Sunday Market

I went yesterday to the Sunday Market in my city " Tripoli". It is a whole different world where you can find anything you want.Et voila some of my pictures that I want to share with you...Enjoy!

Dodo Les Bobos Opening

Dee, I went to the opening of Dodo les Bobos, such an amazing shop in Beirut. They carry unique furniture, accessories, bedsheets and toys for kids. Their designs are so lovely - I want to buy everything for my future kids…. and, I admit it, for myself. They carry brands such as Inke Design Wallpaper, Ketiketa, Laurette, Mimi'Lou, La cerise sur le gateau, Numero N74, Oeuf, Lale and more...

I leave you with some pictures. 

Nayla;the owner and Joumana

The fashionable fruit

Rush,
Ever came across this fruit? It's a pineberry! A hybrid of strawberry and It looks like one and tastes between strawberry and pineapple. It is bred from 2 cultivars, one of them is a wild strawberry cultivar found in South America and was almost getting extinct. It only started appearing on the fruit shelves in 2009, so it's pretty recent. Found it at Waitrose today. Yum!

Very French Gangsters

This lookbook is just too adorable not to share. Honestly, how cute those children look wearing Very French Gangsters glasses...

Love it

Just wanted to share with you what I would love to have in my wardrobe now.

Tibi Dress

Tibi Dress

Storets Jacket

Susana Traca

CO|TE Dress

Anndra Neen Bag

Dodo les Bobos

I just realised that I haven't blogged in a week. I have so many stuff to share with you. Firstly:

I got invited to the official opening of Dodo Les Bobos store in Monot. Can't wait to see the amazing selection they have and I heard you can buy accessories and items for your own and not only for your baby and children. I will keep you posted with pictures of the opening and what I would choose for myself!

Re Bavarian dinner

Dee, unfortunately i don't eat sausages nor drink beer :) Judging the pictures it looks yummy...

Re-Create your own bike

Rush,

Do you miss my Pashley then? ;-)
I haven't been riding it much since the weather has been really bad here , can't wait for summer to ride a bit more.

I was at Selfridges few days ago and came across this cute bicycle that is on display at the moment, it's from Bike Republic too. I love the kites :-)

Pashley 

Bavarian dinner!

Rasha, look what was for dinner tonight? Fresh white sausages from Munich with mustard and wheat beer. All that was from my friend who doesnt want his name to be revealed but known Mr Bhaji Can. I have never had such delicious sausages! He also sent me a long email on how to cook them, how to prepare the beer, and how to eat the sausage! All followed by YouTube videos.

How to fill your beer glass the Bavarian way ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqaBKv7KPRg

How to eat your sausages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rueyNSQA4o&feature=related
and apparently 1 and 2 are only for tourists, eat it as way 3 or 4.

Ok now I'll let the photos speak :-)

 

Converse love

Rash,
How cool is this rainbow converse???

Queen of Collars

I have Been going crazy over collars for more than 6 months that people started calling me queen of Collars. It's such a great little accessory to add to any outfit. Again For this summer, it's the must have accessory. I have already bought 4 :) How about you guys, did you buy any? Send us pics of yours and will post them for you!

From Top Left: Asos Leather Collar, Bel Air White Collar, Marni by H&M Collar, H&M Collar, H&M Metal Collar

Create your own bike

Ever since I came to London last year, I always wanted to have my own bike. It is fun to drive it there. I guess it is a dream to have one in Beirut as you know how people drive here :) 

Guess what I came across a website where you can customize your own bike and choose the colors for each parts of the bike. How cool is that? Check www.republicbike.com and have fun building yours.

Here is how my bike would look like?

How about yours?

Colorful Necklaces

Dee, I am so obsessed in necklaces these days. They change the whole look when u wear them. Check out my wishlist for the summer :) 

I already bought the yellow bib from Giia.

Coral Reef, Lamprini Via Boticca.com

The Clemence woven necklace, Jennifer Loiselle via Boticca.com

Organic Bib, Giia via etsy.com

Holst + Lee via shopbob.com

Re Picasso and British Artists

Dee, I guess Picasso 's saying is so true ‘Good artists copy, great artists steal.’
The art works look amazing as usual, do you happen to know the name of the painting that took your breath away?

Re DVF for Gap Kids

I heard about The collection, it is amazing. I think it started March 15 no? I found some pics of the collection...very cute :)

Picasso and British Artists

Rasha,

I finally had the time today to go see the exhibition of Picasso and British Artists at Tate Britain which opened in February and will be on until July 15th. The exhibition is about Picasso and the influence he had on British artists such as Ben Nicholson, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, David Hockney and a few others.

I have to say that I was really excited to go see the exhibition and I went today and left a bit disappointed. They showed his work from the early 1900s up to the late 1930s and it's really amazing to see the chronology, eventhough this wasn't very evident in the exhibit. Putting his work next to the British artists didn't work really well. You feel that they have tried to copy him but they failed, and it is quite undermining for British artists I felt. Picasso was way ahead of them, they have reproduced their 1920s 'Picasso inspired paintings' in the 1930s when Picasso was already exploring other styles and ideas.

There were some amazing paintings especially by Francis Bacon and David Hockney but it was hard to see the relationship with Picasso.

The only exhibition I have been to and is comparable to this one is Piet Mondrian exhibition in Rome in November last year, where they showed his work alongside other artists of the same era, I find it was more engaging and much clearer.

One of my favourite paintings in the exhibition is 'Head of a Woman' and Picasso's little costume design illustrations that he did for a Diaghilev ballet show in London.

I wish it was a solo Picasso exhibition, it would have probably worked better, but this doesn't mean that it's not worth seeing. Some of the work displayed is just fascinating.

There were a few paintings with the title 'Head of a Woman' and this is one of them
I couldn't find an image on the web of the one that took my breath away!

DVF for Gap Kids

Hi Rash,

I was walking past Gap on Oxford St and saw that Diane Von Furstenberg designed a collection for Gap Kids and Gap Baby, have you heard about that? I didn't go in to have a look but I can imagine it would be amazing for kids! Full of vibrant colours and patterns, perfect for summer!