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BaemBu: The Dubai Based Eco-Brand

Posted on July 21, 2016

It’s said that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is today. The Earth is in need of our help and there’s no better time to really be living authentic and organic!

Fashion is an industry that’s producing TONNES of waste, besides that you should also be conscious about where your clothes come from, who made them and what material they are being made with! (After all, you don’t really want your clothes to live longer than you do).

The key to being a conscious consumer is to look for that guarantee. One of my close friends started her ethical journey a couple of years ago now and is helping to persuade the region into adopting a more sustainable style. Did you know that 80% of the environmental impact of clothing occurs post-purchase, so it’s a great reminder to cool wash our clothes and hang dry!

BaemBu is her collection of unique blended T shirts and hoodies, comprising of 70% bamboo viscose & 30% organic cotton. Completely organically grown, sourced and made under fair trade regulations, Aimee Changco and her partner Matthew King ensure that even the printing on them uses organic water based ink.

Having received accreditations that include ‘Fair Wear Foundation’, ‘Soil Association’ and ‘Confidence In Textiles’, we can be sure that BaemBu is nothing but eco-friendly. They have some amazing natural properties too, such as being; hypoallergenic, anti-bacterial, UV protection, moisture wicking as well as insulating, so you can literally take them everywhere!

You can get your BaemBu T’s here or spot Aimee and Matt around the UAE from Cocktail Kitchen to Market OTB, The Change Initiative and in a variety of cool pop-ups across the city. Not only do they help promote a more sustainably sourced future for Dubai’s fashion landscape, they also run the ‘Shoebox Love’ campaign during Ramadan so make sure you follow them for more ethical initiatives coming up!

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Summer’s Sorted with Omasi

Posted on July 5, 2016

Im a real water baby at heart but I love everything the summer has to offer! You can consistently find me soaking up the sun on weekends in Dubai, either relaxing poolside or paddling at sunset beach. What you won’t find me doing though is sitting on the sand. I have a very real (but unexplainable) freak out if I get sandy. I’m not talking toes as such, but if I pick up a towel, I have to inspect every inch of it first! Either way, I’d be lost if I moved somewhere without access to the sea.

Which is why I’m a massive fan of beachwear too… (the name kinda gave that away right), so I wanted to introduce you to OMASI – for those who haven’t already heard of them, Omasi was created by two lovely long-term Dubai residents who also had a passion for this city and its beach life. Finnish born, Hanne and Terhi started Omasi 2 1/2 years ago and having spent lots of summer’s in the sunshine, they were constantly picking up beach products the world over. With this in mind, they saw a real niche here for locally designed and produced products that you can get online.

Their products are comfy, very wearable (I take my poncho everywhere) and are even brand-able. What’s even greater, is that they are the perfect presents – they can be customised with either initials or your full name! Currently found in a wealth of hotel shops like Atlantis, Sofitel and Kempinski, as well as specialist stores like the SurfHouse, Adventure HQ, expect to find their label on most of your holiday hit-lists.

Pick up your own personalised poncho here!

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Jumping On This Yoga-Brand Bandwagon

Posted on May 17, 2016

My activewear drawer is probably my most well-rounded wardrobe department, so this yoga brand addition’s been a long time coming… not only is this Canadian company making waves everywhere from the US to AUS, with all my friends coveting their comfortable collections, it’s constantly being paraded around the barre by my beloved instructors!

Lululemon is the yoga-inspired apparel brand who’s high-waisted leggings have revolutionised form-fitting activewear.

Minimising distractions (like escaping muffin tops and creeping camel toes) whilst maximising comfort, these leggings are the epitome of effortless dressing. Having not tried out their bra tops yet, I can only speculate that they are indeed as boob-huggingly soft as they look.

Here’s my latest covets:

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For the Love of Bora Bora and Bikinis

Posted on May 11, 2016

Who doesn’t dream of summer as a week of sandy feet, salty hair, coconuts in hand and a strong sea breeze, somewhere beautiful, with a hint of French accents and pearly trinkets in the stores… Yes, Bora Bora is real.

I’ll tell you who else is feeding off this Tahitian island vibe, Billabong – with their Bora Babin’ collection. Featuring flowing summer capes, sheer materials, embroidered dresses and of course… figure hugging bikinis.

Here’s what we’re packing…

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☠ Rude Fashion – Bringing Back The Graphic T ☠

Posted on April 19, 2016

Back in the spring of 2011, the Rude project started taking shape somewhere between Milan, London, Los Angeles and Miami. It was the brainchild of celebrity PR manager Marco Bacini and Gianluca Gigli, who both had the same passion for fashion and communication.

Travelling between these cities in particular helped develop the brand’s direction and looking at their trends help mould a unique new a philosophy for the Rude Project: the Rock’n’Dandy concept.

Born in Milan and totally ‘Made in Italy’, Rude is unique in that it reads the same in both English and Italian. Rude is an irreverent skull, “raw” – T-shirt’s that are fun don’t take themselves too seriously, designs which send a strong message of character and sensuality.

