Fashion Designers A to Z: Abigail Keats

Abigail Keats is a South African designer.

She attended Dainfern College in her teen years. Later that, she graduated top of her year from the SA London International School of fashion in 2007 and launched her first collection at Audi Fashion Week 2008 as part of the Autumn/Winter New Generation Designer Show.

Since then also showed her collections at Joburg Fashion Week, Audi Fashion Week and Arise Africa Fashion week.

Keats has also been invited to showcase in New York, London and Miami, and has been selected as "The Designer of the Month" in South African Elle Magazine.Keats signature style is best described as a sophisticated contemporary art form. The focus throughout all her collections is embedded in exerting the power of a woman magnifying the beauty and grace.

Lovely Movies: Pretty Woman

I've always been a hopeless romantic lame girl. What can I say darlings! I love the love. One of my fav is this one; Pretty Woman.

I know is a classic, and I know most of you guys, have already seen it. And who doesn't yet, what are waiting for? You gonna felt in love with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as much as I am now.

Fashion Designers A to Z: Abed Mahfourz

Abed Mahfourz are one of the Cinderellas in the Fashion Industry, darlings.

He born in 1956, raised of a modest family in Lebanon.

Being surrounded with all what it takes to become a designer -fabrics, threads...-Mahfouz decided to enter the exciting -and divine- world of fashion.

He joined to his older sister in designing and making evening gowns. After that he recognized his true fervor, in which, led to the birth of Abed Mahfouz brand.

He commenced his career with solely designing intricate and refined bridal gowns for rhe in vogue and graceful woman.

In 2001, after the big success of his first and private wedding collection; "Al-Halimah" (The Dreamer), Mahfouz moved on and joined the world of Couture.

In 2002 Mahfouz showcased his first Couture collection during the Fashion Week in Rome, "Alta Roma", and was one of the first Lebanese designers to join, and continues to showcase his Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter Couture collections there.

In 2009, Mahfouz added a new addition to his brand -a luxurious evening ready-to-wear line designed to savor his woman with a new taste for the brand. The ready-to-wear collections was launched during New York Fashion Week, a thriving product continues to receive international coverage and recognition.

So I let you here darlings, a little taste of some designs 2011 from Mahfourz, totally amazing, charming and divines!

The Fashion History: Ancient Egypt

How much you know about cosmetics, guys?

I bet you use it every day: Eyeliner, Mascara, Lipstick, Eye Shadows, Nail Polish, Blush... etc. But what you don't know is where they all come from.

Well, darlings. Many years ago, before cars, before electricity, before all, the Egyptian Culture had all that and more.

The people from the Ancient Egyptian used oils and unguents to protect their skin from the hot air, kind of sunscreen we used nowadays. They used white make-up based on minerals. Red ochre was ground and mixed with water and applied to the lips and cheeks (the first lipstick and blush of the history!). Henna was used to dye the fingernails yellow and orange because they were the first to make a manicure.

Kohl was applied to the eyes with a small stick, both upper and lower eyelids were painted and a line was added extending from the corner of the eye to the sides of the face -the precursor of the Eyeliner-. The eye brows were painted black too, and it was believed that the makeup had magical and even healing powers.

Nowadays, of course, we don't believe that, sweethearts, we know that is true.

XOXO