The magazine
Sketchbook is a new quarterly magazine that showcases established and emerging creative talents in fashion, design and culture with a focus on features, photography and illustration.
Featuring original sketchbook graphics, exclusive interviews with scientists in jelly and photographers in Africa, we present our finds in a raw and exposed fashion. In Sketchbook, it’s not just about the product itself, but also about the beauty of the process of conceptualization, creation and appreciating the means to an end.
Sketchbook aims to provide an entrance into the minds of switched-on, aware and intelligent creatives and inspire those who wish to be part of such an innovative industry.
The Story
Founded in the heart of Notting Hill, 23-year-old Bahraini born Wafa Alobaidat aimed to create an independent publication that was creative, playful and did not take itself too seriously. Experiencing fashion and art in her 5 years of living in London and through her blog Fashion Ambitions, the magazine-aholic dreamed of buying a publication from the shelves rich with illustrations, drawings and images that celebrated young individuals’ talents; these talents who were at the forefront of their careers, experimenting with creative ideas in their labs and studios.
When she couldn’t find what she was looking for, for she created it herself, putting together a team of 150+ individuals who contributed and got involved with the first issue, an homage to Style Bubble, her fashion icon and all her favorite fashion bloggers.
If she could describe Sketchbook Magazine it would be part portfolio, part character sketch and filled with lots of fashion/art/culture tidbits in between. The Fashion Blogger issue has an estimated print run of 10,000 and will be sold online via selected links.
The Team
Editor-in-Chief, fashion journalist & blogger Wafa Alobaidat, Features Editor & cultural enthusiast Luma Bashmi and the Sketchbook family are dedicated to celebrating inspiring innovative people they meet every day.
Sketchbook Magazine is in itself an experiment and platform to test out new ideas: our doors are open to collaborate on projects in film/art/fashion whether it be via our website or our online show.
The magazine launched online in October 2009 with an estimated readership of 7,000 and is now available by print on demand in the UK, USA and Canada. You can also order issues of the magazine by emailing us directly. Work on the third copy of Sketchbook Magazine, The Editors Issue, is currently underway.
Christian Louboutin welcomes customers into his world with the opening of his newest store in the Fashion Dome, the new luxury goods wing in Dubai’s The Mall of the Emirates.
The opening of the Christian Louboutin boutique (+971 4 399 0998), located on the first floor of new extension, marks the first standalone boutique in the United Arab Emirates and offers a range of high fashion styles and classic looks from one of the most coveted accessories designers in the world.
Designed by London-based design consultancy Household, the store indulges a passion for shoes with unique displays and décor reflective of the world of the designer. While clients are spoilt for choice among Christian Louboutin’s men and womens’ shoe and handbag collections, they are also treated to the highest standard of assistance by Paris-trained sales associates.
Drawing on Christian Louboutin’s love for the Middle East aesthetic, designers have used a stained glass mosaic, royal blue draping and bespoke, upholstered furniture from the region to fill the boutique.
“This year has seen an aggressive expansion in the Middle East for me beginning with our Jeddah boutique, followed by Beirut in July and now The Mall of the Emirates store. This has long been in the plans for us and I am so pleased to see the expansion come to fruition. So often my Arab clients shopping in boutiques in New York and London ask me for a store in the Middle East and I am thrilled that we are able to engage them in a boutique that is reflective of my personal design while offering them a great selection of shoes and handbags for both day and night.”
With the opening of the third store in the region in a joint venture with the Chalhoub Group, Christian Louboutin plans to continue its expansion in the burgeoning luxury goods market of the Middle East.
And we are LOOKING FWD TO IT!
Not Headquarters, but High Quality. In fact, now over on Wordpress (from Blogger) It's now
UHQ Models, and still the project of Mugo, who seems to find great collections of lingerie collections. By the way,
Mugo's excellent at identifying models and brands; if I've found a great photo and I can't I.D. the model or the brand, and I know one of the two, I'll sometimes check his site for the info, even though the picture may have been found somewhere else. The above model's name has proven elusive. If you know who she is, please
contact Mugo or leave a comment on this post. Her lingerie is
Palmer's Ornamental Illustration.
Mugo's full 'Unknown Drop Dead Gorgeous Model' post here.A few other photos from UHQ posts:
Alison Nix in
Womensecret (
full UHQ Models post here)
Karmen Cass wearing the
Fantastic Bra and Hipster briefs from Lindex (
Mugo's post here)
If you had bookmarked HQ Models, make sure you update it to
UHQ ModelsUHQ/HQ Models on twitter
Dark and rich for the fall season..
Ben Hill ads a certain charm to the latest campaign from accessories label
Aigner
Source: The fashionisto
Featuring the work of Givenchy, Emilio Pucci, Balmain and more, the long legged beauty Raquel
Zimmermann plays a tormented soul in
Darker is the Memory. photographed by Mario Sorrenti for the October issue of
Vogue Nippon. Set in Naples, Italy.
WHAT A SHOOT!!
Source: Fashiongonerogue
Karolina Kurkova photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for
Elle France August 27, 2010
The spring 2011 campaign from
Santa Lolla, starring model Sasha Pivovarova and lensed by Henrique Gendre. The Russian beauty sports the Brazilian label’s platform heels and colorful bags!! THOSE COLORS ARE MAKING ME WISH SUMMER WAS ALL YEAR ROUND
Source: Fashiongonerogue
ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS!!!!
V Magazine’s FAB New York Issue brings together an eclectic group of people.
From musicians to models, Mario Testino shoots a cast of notable New Yorkers including
Lady Gaga, Marc Jacobs, Marina Abramovic, Tyson Ballou, Liya Kebede, hotelier Andre Balazs, Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters, Debbie Harry, Lady Bunny, Mark Ronson and Chloe Sevigny. Styled by Nicola Formichetti..
Now you know why we love this city they had to name twice for :)
Source: Fashiongonerogue
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