03 juni 2026

Fashion: Zara Studio S/S 2026 Ad Campaign by Steven Meisel


Zara Studio Spring 2026 is all about romantic dressing ...... Zara Studio dropped its Spring/Summer campaign and it delivers a quiet romance that feels quite cinematic. Shot by renowned photographer Steven Meisel. This serie feels soft and covetable. Creative direction by Baron & Baron shapes a world that feels pulled from a forgotten attic with sun-bleached interiors and weathered wooden floors. Stylist Karl Templer pulls together pieces that blur the line between delicate and strong. The collection plays with color, layering and texture and feels really fresh. Be Inspired .......


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Sources: ZARA and Fashion Gone Rogue

Credits:
Fashion Label: Zara. Season: S/S 2026.
Photographer: Steven Meisel. Fashion Editor: Karl Templer

02 juni 2026

Flashback: Remembering Music Icon Prince, 1958 - 2016

Prince at the 2005 NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.
Would like to reshare with you my blogpost of 22-04-2016 about music icon Prince ........ Legendary artist Prince died at 57 (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016). Revisit his career in photos and videos. Rest in Peace, Prince. Thank you for your inspiring music and inspiration! 

Prince Rogers Nelson was an eclectic virtuoso who penned such gems as "Kiss" and "Let's Go Crazy" and who took on the music industry in his fight for creative freedom. He left his imprint on many aspects of popular culture, from film to movies to sports to politics. "As one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, Prince did it all. Funk. R&B. Rock and roll. He was a virtuoso instrumentalist, a brilliant bandleader and an electrifying performer, " The music world is going to miss him greatly. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family and friends. 

"Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince from Live At Paisley Park, 12/18/1999

Official Video of Prince - Purple Rain Live at Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY on March 30, 1985 original released on Prince & The Revolution: Live (1986). 2020 Audio Remaster by Bernie Grundman. 

Full Biography of Prince | Childhood, music career, last years of life |
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Prince performs at the Palladium in New York in 1981.

Prince performing at the Femoren on August 6th, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Prince performs during a news conference for Super Bowl XLI in 2007.
Prince performs in London in 1986.
Prince, 1990.
Prince live in Antwerp.
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Sources: Prince (website)CNNUSA TodayFashionista and 
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Haute Couture: Ziad Nakad S/S 2026 - Stunning Evening Gowns


I am completely in love with the stunning evening gowns from the Lebanese fashion designer Ziad Nakad. I published this evening my first blog about Ziad. However, I could not resist to share this fantastic You Tube video too with couture designs from his season S/S 2026. What a beauty, elegance, femininity and craftsmanship. Ziad is a real master in Haute Couture! Be Inspired ........ 



More about the fashion designer
Born of a Lebanese descent, Ziad Nakad knew from his very early teens that he was to work in fashion. Since his young years, he was attracted by eccentric fabrics, sheer embroideries and unconventional beadings which married his designs back then especially sketched for his family to wear. Encouraged by this genuine success, the talented young man decided to explore more his passion for fashion and embrace the dressmaking art with studies in the field. In parallel, he mastered the art of couture by working with many famous fashion designers in Beirut. In 1997, he turned his dream into a career when he was invited to take part to the Beirut International Fashion Show for Couture in Beirut and dressed renowned super models like Karen Mudler, NadjaUrman and Jennifer Driver.

His first fashion shows garnered much praise from critics and opened the doors to a whirling series of defiles sparking international interest for the designer. Such exposure led to another milestone to his career with his first international defile in Milano in 2001 followed suite by another one in Cannes in 2003 … and that was only the beginning …

Celebrated for his ability to reveal the feminine side of every woman, Ziad Nakad is now a design reference in fashion shows in Lebanon, the Middle East, the Gulf, Europe, Asia, the Americas and the world.

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Source: ZIAD NAKAD
Photos: Courtesy of Ziad Nakad
Video via his You Tube channel ZIAD NAKAD

01 juni 2026

Couture: Ziad Nakad F/W 2026 - Black is Beautiful (01)

 
In love with these stunning black evening gowns by Lebanese fashion designer Ziad Nakad. What a beauty, elegance, femininity and craftsmanship. With his Fall/Winter 2026 offering, Ziad Nakad refines his signature language of opulence through a lens of modern restraint. Presented as a lookbook, the collection explores the balance between couture-level embellishment and the evolving demands of contemporary dressing, where elegance is expressed with clarity rather than excess. Be Inspired .... Earlier I wrote more blogs about Couture, SEE HERE 






More about the fashion designer
Born of a Lebanese descent, Ziad Nakad knew from his very early teens that he was to work in fashion. Since his young years, he was attracted by eccentric fabrics, sheer embroideries and unconventional beadings which married his designs back then especially sketched for his family to wear. Encouraged by this genuine success, the talented young man decided to explore more his passion for fashion and embrace the dressmaking art with studies in the field. In parallel, he mastered the art of couture by working with many famous fashion designers in Beirut. In 1997, he turned his dream into a career when he was invited to take part to the Beirut International Fashion Show for Couture in Beirut and dressed renowned super models like Karen Mudler, NadjaUrman and Jennifer Driver.

His first fashion shows garnered much praise from critics and opened the doors to a whirling series of defiles sparking international interest for the designer. Such exposure led to another milestone to his career with his first international defile in Milano in 2001 followed suite by another one in Cannes in 2003… and that was only the beginning…

Celebrated for his ability to reveal the feminine side of every woman, Ziad Nakad is now a design reference in fashion shows in Lebanon, the Middle East, the Gulf, Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the world.

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Source: ZIAD NAKAD
Photos: Courtesy of Ziad Nakad

Happy Colors - Colorful Furniture Design ..........

Would like to share with you today some nice & colorful furniture designs which I found on internet. Below I will show you some cheerful examples. Like this colourful Thonet dining chair, the Patchwork armchair and sofa by Name Design Studio. Paola Lenti's colourful furniture or the Swallow Wings from Kelly Swallow. Such a cheerful designs. With such colorful furniture designs you can really making a statement! Be inspired ..........

Colourful Thonet dining chair by Name Design Studio. Source Etsy
Patchwork armchair "Spring" by Name Design Studio, Turkey. Source Etsy
Patchwork sofa with Suzani fabrics. Source: Name Design Studio - Etsy
Patchwork sofa with Suzani fabrics. Source: Name Design Studio - Etsy
Patchwork chair - items by Designbird
Swallow Wings - Kelly Swallow
An old monastery in the centre of Milan, Italy - Paola Lenti's colourful furniture


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Sources: Name Design Studio, Paola Lenti, Kelly Swallow UK