Fashion
After quiet luxury: where fashion went next
The minimalist luxury era is fading. Spring 2025 runways reveal a bold swing toward maximalism, sculptural design, and unapologetic opulence.
Mar 15, 2024
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Fashion
The Gulf Lost Up to a Quarter of Its Luxury Shoppers. The Brands Responded by Moving Further Upmarket
Bain puts the shrinkage in the Gulf's luxury customer base at 15 to 25 per cent in early 2026 while the Americas surged. The industry's answer to losing aspirational buyers has been to stop trying to keep them.
Aug 18, 2026
Fashion
Modest fashion's global moment and the GCC's role in it
Once niche, modest fashion is now a USD 295 billion market, and the GCC's influence is reshaping global style. Major luxury brands are paying attention.
Jul 30, 2024
Fashion
The Open Bag Trend Turns Luxury Inside Out
Unfastened handbags and visible linings are moving from runway provocation to celebrity styling, replacing polished secrecy with deliberate disorder.
Jul 27, 2026
Nutrition
A Healthy Diet Is Becoming a Luxury, and That Is a Public Policy Failure
The 2026 global food-security debate is shifting from calories alone to whether families can afford nutritious food. The consequences reach health, education and productivity.
Jul 31, 2026
Fashion
Fashion weeks 2025: the collections and designer moves that mattered
Spring 2025 collections revealed a luxury industry in flux, with unprecedented creative director changes at major houses signaling a complete reshuffling of the game.
May 1, 2025
Fashion
Fashion Brands Spent Years Fighting Resale. Now They Want to Run It
Secondhand is a 393 billion dollar market and roughly a tenth of all money spent on clothing. Zara, H&M, Levi's and others are building their own platforms to capture a trade they used to ignore.
Aug 17, 2026
Travel
Saudi Arabia's Tourism Megaprojects: What Is Actually Open
Billions have been promised across the Red Sea coast and Diriyah. Here is what travelers can actually book right now versus what remains a rendering.
Mar 9, 2025
Latest Trends
The Rest of the World Has Started Wearing Perfume the Way the Gulf Always Has
Higher concentrations, heavier notes, oud at the centre and fragrance treated as something you layer rather than spray. The global market has moved toward a regional habit, and Middle Eastern houses are no longer the niche option.
Aug 21, 2026
Fashion
Fashion's Autumn Answer to a Decade of Beige Is Everything at Once
Tartan, tuxedos, trains, brocade and thigh high boots all landed in the same season. After years of quiet luxury, the autumn runways went loud on purpose.
Aug 4, 2026
Recipes
Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon: Red Wine Braise
Mushrooms braise in burgundy wine until luxuriously tender. A plant-based answer to beef bourguignon, rich enough for special dinners.
Oct 8, 2024
Fashion
Style trends 2026: what people are actually wearing this year
Forget minimalism. 2026 fashion is bohemian, playful, and weirdly nostalgic, with a confidence that yesterday's good taste is today's boring.
Feb 1, 2026
Fashion
Bag Charms Survived the Backlash and Multiplied
Everyone predicted the keyring pile-up would end with 2025. Instead it consolidated into a couple of dominant styles and became a permanent accessories category.
Aug 6, 2026
Lifestyle
Soft Existence Wants Your Pantry to Look This Good
A new Dubai home goods label turns kitchen storage and candles into display-worthy objects, betting that everyday clutter deserves better design.
Jun 24, 2026
Design
Gulf Architecture's Bold Decade: GCC Skylines Transform
Neom, Qiddiya, Red Sea Project. The GCC is building at a scale that rewrites the architectural conversation. These aren't buildings. They're competing visions for the future.
Jan 14, 2026
Fashion
Sustainable fashion: progress report on a promise
After years of greenwashing, the secondhand market is growing 11x faster than retail. Real progress on sustainability exists, but the scale of waste remains sobering.
Sep 15, 2025
Travel
Coolcations Are Becoming Climate Adaptation for Travelers
Travelers are shifting destinations and seasons to avoid extreme heat, turning the coolcation from a catchy label into a planning strategy.
Jul 31, 2026
Design
Interior Design Trends 2025: After Beige
Beige's reign over neutral interiors is ending. 2025 brings warm terra cotta, mossy sage greens, and rich chocolate tones that promise rooms with actual personality.
Feb 15, 2024
Design
Color and Craft Return to Interior Design
Maximalism is officially strategic. 2026 designers pair bold jewel tones with intentional craftsmanship, ditching minimalism for rooms that demand attention and touch.
Jul 10, 2024
Fashion
Nobody Can Agree How Big Modest Fashion Is, and That Is the Story
One widely cited figure puts the category at 86 billion dollars. Another puts it at 254 billion. The gap is not a rounding error, it is a disagreement about what modest fashion actually is.
Aug 16, 2026
Diving
Gozo Makes a Strong Case for Europe's Most Practical Dive Week
Compact geography, shore access, wrecks and a new six-person hyperbaric unit make Gozo an unusually practical Mediterranean base for a mixed-experience dive trip.
Jul 25, 2026
Business
The Red Sea Crisis Is Squeezing Gulf Restaurant Margins
Shipping disruption is pushing up the cost of imported produce and packaging, and Gulf restaurateurs are running out of room to absorb it quietly.
Apr 9, 2024
Recipes
Moutabal Baba Ghanouj: Smoky Eggplant Tahini Dip
Charred eggplant blended with tahini, garlic, and lemon creates this silky Lebanese dip with a distinctly smoky depth.
Sep 14, 2024
Latest Trends
Wellness trends that actually stick vs the ones already dying
Gut health is real, personalized nutrition is trending, but collagen shots are on their way out. Here's what the $6.3T wellness economy reveals.
Jul 5, 2024
Latest Trends
Digital detox is real now: dumbphones, offline clubs, and why
The smartphone backlash isn't niche anymore. Dumbphones are making a comeback, and people are seriously considering it. Here's the data.
Dec 10, 2024
Fashion
Sheer Dressing Is Back and the Argument Came With It
Illusion gowns and transparent couture are dominating red carpets again, and the online reaction is as reliable as the trend. Both are doing exactly what they are designed to do.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
Power Suiting Returns, This Time With Controlled Volume
Oversized tailoring is back, but the 2026 version insists on proportion. Tonal dressing does the rest, building an outfit from one colour family instead of contrast.
Aug 6, 2026
Design
Small Space Design: The Apartment Playbook
Maximize square footage without the minimalist trap. Here's how contemporary designers make small apartments feel larger, livable, and genuinely yours.
Jun 9, 2026
Recipes
One-Pan Wonders: The Formula That Conquered Food Media
One sheet pan, 30 minutes, everything done. The one-pan dinner isn't just a trend, it's how America stopped cooking complicated meals.
Apr 22, 2025
Diving
Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Opens Up: What Dive Tourism Actually Offers
New resorts, new dive licences and a scaled-back masterplan. Here is the real state of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea diving push, not the pitch deck version.
Feb 10, 2026
Health
The Same Word Is on Your Serum, Your Collagen Powder and the Vial Someone Is Selling on Telegram
Peptide is a chemical category, not a claim. The two versions most people actually buy are the ones with the least regulation and, oddly, the best safety record. Here is what the trials support and what physics gets in the way of.
Aug 20, 2026
