Pantone Colour of the Year for 2014:Radiant Orchid Part 1 Makeup

Dear Readers,

I know it is already April but  as I have just recently started blogging again I had to do a colour of the year post. As most of you already know the creative movers and shakers of the colour industry come together ever year at a clandestine meeting in European capital every year to choose what shall be the colour of the year.. This year they have chosen one of my favourite colours..radiant orchid as can be seen above.

The colour of the year will be seen in clothing, accessories also in in furnishings, and interior decor items, make up and in the print in industry.

You can incorporate this gorgeous colour into your life, see how below:


Use these beautiful shades as eye shadow by YSL

Luscious lipstick shades in radiant orchid can be found to suit all skin tones and budgets as compiled by the lovely lady at lipstick dupe, I personally love Lancome Violette Coquette and YSL's Fuschia in Rage both suit Asian and Arab skin tones particularly well.

Check out the top ten radiant orchid nail polish shades as shown by the blogger at polish insomniac
like her, I also love the Don't Violet Me Down colour by OPI

Courtesy polish insomniac

If you are more daring you could dye your hair purple and magenta a give off a Katy Perry vibe

Purple and magenta hair courtesy:

Art of Fashion the Splash Spring Summer 2014 fashion show

I am a fan of  Splash especially their accessories they provide trendy pieces at high street prices. Read on for a press release about their Spring Summer '14 collection which was showcased in the their Dubai fashion show.

Celebrating the concept of art is fashion, the Splash Spring Summer’14 fashion show explored varied possibilities of art applied to garments, where each was seen as a blank canvas for free artistic expression. Titled ‘Art of Fashion’, the show featured this season’s newest works of art which will be seen hanging in all Splash stores across the Region. Held at Dubai Studio City, the show enthralled a 3000 strong audience of style-conscious aficionados from across the Region.

 Inspired by the season’s trends and the recently concluded catwalk extravaganza, Raza Beig,

CEO, Splash & ICONIC, said," At Splash we have always strived to work on unique concepts and sets and this season we got inspired by the fact that fashion is an art form and one that is very influential. A season that is all about structure and minimalistic fashion our runway was a mix of pop to abstract art to nuances of tribal art and surrealism as we presented a collection of high street must haves.”

With the SS’14 blockbuster trends already at the top of every fashionistas shopping list, the Splash runway married themes beautifully with each other to offer high-voltage fashion. The show started with Popism, a trend that exhibits the surge of pop inspired fashion and is influenced heavily by the likes of Andy Warhol and Roy Litchenstien.  Application of artwork to garments with a strong primary colour palette and bold geometric patterns this was one of the boldest collection so the runway.  

Next in line was Sketch Art where freedom of expression is key with sketching, paint splatter and scribble inspired prints forming the core.  Just as art combines opposite textures on a canvas, the Splash collection included combinations like sheer with solid, shiny with matt and embellishments with strong clean modern lines, bringing a whole new dimension to clothing.  Dominating the runway were trends like cubism and constructivism which are key for the season in terms of shape influences and introducing a clean minimalist fashion future. 

The season promises to be print dominated with the most conversational prints and bold designs where photo-real surrealist collages are fashioned and applied to formal jackets, casual tees and sweaters.  The mixture of abstract art and visually impactful brush strokes are applied to garments as if painted by hand offering a line-up of head turning pieces. Last but not the least is Tribalism, a popular theme that is reborn in a whole new form. Bold and bright ikat tribal designs with flashes of neon with a big emphasis on body conscious silhouettes are must haves.

Not to be left behind are accessories with particularly artful designs like fruit adorning neckpieces, clutch bags with raffia fringing and oversized tassel decorations. A combination of visually stimulating and thought provoking collection the Splash SS'14 wardrobe presented on the runway will be available from now until June’14 in store while all the looks from the catwalk are available on

www.splashfashions.com and

www.Facebook.com/Splashfashions

If you want to watch the show tune in to www.Youtube.com/SplashFashion.