Author: Nadine Mneimneh
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The Lebanese crisis and social media marketing
The Lebanese crisis and social media marketing: resuming “business as usual” in the context of a revolution? There is a question that is being raised quite recurrently these days: is it somehow OK to resume posting on social media about our brand / our work / our store while we ? The first weeks of…
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fashion brands and businesses closures : doing it incognito or out-in-the-open?
fashion brands and businesses closures : doing it incognito or out-in-the-open Although nobody reads blogs anymore, I do maintain this blog section of my site, in a way to keep my brand’s journal. And I’ve come to realize that many things have closed down since I’ve started, whether it’s publications, blogs, brands, stores or organizations. …
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Ballpen sketching
I’ve never been keen on drawing or illustrating. During my time in fashion school, I would get very lazy at detailing the hands, the nose, the hair, or eye makeup of my figurine sketches. I couldn’t wait to go to the cutting table, lay that thin paper and start drafting the pattern. During a job…
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nadine mneimneh @ Homegrown Market Jeddah
I’m happy to announce that you can now shop my pieces at Homegrown Market, one of the coolest concept stores in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Check the address here and read about Homegrown Market in this review published in Arab News
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Sneak-peek : Classic fabric tests
Things I do at the studio: Fabric Tests One of the challenges of buying stock fabric rolls is that, very often, the fabric composition is missing. So here I am, performing a burn test on a small swatch of the khaki fabric that I used for the Kaftan Dress .
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That picture is 6 years old
That picture is 6 years old. Back then I had highlights in my hair, but to this day I sit on the same stool, at the same sewing machine, in that same studio on Hamra street. I am a maker.
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The challenge of sourcing fabric
The challenge of sourcing fabric when being based in Lebanon When it comes to sourcing fabric, I mainly rely on what’s available locally. My activities aren’t yet big enough to require large fabric quantity orders from overseas international mills. Organic fabrics, tech fabrics, recycled fibers, all these dreamy options have a noble cost and I…
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Exclusive : nadine mneimneh @ Lone Design Club for London Fashion Week Fringe ’19
Join me at Lone Design Club LDC Concept in Soho- London for LFW fringe ’19 This London Fashion Week, nadine mneimneh will be taking part in Lone Design Club co-curated concept store in the heart of Soho (59 Greek Street) with other premium independent fashion, accessories and lifestyle brands.
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The way we do things
Citing Dries Van Noten for whom I have tremendous admiration, from the Netflix documentory “Dries” : “To shock now, you really have to do crazy things. Everything you can find on the Internet, Everything. So it is very difficult to stand out by shocking, so it is now more the way you do…
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nadine mneimneh picked for Randa Tabbah Jewellery photoshoot
We are very happy and flattered to have the Rewrap top and Ruffle Top complementing Randa Tabbah gorgeous jewellery in their latest collection shoot.