Each chapter of my childhood and adolescence is distinguished in my memory by the styles my family has been sporting. Whether its pictures of my dad’s high-wasted pants days in the early 80s, or my mom’s look in 89. And that’s probably it, I have never chased something so badly, as I did with vintage! Maybe it had something to do with my fascination with the 1980s and my grandma's old magazines collection, or maybe it’s genetic!
Going through yesteryear issues of international magazines of 'Vogue' and 'Donna', reliving the years of 83 and 85 that once started powerful fashion-statements of second hand parkas, ripped denims and street-beaten leathers. Chip off the block and actually talking about men and the flea market obsession of the time, then and once again, it’s sprung among us... It was the 80s that Brooke shields epitomized, as she was called for it by Time magazine in 1981, the time when she was assigned to advertise for Calvin Klein denim ads, dressed up too informally for the occasion. 'The Blue Lagoon' and 'Endless Love' star was perhaps best remembered for her CK slogan, "Nothing comes between me and my Calvin's". She donned uniqueness, and she was only 15. She was 15 going 35, when her mother forbade anyone to touch her eye-browse, which then forced everybody to drop the tweezers and grow their eyebrows back to thick! And probably explains the thick brows of everyone at the time...
Believe it or not, Jordan has been a personal fashion inspiration to me. Jordan is an inspirational country itself! The heritage, the culture, the traditions, the history… they’re all complementary influencers on the way we dress-up and over look fashion. When you think about it, it’s astonishing living in a place where religion is publicly present! However, the statement of culture couture is on the rise again. Jordan went through a stiff period, where ideas were being suppressed and copied by the west, life wasn’t as creative, and Amman was just plain Amman. But not anymore. Culture couture is definitely back! Using prints inspired by our history, by our culture. Now lifestyle and fashion magazines are filling their pages with features on local talents and brilliant up-coming artists and designers from our home town. I read about local designers like Sama Saba and her Amman-chic looks, and Middle Eastern designer Issa who uses prints of the hatta as his recognizable print, and it makes me realize, Jordan’s fashion is back on track!
(Up, left; a hatta vest Khalid re-designed which speaks culture couture)
Going through yesteryear issues of international magazines of 'Vogue' and 'Donna', reliving the years of 83 and 85 that once started powerful fashion-statements of second hand parkas, ripped denims and street-beaten leathers. Chip off the block and actually talking about men and the flea market obsession of the time, then and once again, it’s sprung among us... It was the 80s that Brooke shields epitomized, as she was called for it by Time magazine in 1981, the time when she was assigned to advertise for Calvin Klein denim ads, dressed up too informally for the occasion. 'The Blue Lagoon' and 'Endless Love' star was perhaps best remembered for her CK slogan, "Nothing comes between me and my Calvin's". She donned uniqueness, and she was only 15. She was 15 going 35, when her mother forbade anyone to touch her eye-browse, which then forced everybody to drop the tweezers and grow their eyebrows back to thick! And probably explains the thick brows of everyone at the time...
Believe it or not, Jordan has been a personal fashion inspiration to me. Jordan is an inspirational country itself! The heritage, the culture, the traditions, the history… they’re all complementary influencers on the way we dress-up and over look fashion. When you think about it, it’s astonishing living in a place where religion is publicly present! However, the statement of culture couture is on the rise again. Jordan went through a stiff period, where ideas were being suppressed and copied by the west, life wasn’t as creative, and Amman was just plain Amman. But not anymore. Culture couture is definitely back! Using prints inspired by our history, by our culture. Now lifestyle and fashion magazines are filling their pages with features on local talents and brilliant up-coming artists and designers from our home town. I read about local designers like Sama Saba and her Amman-chic looks, and Middle Eastern designer Issa who uses prints of the hatta as his recognizable print, and it makes me realize, Jordan’s fashion is back on track!
(Up, left; a hatta vest Khalid re-designed which speaks culture couture)