November, 2009
STYLE ·
26 ACCESSORIZE: Alice in Wonderland, Geometric
28 TREND REPORTS A/W 09: Couture Cover-up, Who’s Blue?
See the season in a new light with Unfair’s trends
30 IS FASHION IGNORING US?
Unfair leads the way for Middle Eastern beauty in the industry
32 INTERNATIONAL PODIUM REPORT: S/S 2010
Our favorite looks from New York, Paris, London & Milan
TASTE ·
36 ART: Woman of the Arts
A chat with Isabelle de la Bruyère, Christie’s ME director
40 DESIGN: The End of Minimalism
It’s official: maximalism is now allowed
42 SHOPPING: Design Me
Design finds with big personalities
44 ART: Arabian Renaissance
The UAE flexes its artistic muscle
48 SHOPPING: Bookcase
What the Unfair team is reading
50 ARCHITECTURE: Designing Under the Influence
The new generation of Middle Eastern architects
FAME ·
54 ALAÏA
At lunch with one of the greatest masters of couture
58 SHAKIRA: the Hip Comeback
Shakira’s back and she’s hip
FAIR ·
63 SHOPPING: Good Goods
Unfair loves charity
65 THE CAUSE: Kiva.org
Can microcredit save the world?
TALENT ·
66 SPECIAL FEATURE: 5 Unfair Designers
The Unfair team’s selection of the five most promising designers in the Arab world: Rad Hourani, Rami Al Ali, BodyAmr, Mohammed Ashi, Qasimi
74 TALENT PROFILES
Each issue, meet the movers and shakers doing interesting things in an interesting world: Sarah Beydoun, Alexandre Zouari, Sheikha Hussa Al-Sabah, Reem Al-Faisal, Eric Fréchon, Isba, Reem Al Khalifa, Dima Rashid
FASHION ·
84 BRIGHT LIGHTS, Abu Dhabi by André Rau
96 FIERCE SUN by David Bellemere
108 CALLIGRAFFITI by Giovanni Zaccagnini
BEAUTY ·
120 LIPS TIPS: Red
Red means go
122 EYES tips: Smoky
Wide dark eyes
124 BASE TIPS: Pure
Perfect skin, perfect foundation
126 BLUSH TIPS: Fresh
Unfair will make you blush
132 PERFUME: Oriental Alchemy
Arabian scents are in
134 HAIR TIPS: Tamed
Tame the mane
FANTASY ·
138 SUPERMARKET
Have you run out of haute joaillerie?
SO UNFAIR ·
144 FEATURE: Cairollywood
Flashback on the glamorous history of Egyptian cinema
148 FEATURE: Portraits of a Special Lady
Beirut women talk about femininity
TRAVEL ·
151 DISCOVERY: Beautiful Escapes
Special occasion? Prepare body and mind at the worlds’ best spas
153 DISCOVERY: Happy New Year to Me
Surprise! We’ve planned your New Year’s party for you
154 HOTSPOTS: Kuwait City, Marrakesh, Dubai, Beirut
Unfair’s city guide is hot
157 DISCOVERY: London Underground
Want to play a little Saatchi?
STATUS ·
158 PARTY REPORT: M.E. International Film Festival
They were there, were you?
WIT ·
162 ALAA AL ASWANY: On Women
Al Aswany loves the Unfair woman
