The Curated Ear || The Art of Piercing
bySome say that ear piercing, in fact body piercing in general is the new tattoo, just less permanent and thus more forgiving. The rise…
Fashion Finds
Fashion Find || The Coat by Katya Silchenko
byWe’ve said till we were blue in the face, look towards the East…Eastern Europe that is, where fashion is booming and originality is a…
10 Denim Brands to Ease You Into the Fall Season
byWe’re guessing that in the next two weeks or so, those heavenly floaty summer dresses will start looking a little too carefree. Starting September,…
10 Luxury E-Shops to Pull You Out of Your Style Rut
byCopenhagen Fashion Week just took off, and other than introducing great Scandinavian brands to the world it also serves as a gentle reminder of…
Georgian Greats || Tbilisi-based Fashion Brands to Love
byYes it’s corny, but working on this piece has me singing Michael Bolton’s ‘Georgia on my Mind.’ Just not that Georgia.. Tbilisi, Georgia in…
Express Yourself with Alphabet Accessories
byItalian brand ANAME is our latest fashion jewelry find. The Italian company specializes in handcrafted silver jewelry, that is then dipped in a variety…
Shop Our Favorite Boutiques While On Holiday
bySome people will tell you that they don’t go on holiday to shop, but we beg to differ. It’s not about shopping per sei,…
Together Bands || Making the World Better
byI believe that in 30 years time, our decade will be defined as one that paid the price for all the mistakes of the…
8 Well-Priced Shopping Sites to elevate Your Workwear
byAs you surf Instagram and find everyone looking filter-fresh at some beach resort, you are sitting at your office desk, with an impressive to-do-list. …
Fashion Find || OneSixOne Luxury Handbags
byWe have a new fashion find for you.. but the truth is, it’s more than that. It is a merge between the worlds of…
Jewelry Brand to Know || Apriati
bySummer brings with it many pleasures, from beautiful beach sunsets to downtime with friends and family. For some, it also brings with it a…
Yuima Nakazato || Paving The Way For Sustainable Couture
byYuima Nakazato is on a path to turn haute couture on its head. Following his creative evolution over the past few years, we can…
N/DUO || The Brand For A Constant Vacation Mode
byIt was when Natuka Karkashadze and Nina Tsilosani, founders of N/DUO brand, decided to steer away from curating statement pieces from other brands as…
8 Handbag Brands Elevated to Timeless Status
byAs you sift through the summer sales, keep an eye out for these new timeless brands. Firstly, most of them are still relatively well…
Silvia Tcherassi x Fwrd is Out!
byWhen Silvia Tcherassi and Elyse Walker get together, great things are bound to happen. Fierce stylist and entrepreneur Elyse Walker has joined forces with…
LELET NY || Divine Celestial Hair Accessories
byModern luxury hair accessory brand LELET NY is your one stop shop for accessorising your look whatever your mood and occasion, from edgy right…
Karavan Clothing || Nomadic Dresses For The Daring
byA contemporary nomadic clothing brand designed and manufactured with high quality raw materials by local artisans in Greece. “We create our very…
Moritz Glik Shaking Up The Realm Of Jewellery Design
byInspired by classical architecture and fine art, New York-based Brazilian jewellery designer Moritz Glik fuses traditional technique with a playful avant-garde sensibility. The brand’s…
7 Jewelry Finds We’re All Revved Up About !
byIt’s been some time since we last shared with you new jewelry finds but that doesn’t mean that we’re not always on the lookout!…
Taal Noir || Contemporary Jewellery Highlighting India’s Vibrant Majesty
by‘Taal’ means ‘rhythm’ in ancient Sanskrit, and so was chosen for the name of this London-based accessory brand as it is “A visual representation…
S/W/F Boutique || The Must Have Brand This Summer
byEasy, breezy, fresh and comfortable; after all isn’t that what we hunt for when we shop for our particularly hot Summer? Featuring…
8 Fashion Brands We’ve Got Our Eye On This Season
byIf you are starting to see a change in your clothing shopping patterns you are not alone. The climate is weighing heavily on our…
Katerina Perez || A Jewelry Authority IF There Ever Was One!
