It's been a while since I last saw something that I REALLY liked at TopShop. I don't know what went wrong with the mega high-street retailer, I used to buy at least 10 items each season, now I rarely find something that I like, It's either their quality and variety have gone bad, or I've aged changed. So over the long weekend, I decided to pop-in TopShop's store in the Avenues in hopes of finding something that might tickle my fancy. And to my surprised, I did finally find something that I really liked! An emerald green satin jacket with oversized pockets and semi-cropped sleeves. It looked flawlessly Jackie-O chic! Actually it reminded me of a jacket I once saw at Boutique N by Italian brand No.21 and fell in love with but for some reason, I didn't end-up buying (maybe it was the price tag?). I immediately snatched this piece for KD37 only! Not bad at all, ha? I'm hoping this is the start for TopShop getting its groove back.
As anyone who regularly reads Confashions may know, there are some designers I’ve been obsessed with for quite some time: one is the genius Erdem , the other is Nicholas Kirkwood , and Pierre Hardy . And because their designs are somehow easily accessible online and offline, I had the pleasure of featuring some of their creations and showing them the love they deserve. That said, there is one designer I’ve been particularly smitten with for quite some time. He has always been on the top of my favorite designers list ever since I was introduced to his designs by my fabulous fellow fashionisto Adnan Z Manjal a couple of years back : Saudi designer Mohammed Ashi . I always wished I featured him more. I couldn’t because his pieces are very exclusive and as far as I know not stocked anywhere here. This clearly isn't just another post on my obvious love for Mohammed Ashi’s designs or the quality of his clothes as I have done that previously. Ashi simply deserves his very own epic p...
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