Paris SS '10 Fashion Week

It's been a very long time since I wrote anything here! and I feel guilty about it!
BUT I have some nice things to share with you all! :)
Some of you know that I moved to Florence last June, to do a Masters Program in Luxury Management in Polimoda, I was sponsored to do this program by Chalhoub Group in Dubai.

Last week I went to Paris for fashion week, and I had such a great time!
I went to 6 shows! yes 6! :) Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Celine, Elie Saab, Hermes & John Galliano! My favorites were Chanel ofcourse, Giambattista Valli & Galliano.
It was so exciting, because I don't know how I managed to get in! I mean they are very strict with the invitations and everything, yet I managed to go to the best shows!

I met so many people, people I see only in Vogue and Bazaar, I saw almost everyone from US Vogue, editors in Chief, contributing editors, models, muses, you name it!
some of them were very nice and I talked to them, some were very snobbish!
I met Tim Blanks and Candy Pratts Price from Style.com, both were very nice, I met Glenda Bailey Editor in Chief of US Harper's Bazaar, she was very nice too! I met everyone from the Signe Chanel documentary, Mme Cecile & Mme Jacqueline, Virginie Viard & Karl!.

The Chanel show was amazing! when I got in, I couldn't believe that I'm actually inside the Grand Palais for Chanel show! I mean it has always been like a dream, Chanel, Karl, the show, the people and this time it was magical! The set was a farm house in the country side, seconds before the show started everyone was standing and moving around, and when the show started with a roosters sound, everyone was in place in exactly 1 second! :)
Then came the surprise, Lilly Allen came up from nowhere and performed her song "not fair" then disappeared again! it was a great show!

Next day I managed to go to Elie Saab, I was standing in the back, and just like 2 minutes before the show, I found a free seat in the front row , right in front of Nelly Furtado and Dita von Teese, rushed there, and thats how I got my front row seat at Elie Saab.
Couple of hours later I was outside the Hermes show, ofcourse they were not letting people in because the show was about to start, but luckily we managed to find a back door that leads to the backstage, where I met jean Paul Gaultier, Eva Herzigova, Chanel Iman, Isabeli Fontana & caroline Treniti - and by we I mean me and people I meet there who is trying to get in too! :)

The Galliano show was taking place at the same venue, right in the next hall, and there was noway to miss his show, so Michele and I managed, and again please don't ask me how because we were so lucky to get in, the show was about an hour late, and only staff were inside as they were still rehearsing and John was checking everything out, and ofcourse the show was fantastic!
I was so happy to meet Ms. Laila Hamdaoui, a Stylist and Fashion Editor, we had previously met almost 3 years ago in Dubai during the LCDA and she remembered me, she was such a sweetheart! :)
I also went to see my friend Srdjan who launched his own footwear label Aperlai (website coming soon) I loved it ! very nice designs, and he had good responses from buyers and im so happy for him! I also met Zoe Saldana at Giambattista Valli's showroom the day after the show and we had a small chat on what she was picking from the collection. I got my copy of The Sartorialist and I met Scott and got it signed, I met him first in Milan but all bookshops had ran out of the book, but I'm happy i bought it from Paris, you know, it's Paris! ;) I met Mario Testino again (first time in Milan also) he told me he maybe coming to Jordan soon (hope I'll be there). Models were so tall, and more beautiful in person, esp. Claudia Schiffer & Natalia Vodianova.
The sole purpose of my visit to Paris was to try to get an internship with Giambattista Valli in December, unfortunately he was very busy, but I managed to send him an email asking him for it, so wish me luck with that!

Over all it was a great trip! and if I'm in Paris again, I would for sure do it all over again and try to get in! :) RTW fashion week is great, but I still wanna experience Haute Couture, so January maybe? ;) Please find some pics on my twitter account.

Love,
Styloholic.

People I want to meet...

There are some people in this world that I love and look up to because of their work, talent, looks, products, mind, vision, position and many other things.

Im going to list some of them and what would I want to ask them, advices, help,... lets see.

Lets start with Queen Rania Of Jordan. I've always been a big fan of the Queen, because of her ultimate elegance, charm, great looks, nice smile, nice taste& being gorgeous.
If I meet Q. Rania one day I'll ask her: who picks your clothes? who goes shopping with you? whats your favorite brand other than Prada? would you wear young (amatuer) designers creations? would you accept a dress, as a present, from a young Jordanian talented fashion designer? and how can I work with you? How does it feel to have your world turned upside down over a night by becoming the beautiful, great Queen you are now? I sooo would love to talk to you about this!

Tom Ford. Tom ford, hasnt only been a role model, and someone who impressed me for a LONG time, he's been like... gorgeous talented man, a geniues businessman and great visionary! If I meet him, I'll ask/tell him: I need your advice in starting a business, creating an image, how were you able to be the mastermind behind gucci for 10 years, and creating designs that remains till this day, a great success? how can you be so gorgeous at 46? would you be my mentor? and I want to tell you that I dont usualy wear suits, but looking at your mens wear line, made me want to have a suit made by you. You are such a great person, I hope I'll be able to meet you one day! :)

Anna Wintour. When you mention her name, you get the feeling that people are scared! are you that scary? Anna wintour has the ability to left a designer soooo high and make him/her so famous by one article! :D I really appreciate her support for young fashion designers, that means she appreciates talent, and is willing to help. I would like to ask you, how is it possible to run such a great huge magazine, and be this person who you are? I really admire you.

karl Lagerfeld. Ok, well I said alot of things about Tom Ford and how he is a role model, but Karl Lagerfeld falls into a totaly different category! I mean i doubt really I'll be able to describe how I look at this man. Not only it would be a dream , A REAL DREAM coming true to work with you, but cant actuly describe it :) I want to ask you, how, on earth, can your designs be so modern, so trendy, so up to date with the latest trends, yet you ALWAYS keep the CHANEL identity? each collection you amaze me, to the point where I start day dreaming! :) I've seen couple of documentaries about your work at CHANEL, I watched them a 1000 times, and I can never get enough! I salute you from the bottom of my heart, I love you, and I dream of the day I will meet you! :)

Amanda Harlech, How does it feel to be the muse of the greatest fashion house in the world? do you feel like you are the luckiest girl ever? do you actuly realize that when you wake up? when you are alone, do you say "OH MY GOD I'm the muse of Chanel and Karl" ? If you do, I wonder how that feels! I would really love to know.

Marc Jacobs, I do NOT have to remind about this, but you are the CREATIVE DIRECTOR of LOUIS VUITTON. do you realize how powerful this is? :) how does it feel to be able to walk in their Champs Elysees store and literally pick up anything and just walk out? well this is probably not comparable to being the designer of this brand, AND being able to have anything LV custom made for you! :) you are so talented and I look up to you just as much!


I'll let u know if I ever get answers to the questions and make sure not to go crazy and keep my cool when I see them. wish me luck! ;)

Love,
The Styloholic.