eye on the middle east

Since my last post was dealing with Iraq,here are more fashion related news from the midle east:

“H&M opens in Egypt “:

(picture of  the Stars Center mall,via vivremagazineonline)

“When news broke that the Swedish retailer, H&M, was to open in Cairo in May, dozens of groups instantly formed on Facebook, the social networking website,to celebrate the store’s arrival in Egypt.
More than 14,000 once fashion-deprived men and women of all ages attended the store’s grand opening.“

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“Karl Lagerfeld to design Chanel homes on Dubai’s “fashion island”:

Karl Lagerfeld is to design limited edition homes on Isla Moda, the world’s first dedicated fashion island, set in the iconic development, The World. This will be an exclusive collaboration between Dubai Infinity Holdings and Karl Lagerfeld across the GCC and India.

About Isla Moda:

Isla Moda, the world’s first dedicated Fashion Island. A mixed use development set in the iconic development The World, Isla Moda will combine a fashion resort, haute couture residential villas, bespoke retail offerings and luxury hospitality facilities in a drive to establish Dubai as a paradise of style. World renowned fashion designers from each continent will be instrumental in designing each element of the development.

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Yes these are good news from the middle east but please don´t forget that these countries are (sadly)far away from real democracy.If you want to see behind the curtain please visit the sandymonkey blog.

Thank You.