Making waves across the city, Rude immediately became a “cult” must-have for all celebrities. The Rude project is a constant work in progress, which continues with the same explosive energy now as it did at the beginning, with Marky Ramone being one of the brands biggest ambassadors!

“Rude Mania” has hit town… in just 9 months, it’s in more than 300 boutiques worldwide and has opened their first pop-up here at Dubai’s infamous BoxPark.

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Lusting After Queen B’s Ivy Park Activewear

Posted on April 14, 2016

There’s a new yoga legging and shower slipper to covet, co-founded by the Queen B herself, expect to see legions of fans queued up for the arrival of Beyonce’s first active wear range Ivy Park. Partnering with Sir Philip Green, Topshop is launching their collab this month!

Created by the Queen for women to feel empowered during their daily workouts, we’re sure you’re going to start seeing the brand in your local barre class very soon. Bey has always been a big supporter of enforcing a positive body image so it’s quite fitting that she’s gone that one step further with her new line.

From leggings with three crop lengths, to crop-tops, bodysuits, T-shirts and sweatshirts, Ivy Park is a brand we’re keen to try out. Launching exclusively with Namshi, make sure you’re online NOW for their drop!

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Bikini Ready with Blue Ink Beachwear

Posted on April 12, 2016

Another day and we’re another step closer to summer here in Dubai. As the saying goes, summer bodies are made in the spring, so it’s also true that the bikini’s we’re buying to wear in the summer, we’re shopping for now.

There’s a new designer on the net who’s highlighting the maillot in exciting ways. Designed by Anisha Lalani, Blue Ink Beachwear is a pretty mixture of prints and pastels that have us wanderlusting after the long sunsets in the Med. Designed in Belgium and made in Italy, Blue Ink is made using carefully selected luxury fabrics, that are both girly enough and sexy enough to excite us here at TBS.

With a focus on ‘strong is the new sexy’ Blue Ink furthers our mantra for a more confident summer outlook!

Check out our favourite pieces from their inaugural collection and the details that made us fall in love with them:

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🐯 Jungle Fever with Kenzo 🐯

Posted on April 6, 2016

Celebrating the worldwide release of Walt Disney’s classic “The Jungle Book” we’re not surprised to see that Parisian fashion house KENZO, known for their eccentric and animalistic prints, has got jungle fever with a very special collection.

KENZO Creative Directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon’s limited edition ready-to-wear pieces highlight all your favourite fairytale characters, using the animations from the original movie.

The collection features silk and cotton summer shirts, dresses, jackets and tops for women, and for the men; light jackets, trousers, shorts and Hawaiian shirts, rounded off with knitwear featuring Kaa the python. Shere Khan makes his dramatic debut replacing the brand’s original and iconic tiger on their logo too.

“What we found most appealing for this project was to marry strong Jungle Book elements with details that we know as quintessential KENZO. There’s a way that everything comes together that is slightly familiar but also really fresh and exciting. The silhouettes we chose for the garments and accessories were inspired by the new direction Disney has taken with the live-action movie. There is a slight nod to jungle / safari elements (and even beautiful printed silk shorts directly inspired by Mowgli’s costume)” Carol Lim & Humberto Leon.

Can’t wait to see the new movie, but Mowgli, Bagheera, King Louie, Hathi, Baloo and Akela the wolf will forever be remembered in these original portraits…

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Making Waves over the Weekend

Posted on March 14, 2016

I love a good cocktail at sunset on the beach… i mean who doesn’t! So we wasted no time heading down to the Layali shoreline at Al Qasr hotel on Saturday for a surf inspired sunset session with global brand BCBGMaxAzria.

Live music permeated the venue, with tones more ethereal than the songs she was covering… …must find out who the singer was! 🙂

The collection was a mixture of floaty fabrics, perfect for the So Cal summer they were taking inspiration from, festival florals combined with a few bulky booties. Expect Coachella to be full of this SS16 line up!

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🕶 Throwing Shade with Glassing Sunglasses 🕶

Posted on March 9, 2016

I’m a big sunglass-aholic… literally drawers full, but as much as I love all shapes and sizes, there’s only ever one pair in my handbag at any one time and these Italian imports have made quite an impact.

Born in 2010 by two LOVELY designers Alessandro Forte and Stefano Ottone, they opened a vintage store in Ibiza and escalated their entrepreneurship to creating and producing ‘Glassing‘ – their own brand, after an adventurous summer on the white isle. It quickly emerged as one of Italy’s most cutting edge brands, focusing on using innovative materials, often combined in unusual ways.

With four flagship stores in Italy; in Milan, Portofino, Taormina and Capri, they have now brought their famous frames to Dubai and I have fully jumped on their beachside band wagon (they are currently retailing in a bright yellow pop-up container down at The Beach Dubai). Fans include Kate Moss, Justin Bieber, Beyonce and Jay-Z, P. Diddy, Cristiano Ronaldo and Anna Dello Russo to name but a few.

They have tons of designs but these are my Top 5 Frames:

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