May, 2016

• 7 May

  BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE

  

    Astbury / DPA Think of goths and you think of pierced and pale-faced youngsters head-to-toe in black. Think again. The goth fashion scene is now a riot of colour and open to eccentrics and exhibitionists of all ages. A talent for outlandish dressing goes on public display at weekend gatherings like a festival in the English coastal town of ...

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• 7 May

  BFC announces shortlist for designer menswear fund

  

    Relaxnews The British Fashion Council (BFC) has revealed the designers shortlisted for its BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund. The prestigious award will see the winner receive a £150,000 grant (about US$217,000) to grow their label, as well as £50,000 value (about US$72,000) in kind services and 12 months of mentoring from industry experts. Urban label Sibling, which hit the headlines ...

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• 7 May

  Carolina Herrera designs capsule collection for Mytheresa.com

    Relaxnews Fashion designer Carolina Herrera has teamed up with luxury e-tailer Mytheresa.com on a limited-edition capsule collection reports WWD. The news comes just days after the designer celebrated 35 years in the business. Commenting on what we can expect from the range, Herrera said, “The collection is very reminiscent of the glamor from my first collection. It embodies the ...

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• 7 May

  Higher heels mean you live in a wealthy city

  

    Relaxnews Do you live in your high heels? Chances are you live in a wealthy city, new research suggests. American women who relocate to wealthier cities are more likely to adopt the fashion preferences of those around them (including higher stilettos), while those who move to poorer cities are more likely to eschew the local norm and stick with ...

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• 7 May

  Chanel shows Cruise collection in Havana with Latin beats

  

    Relaxnews The French fashion house headed to Havana to present its Cruise 2016-2017 collection, in the brand’s first ever Latin American catwalk show. To celebrate the event, Karl Lagerfeld crafted a collection bursting with life, with color and with sparkle, and jam-packed with references to the Caribbean island and the new chapter in its history. It was on the ...

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• 7 May

  Indian restaurant with a colonial feel

  

    Sunaina Rana/ Emirates Business Owned by a new management, the all new Mahec Restaurant at the Le Meridian Village, Garhoud is a fine dining restaurant and lounge featuring modern interiors and a brand new menu. Stylishly designed, the restaurant has 180 seating capacity — including indoor and a patio. The interiors of the restaurant exhibit a modern colonial style ...

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• 7 May

  World’s first solar-powered chemical pump

  

    Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS CheckPoint Pumps and Systems is the world Llader in solution-driven design and manufacturer of metering pumps, control systems, process packages and solar systems for chemical injection. All of CheckPoint pumps and packages are engineered, manufactured, and tested at its world headquarters in Louisiana, US. It has also set up its Middle East base at ...

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• 4 May

  World stocks retreat amid growth worries

    London / AFP Global stock markets extended their sell-off on Wednesday as disappointing US jobs figures added to reignited concerns about weak growth. After a run of gains for equities, traders have been spooked by a string of disappointing data from China to Europe and the United States that has led them to question whether hopes of a nascent ...

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• 4 May

  Belarus exempts UAE citizens from pre-entry visa

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has announced that the UAE’s citizens could travel to the Republic of Belarus without the need for prior entry visa requirement, and can stay for a period not exceeding 30 days. Ahmed Saeed Elham Al Dhahiri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the ministry, said the ministry ...

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• 4 May

  ‘Urgent need to keep advancing Arab women on economic front’

  

    KUALA LUMPUR / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, Wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and Honorary Chairperson of the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), attended the Sharjah Business Women Forum in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Organised by NAMA in collaboration with the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce ...

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