byJewelry insider Katerina Perez has made some much-appreciated space inside her hectic schedule to provide us with an exclusive interview that will answer all…
Castañer x Missoni Is One HOT Summer Collaboration For You!
byWhen two beloved fashion brands meet and converge, the results are never disappointing. In fact the results are downright exciting putting it mildly. This…
Kaftan Brands for Every Day of the Year, Not Just Ramadan
byIf Ramadan’s 101 nights theme is a little much, then this article is for you! Not only is ‘dressing up’ for Ramadan not to…
Cukovy || A Hungarian Label You’ll Want To Wear Now
byBorn and made in Budapest, Hungary, Cukovy is a contemporary fashion brand that creates outstanding designs suitable for the strong and feminist-minded woman.. The…
Cali Meets Grace Kelly || Our Top Picks From Cult Gaia
byWith an aesthetic described as “Cali-meets-Grace-Kelly”, the bamboo ark shaped ‘It’ bag by Cult Gaia have quickly become a fashion phenomenon. The crescent…
Mukhi Sisters || A Cascade of Sensations Celebrating The Beauty of Semi-precious Stones, Gold & Diamonds
byThree Indian-Lebanese Sisters, “Maya, Meena and Zeenat are third generation fine jewellers, who design collections of everyday fine jewellery”. Among the winners of Fashion…
Mercedes Castillo || Daily Footwear Made Fun
byIt was 2017 when Spanish designer Mercedes Castillo launched her namesake shoe line.. Prior to that finale, Castillo was the footwear design director for…
New On Our Radar || Check Out These Esteemed Emerging Designers
bySome memorable contestants from both Fashion Trust Arabia and Jordan Fashion Week 2019 1 || Salim Azzam A Fashion Trust Arabia winner of…
S.A.D.A.F.A || Gorgeous Egyptian Mother Of Pearl Clutches
byTruly a one of a kind label of timeless high-end clutches, made out of precious mother of pearl inlays founded and based in Cairo,…
Claudette || The Kuwaiti Streetwear Brand Sported by Nicki Minaj, The Jenners, Luka Sabbat and The Hadids
byTo namedrop a few. Layan Al-Dabbous is the designer behind “Claudette the Brand”, a clothing line as well as a movement and community addressing…
The Turkish Babouche is back in style! Shop ZEGA
byFounders of the Turkish ZEGA brand, Zeynep and Gaye aim to revive the national Ottoman shoe and traditional craftsmanship with their take on the…
Tatanaka || One Of CIIN’s Favorite Things
byA Pretty Woman Pleases The Eye, A Good Dress Pleases The Soul… When twin sisters and Georgia natives Tamara and Natasha Surguladze graduated from design school together in 2000, they’d already checked “launch a fashion label” off their bucket list….
By Efraín Mogollón || CIIN’S Latest Fashion Find
bySuperb quality and excellent finishes are the backbone of Mogollon’s brand, embodying a true Latin American grace. Effortlessly refined looks reflecting an entirely female…
Pearls Are Going Baroque & You Need Them ASAP!
byPearls are everywhere this season and you may have caught some of our features explaining where and how you can wear pearls. Pearls are…
We Discovered 6 New Designers During Fashion Month
byThis season however, five new labels have stood out in our memory that are worth mentioning here as labels everyone should keep their eye on….
