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  • STYLECARTEL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2014

    Ho, Ho, Ho…. Merry Christmas! Ok, it’s not Christmas just yet, but it is that time we shell out thousands of dollars for the one’s we love. But as the years go by and technology advances faster than something that moves really quickly, it get’s harder and harder to out due a previous gift. So…

  • MAKEUP MONDAY | NANETTE LEPORE FOR ORIGINS

    ‘Tis that season again. The time where we dread gracing all shopping arenas but suck it up for our loved one. For us, it’s a different story. Though we are privy to some of the coolest, most amazing launches, collaborations, and innovative items on the market, we still have to narrow down the “yay” from…

  • DESIGNER TO WATCH: HUB OF AFRICA, ADDIS EDITION – KATUNGULU MWENDWA

    We’re back. With the weekend being over it’s time to showcase our last few designers. Today we focus on Katungulu Mwendwa, or Katush, to those who know her. This shy, sweet, but hilariously funny young designer studied in England, but returned home to Kenya soon after to start her career.  After sourcing for stores to…

  • DESIGNER TO WATCH: HUB OF AFRICA, ADDIS EDITION – YOHANNES SISTERS

    There’s nothing like speaking with Africans that not only call Africa home, but see a brighter future for such a rich continent.. Lilly Yohannes and ZeZe Yohannes, or formally know as, the Yohannes Sister’s Couture, conceptualize each collection around this ideology. Focusing on their love for Ethiopia, each collection mixes the beauty of traditional wear…

  • DESIGNER TO WATCH: HUB OF AFRICA, ADDIS EDITION – RUALD RHEEDER

    Our designer today, RUALD RHEEDER, I love. I can say that without a fear of being blacklisted as he was the only menswear to showcase this season at Hub of Africa, Addis. His designs are easy to understand, translatable to markets, and very much so his own. A South African native, he’s won “Best New Designer” and “The most…

  • DESIGNER TO WATCH: HUB OF AFRICA, ADDIS EDITION – ROOOI

    Last week, we attended Hub of Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. You know the place where civilization is believed to have begun, where all the most beautiful women are thought to reside, and home to the African Union. It’s the ideal place of where old world is slowly catching up to the new world, but…

  • AIRMALL PITTSBURGH GETS A HIGH FASHION MAKEOVER

    Years ago, whem I was in college, Pittsburgh wasn’t a blip on the Richter scale of places you wanted to visit. It was always the bright lights of Paris, the scooter clad streets of Milan, or the fashion avenues of New York. As years passed, I graduated and moved to the Big Apple, Pittsburgh has been…

  • SUMMER STYLES| PRE-TRAVEL MUST HAVES

    Before every great trip is stressful packing. Whether it’s for a staycation in the B&B 30 miles out, or a plane hopping excursion across the Atlantic, you must always be prepared. Throughout my years of traveling, I still haven’t learned the trick to pack efficiently and effectively. So this summer, I’ve spent loads of time…

  • AIRBERLIN ANNOUNCES BUSINESS CLASS SALE

    The one thing I love about vacation is the splurging aspect of traveling. I mean if you’re going to travel to a 6-night luxury spa hotel in Bali, wouldn’t you want to get the luxury party started in the air? Lucky for you, airberlin has covered. Since the launch of their new business class, airberlin…

  • EURAIL: THE WAY TO TRAVEL IN EUROPE

    Get ready Europe, tourists are coming! It’s that time of year again where recent graduates backpack through Europe as they live like natives with their broken Spanish gallivanting from country to country, discovering what to do next with their lives. I was that person back in college after doing my semester abroad, except most of…

  • INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE| SIENNA CHARLES

    Sometimes you wish for the life of travel and luxury. Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to live it. Other times it’s a passion you turn into an occupation. Sienna Charles, the most elite brick and morter travel agency in the world, are spilling their secrets on what makes them so unique. With the worldwide web attempting…

  • NET-A-PORTER.COM X WESTHOUSE HOTEL

    Newly opened New York luxury boutique hotel, WestHouse, announces partnership with online luxury retailer, NET-A-PORTER.COM. Guests, or as WestHouse refers to them, “residents,” can enjoy a customized shopping experience from the comfort of their room. Each room is equipped with a dedicated phone line direct to NET-A-PORTER’s customer care. Upgrade to one WestHouse’s suites and…