The Gardens of Versailles

The Gardens of Versailles
From my 2008 Versailles Collection

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Bringing Old World Fashion to New World Kuwait



After having been in Kuwait for over two months now and having observed this country's intense love for fashion and obsession with custom design, I ask, why not design gowns that complement the wearer? What is this trend of "fruit-cake fashion" I'm seeing here, which neither looks beautiful on its own nor makes the women wearing the gown look any more attractive?



A perfect example of my most detested
"fruit-cake fashion"


On the most significant day of her life, why should the gown overshadow the bride? Is there a way to embellish gowns to meet the taste of the Middle Eastern woman but also make her look breathtakingly beautiful?

Of course there is--Christian Dior introduced the world to the concept of timelessly beautiful gowns in the late 1940s and I dare to continue it in 2011.


Oh Kuwait, where has all the elegance gone?









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