Repossi’s Blast Collection Is Very True To Its Name!!
bySharing with you some of our gem finds is what we do best, and we quite enjoy doing that! Having stumbled upon an exquisite…
The Volon || The Bag We Are Currently Crushing On
byEujung Jang, a.k.a. EJ, pretty much had zero plans of becoming a handbag designer. However, Jang has always been drawn to strong architectural shapes…
Samsoe Samsoe || Uncompromisingly Scandinavian
byCopenhagen based brand, Samsøe & Samsøe dates back to 1993.. Originally selling only jewelry. It was in 2000 when the brand transformed. As Peter…
Albagia || CIIN’s Latest Fashion Find
byAlbagia’s is the latest CIIN obsession. An Italian prét-à-couture brand conceived to portray the feminine, conscious and powerful modern woman.. A lean essence of …
7 New Handbag Designers To Get On Your Radar This Season
by1 || IMAGO-A IMAGO-A is a must-know label by founder and creative director, Yegang Yoo. Minimalist bags with a whimsical, ladylike spirit. Launched in…
Liya || CIIN’s Latest Fashion Find
byWe are on the verge of welcoming Spring, well at least when it comes to stocking up our wardrobes with the latest outstanding Spring…
The Mood || Spring ’19 Ruffles Trend
by2019 will be the year when ruffles will be seriously reconsidered. The Spring/Summer shows were many things, however, our first of a series of…
If You Like Rixo London You Will Love Finery London
byWe all need that one dress that fits every occasion. When I discovered Finery’s collection, I couldn’t resist all its trans-seasonal building blocks, vintage-inspired…
BLSSD || A Non-Profit Fashion Label With An Attitude
byFor then 36-year-old Dubai-based Lama Riachi, a cancer diagnosis in October 2013 marked the moment her biggest fear came to life. Diagnosed with ovarian…
Elevate An All-Black Outfit With These 8 Tips!
byBlack is undoubtedly the most universally-coveted color and if you ask anyone out there they would tell you that half their wardrobe is comprised…
10 Reasons Why Fella Swim Is Landing In Our Shopping Bags
byNow might not be the ideal time for you to shift thoughts to summer collections, swimsuits in particular. We’re guessing you’re still snuggling in…
7 Jewelry Trends That Will Dominate The Scene in 2019!
byIf you’re a jewelry addict like most of us then you will be delighted to learn that jewelry trends this year border on extreme…
Lululemon X SoulCycle’s Collaboration Has Just Dropped
byLululemon just dropped their first-ever capsule collection with SoulCycle. ‘Lululemon X SoulCycle’ is an in-depth collaboration that took 500 classes, 1,300 towel whips, a team of…
Rayne London || The British Royalty-Approved Shoe Brand
byWhen a shoe brand gets blessed by British Royalty one would expect charm, elegance, mastery in craftsmanship as well as class.. That’s exactly what…
Before You Shop For Your Next Bra You Must Read This!
byHow lucky are we to be living in a time where bras are considered items of beauty, as versus a time when they were…
Check Out 2019’s Latest Denim Trend!
byThe 2019 denim trend has finally touched down, and if there’s one word to describe it, ‘roomy’ would be it.. Add to that super-high…
ROTATE By Birger Christensen || Not Just A Label
byThere in almost every wardrobe, resides that single piece of clothing that we keep wearing over and over again without questioning; is it still…
TRE Denim By Natalie Ratabesi || Lust At First Sight
byThat blissful moment, when you realize you’ve just set eyes on one heck of a pair of denim. Over which you start lusting and…
Introducing Stalvey The IT Girl’s Favorite Handbag Brand
byIn today’s day and age, the ethical sourcing of animal skins has become almost impossible, which has led big brands such as Gucci and…
We’ve Found the Camel-Toe Proof Legging for You!
byWe have all experienced it, the dreaded camel toe at the gym, when your concentration is on your crotch, not your exercise. Well Lululemon…
The Popcorn Sweater || Chunky Knits Redefined
byYes you heard right! One of the coziest winter trends currently awaiting you to indulge in is the popcorn sweater.. As appealing as its…
Love Bvlgari? Here Are 9 Facts You Didn’t Know About The Brand!
