i never though i would write such a thing but it happened - i want a piece of kipling  luggage.

peter pilotto, who i discovered last summer after becoming obsessed with risto bimbiloski's galaxy print dress,  sprinkling his magic  dust over a new collection for kipling.

i don't care if its not age appropriate or the fact that i don't wear backpacks or fanny packs. i have already been jashanmal store and assured that the collection will be arriving soon. will make sure to share it with dju hear once i get my hands on it.

almost forgot that gorgeous anouck leper is fronting the  new campaign and the one before.

love when one of our own gets recognition out there, in big wide fashion world, more specifically italy.

uae based label ott, which many of you might know and love, have made on the cover of elle italia and got picked up by legendary online retailed luisa via roma.

congratulations are in order to the mysterious designer behind ott, whose identity i am not at liberty to reveal, but i can tell you just how amazing, witty, charming and talented this person is. totally ott in the best possible way!

p.s. ott is now in paris, at prestigious who's next trade show  - good luck! dju wishes you ott orders.

some of you might remember that i have written about f.c. gundlach earlier on how dju wear it.  i had come across one of his iconic images i am not even sure how ( the one below) and was blown away. investigation and discovery ensued.

not long ago i have received an email from  empty quarter gallery who came across that particular blog post, letting me know that f.c.  gundlach's work will be on display along with some other iconic fashion photographers as well as vintage harper's bazaar and vogue covers as well as display of vintage dress collection from archives of parveen shaath. images of parveen taken by aya atoui will be on display as well.

if you love fashion or photography or hopefully both, do not miss out on this.

do you have certain memories attached to certain pieces in your wardrobe? of course you do.

i have worn these shoes to a special new year's celebration with two girlfriends ( you know who you are) and also to 2many djs/groove armada gig organised by 9714. and the dress comes all the way from melbourne. petite marie and i exchanged dresses many years ago and i got this gorgeous peachy-coral pleated wonder. the rings are from aldo and are birthday gifts, memory free for now.

images courtesy of natasha carella.

yes natasha, i did look up your skirt a little.

i would like to rephrase that age old saying that " variety is the spice of life". i think randomness is and amor is that. a quarterly experimental publication by fn designs with a samizdat feel, featuring five people from dubai (natasha carella, james clar, aya atoui, evan collisson and myself) sharing images/stories in a, yes you guessed it, random way.

i am very happy to be part of the first issue, especially that i got to share the typical dialogue i have with people who ask me where am i from for last 15 years. apparently i am funny when i am completely serious.

amor is limited to 250 hand numbered issues and retails at 20 aed.

it's available at shelter, traffic, the jam jar, cuadro gallery and the empty quarter. to stock copies please contact designstudio.fn@gmail.com.

p.s.vivek, i haven't forgiven you for putting capital letters. you now owe me a huge artwork.

i am not big on posting ad campaigns, especially louis vuitton ones ( aren't you tired of madge? i so am) but their new fall campaign is definitely a future retro ( is this a patented phrase yet?). featuring supermodels from there different decades ( and three different hair colors) with most amazing ponytails that i can't stop staring at. since i have given up on long hair ( again) i urge all the women out there with ponytailable (!) hair to wear one at least once a month or better yet, once a week.  your lovers/friends will thank you.

i am so twirling the next familiar ponytail i see.

p.s. oh everything else is perfect too in these shots. but dju knew that already.

i got an email from my friend ebrahim mirmalek a while back, titled " you might like this"  and when i saw these images my heart skipped a beat (not exaggerating, i am silly like that). thanks for sharing them with me, ebrashka.

p.s. i wish i knew something about these women and their lives. don't you?