Confashions From Kuwait

If you're in Beirut or planning to spend your weekend there, make sure to check out the Phoenicia hotel in Beirut.  The hotel is celebrating this week it's 50th anniversary.  And for this occasion it has created a tribute festival that celebrates Beirut's creativity through its artists in the fields of fashion, art, jewelry, architecture, dance and music. The festival will start on Thursday the 15th of September and will end on Sunday the 18th. For this occasion, Maison Rabih Kayrouz has created an installation under the name Organic Glamour , executed by Lush flowers.

Guest blogger Stella Walker , whom covered the Starch event for confashions, had  the chance of a fashion's lifetime by visiting British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood's Traveling Exhibition which was held in Beirut, Lebanon a few days ago. This exhibition celebrated over 40 years the ingenuity and creativity of Vivienne Westwood's shoe designs.  Around 100 shoe were showcased tracing the exceptional success of Dame Westwood’s career to date.  From Beirut, the exhibition will travel to Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo throughout 2011 and New York and Los Angeles at the beginning of 2012. "Looking at her magnificent designs I realized how her work really reflects what a humorous woman she is, I feel like I can hang out with her!", expressed Stella . Thank you so much Stella for the coverage, now let's walk you through Stella 's favorite pieces of the exhibition. Saved the best for last! Check out the infamous 10 inch platform shoes that made super m...