byA name synonymous with unmatched luxury, opulence and exquisitely fine things; Bvlgari’s time pieces and fine jewelry are magnificent must-haves that have conquered the…
6 Statement Outerwear Designers To Keep An Eye On
byWe are loving the energy and aesthetic of theses 6 young designers and brands that dared to notice the lack of novelty in the…
8 New Fashion Designers You Should Shop From This Fall
byDuring massive sales season we tend to shop our familiar designers, lucking out on some of their coveted reduced-price pieces sounds like a win-win…
7 New Jewelry Brands To Know Now Before Everyone Else!
byEvery once in a while I become fixated on something and end up doing all sorts of research on the subject. Nowadays, and just…
Shoe Brands We’re Loving Right Now
byThe shoe brands we have chosen are inspiring… They don’t fit into a certain price or style category. What they all have in common…
Olivia Burton Watches Are The Perfect Fashion Statement This Fall
byIn paid partnership with Time Center There has never been a better time to wear vintage florals, but why limit it to your clothing! As…
Patek Philippe || 5 Reasons Why
byPurchasing a watch is no easy decision, well I guess it could be easy if you chose to go with the flow and mimic…
12 of Our Favorite Danish Brands in Celebration of Copenhagen Fashion Week
byThe Spring/Summer 2019 fashion cycle has begun in the city of Copenhagen. Under unprecedentedly high temperatures the fashion industry congregated to see what the…
Tularosa || We’ve Found Our Favorite Swimwear Brand of the Summer!
byYep, we’ve found it! And the award for best swimwear brand goes to LA-based Tularosa. It would be fair to say that we have scoured…
Still Wearing Neon Brights to the Gym? Check Out These 8 Activewear Labels for Inspiration
byIf you have been feeling a little out of place in your neon bright gym wear tops then we feel ya. There have been…
Another Lebanese Name Wows on the Red Carpet || Georges Hobeika
byIt has been a very busy season for Lebanese couturier Georges Hobeika. The red carpets have been a perfect backdrop to more dresses than usual…
Manolo Blahnik || The Art of Shoes Exhibition
byGlamorised by Carrie Bradshaw and worshipped by fashionistas the world over, Manolo Blahnik shoes are on every girl’s wish list. Deemed as works of…
We’ve Got Our Eye On These 10 Kaftan Designers
byWe are almost two weeks into Ramadan which means that evening socialization has just gotten serious. You are probably starting to pencil in all…
12 Spectacular Kuwaiti Kaftan Companies We Found On IG
byKaftan season is in full swing, in preparation for Ramadan. CIIN does what it does best, giving you the best of the best. As always,…
Nabil Nayal A Name to Know
byWhere do you go when on the hunt for fresh talent? There are of course the prestigious LVMH prize and British Fashion Council recipients….
We’ve Discovered 10 Australian Fashion Finds On the Occasion of Australian Fashion Week
byAustralia only used to be known for its kangaroos and barbecues. Today it is just as popular for its stellar women’s fashion. Brands such…
On the Occasion of Cinco de Mayo || 12 Mexican Brands We re Loving
byMexico seems to far yet so close. A quick trip to LA and you’ll know how deep this ‘across the border’ culture is. Now…
12 Sunglasses Brands We’re Loving
byThere are some things that cannot be argued, Oliver Peoples, Privé Reveaux and Thierry Lasry are fantastic sunglasses brands, but there are some less familiar ones out there that…
9 Kaftan Labels We Love
byRamadan is quickly approaching and you know what that means, kaftans. There are a great many fantastic kaftan designers from our region from All…
What to Wear to Your Best Friend’s Wedding || 9 Brands We Love
byIf you are looking for a dress for your BFF’s wedding I would genuinely suggest you contact one of our very talented Arab designers….
