Shake away the shackles of fashion and think out of the trend box to embrace vibrant elements of style and fashion that have an endearing timeless feel about them.
“The reason why fashion and the modelling industry is so big around other parts of the world is that you have a lot of brands competing against each other…” said Oman’s celebrated model Kamil Al Hinai, when asked to comment about Oman’s fashion and modelling scene. He was, apparently, reflecting on the paucity of fashion products and homegrown fashion designers in the country.
Although Oman has taken definitive steps into the world of fashion, thanks to the opening of several mega malls in and around the capital, there are still gaps in the fashion horizon of the country that could be bridged by local designers and stylists to help explore the big fashion industry – more so for fashionistas who feel the need to travel to the neighbouring countries to get their best fashion picks.
Our Cover Story reflects on Oman’s nascent modelling industry. Taking cues from aspiring models, alongside informed takes from Kamil Al Hinai, highlights the need to open up more opportunities for models to get on the fashion bandwagon.
Fashion is the underlying theme of this issue, as it explores trends and style options popularised by designers from around the world. The Style File pages pay tribute to the spirit of fashion designing with a pictorial spread of Ahmed Al Belushi’s vibrant Kash5aful brand.
Do you want to follow the trends promoted by models on the runway, but are not sure how to adapt the extravagant outfits into your wardrobe …? We will help you do just that.
Come along and celebrate the essence of fashion with FACES!
Taking a cue from Coco Chanel’s timeless quote, ‘Fashion changes, but style endures’, we present a range of tried and tested style and fashion parameters to help you sharpen your fashion sense and pump up your style quotient