricking ourselves into thinking that by boycotting everything mains
When Michael Mullett is not busy daydreaming about his days as a youth in a small-town in Tasmania, the Australian Island just south of the mainland, he is working in his roll as Health and Fitness Manager of the
One of the most important lessons we learn is that life is dynamic, ever-changing, constantly evolving. Primitive man invented the wheel and modern man took that rudimentary object and exceled it to proportions th
By Fatmah Al-Qadfan I left the grey congested San Jose behind and headed toward the eastern shore of Costa Rica for a sunny weekend. Armed with at least three types of mosquito repellent, a sharp pocket knife an
By Abrar AlShammari There are an endless list of ‘causes’ that social groups all over the world are advocating for, calling for affirmative action for a diversity of issues. This includes calls to end child
Embrace the fashionable foodie within: you might deny yourself the goodness that is chocolate for the sake of fashion, but that doesn’t mean you can’t wear a piece of chocolate around your neck. Or a mini donu
When Ahmad Al Shammeri received his first camera from his mother on a trip to Amman, Jordan, he immediately fell in love with the prospects of the art. So convinced was he that this would be his future calling, th
There’s something about the name, Je La La!, which emanates with a certain joie de vivre. Whether it’s Lulwa Al-Terkait’s desire to make sure any piece you select to wear from Je La La! elicits an admiring a
When asked to name some small businesses in Kuwait that have moved on to become integral pillars in our society, the candidates are truly many. The sheer number of emerging restaurateurs, chefs, fashion designers