12 Swimwear Brands to Add to Your Little Black Book
byHunza G You’ll be telling your age with this one. Do you remember the swimwear crinkly fabric of the Eighties? Or perhaps, the crinkly…
6 Affordable Luxury Fashion Brands You Need To Know
byAffordable luxury is not an oxymoron, you can indeed get luxury which is affordable. When we say affordable we mean good quality at reasonable…
Who’s Next? Six Brands to Replace Your Wardrobe Favorites
byMarina Moscone Established in 2016, this newly minted label founded by Marina and Francesca Moscone has already made waves in the fashion community. Already…
12 Shoe Brands We’ve Lusting Over This Spring
byGia Couture This little gem has been featured pretty much everywhere. What started off as a bedroom slipper has grown into a full fledged…
Brands We’re Loving For Spring 2018
byYEON Yeon is a vision of sophistication, born and raised in Seoul, she now resides and designs in NYC. Yeon designs with a small…
12 Swimwear Sites We Love To Shop
by1 || Fashion Nova Fashion Nova isn’t just a swimwear site, but its extensive swimwear collection is impressive. Very well priced at around $30…
Introducing “Koshtban” A Local Gem of A Talent
byMeet Haneen; the pretty soft spoken young lady with massive amounts of talent; the driving force behind the new line Koshtban! A law graduate…
New Brands and How to Pronounce Them
byWe love those new designer brands but it’s taking us a little bit of time to get a hang of the pronunciations. What a…
10 Customized Luxury Brands We Would Love To Own
byOne of the resolutions on every fashionista’s list is originality, attempting to show your unique self when the fashion world’s press is trying to…
12 Arab Companies Changing the Evening Clutch Game
byArab designers are taking over the world by storm, be they in art, fashion or design. We are witnessing an evolution whereby designers are…
13 Fashion Jewelry Brands to Take Your Holiday Wardrobe to the Next Level
byThe holiday seasons gives us the poetic license to dress up like Christmas trees if we feel like it.We don’t want to break the…
Party Season On The Horizon || Six New Names You Need To Know
byThe fashion industry is forever bustling with new names and new designs but do they really all make it? The life span of fashion…
We Love This Apple Feature from iOS11 || Check It Out
byWe all know that texting while driving is a serious offense, it’s an offense to fellow humans. A recent study by Virginia Tech states…
New York Designer Ammara Yaqub Brings Both Brains and Beauty to Fashion
byThe fashion industry is made up of creatives that have the most ambitious ideas and then there are the business-minded people that only see…
What the Heck is Movember Anyway?
byOn November 1 we will start our prostate cancer awareness campaign.This silent killer is responsible for approximately 22% of all male cancer deaths, the…
HRH Princess Nejla Bint Asem’s Jewelry Collaboration With Damas Arrives in Jordan
byThe launch of the Nejla Bint Asem collaboration with jewellery mogul Damas at the Rotana hotel was as expected, sophisticated, organized and prompt.As I rush into the hotel…
6 Jordanian Talents that Should Apply to the 2017 DDFC/Vogue Fashion Prize
byThe Dubai District Fashion Council have announced the 2017 Vogue Fashion Prize and CIIN believes that the following talented Jordanians should apply for a…
Let’s Get “Together and Apart” With Hiba Jaber
byAt CIIN, we love talent, and by that we mean exclusive, one of a kind, mesmerising with a-story- behind- to- tell kind of talent…..
ZINC Jordan Design Studio Initiative || CIIN Speaks Out
byOn behalf of the CIIN team, Editorial Manager Yasmeen Shawwa participated in ZINC Jordan’s discussion panel; the Design Studio initiative, and below is a…
The Backstage Pass to CIIN’s Tales of Light Featuring Hiba Bustami
byFairy lights, lots and lots of fairy lights…Those were the instructions given… Three dresses, three very distinct attitudes, challenging the norms of party dressing….
A Closer Look || Jordanian Designer Raya Bisharat’s Spring Couture Collection
byRaya Bisharat is a familiar name in Amman, but in my opinion, she needs to be an internationally familiar name. I want her to leap…
Flamingo Republic We’ve Got Our Eye on You!
byCIIN’s exclusive interview with Dala Abdul Hadi and Ola Kaka of Jordanian brand Flamingo Republic I see them walking up to me from…
Do What You Love and Success Will Follow, Seriously!
byAnd that’s a wrap, Tania Fares’ book launch is behind us, and what lingers in my mind of this beautiful woman is a reinforcement of…
CIIN Offers White Bandanas At Les Createurs Libanais Exhibition || By Tania Naber
byThe White Bandana movement has been put in motion and it’s encouraging the whole global fashion community to join the #TiedTogether movement and express…
Fancy A Burger? Nadine Ghosn Jewelry Has One For You
byIn today’s world of fashion and design there is little that makes you take a ‘double take’. So much out there to look at,…
Rami Kadi’s Venice Inspired Couture Collection
byLebanese-American designer Rami Kadi’s proposition for spring was all about modern attitude with a twist… Off-white lace, tulle and silk crepe de chine was…
Up Close || American Designer Elizabeth Kennedy Is The Real Deal
bySearching For The Perfect Party Dress ? Look No Further If you are rolling your eyes at the latest evening dress fashions of…
Dry Clean Only || The Fashion Brand We Have Fallen Badly For
byWe have fallen in love with Dry Clean Only a fashion brand from Bangkok. What sets this young brand apart is the uniqueness of the products,…
6 Favorites || Where to get an Outfit Made in Jordan
byIf there is one thing that Jordan is synonymous with, it is good times with friends and family. Whether you are dining or partying…
We Celebrate A Decade Of Nadine Kanso’s Bil Arabi Brand
byIt is a time for celebration at the Bil Arabi Jewelry design house… Ten years of dreaming up and laying down one of a…
We Are In Love With Alix Of Bohemia
byAlex of Bohemia is the sort of company you go to when you know you need to start wearing a military jacket but can’t bear…
A Name To Know: David Koma Of Mugler
byVirginie Courtin-Clarins is the one to call when you have a beauty question. Virginie comes from a beauty dynasty; she is the granddaughter of…
Confessions Of An Artaholic
byJanan Shihadeh is a confessed artaholic. An insatiable appetite for art, paint brush in hand, she is unstoppable. Coloring in the black and white world…
The Dynamic Duo
byFashion royalty Sama and Haya Abu Khadra, aka Simi and Haze on Instagram have staying power. Attending fashion weeks since the age of 14 these identical…
Bouchra Jarrar
bySeason after season, Bouchra Jarrar’s atelier becomes more and more packed with admirers and clients. Her slow-cooked rise to fame in the fashion industry is impressive,…
The Secrets of Success According to Isabel Marant
byThere is something raw, genuine and earnest about Isabel Marant. Married to uber-trendy accessories designer Jérome Dreyfuss, she leads a life unlike many in…
Hi, My Name is ÇIRIIN and I’m a Gym Wear Addict
byHi, my name is ÇIRIIN and I am a gym wear addict. I never really thought I had a problem, till my sister came…
All You Need To Know About Julie De Libran
bySome things are just meant to be, it seemed quite natural, fated even, when the quintessentially Parisian designer Julie de Libran accepted the job…
Leggera Nell’ Aria || A Treasure trove On King’s Road
byLeggera Nell’ Aria translates to “Light As Air” and this pretty much sums up the attitude of this treasure trove. Bursting with delightful items, the…
An Uncanny Resemblance || Krikor Jabotian & Zac Posen
byTwo great talents, two strong mothers, two beautiful success stories. As I look back on my time in the fashion world, there are some…
Tamara Mellon || Charisma Bag
byTamara Mellon’s new venture into leather goods has proven troublesome, given her recent legal battle with Jimmy Choo, having accused them of anti-competitive practices,…
The Only Way Is Up || Sandra Mansour
byMy daughter and I were watching The Voice recently, the contestant was asked to say a few words about her mentor, Adam Levine. Before…