This year’s Carte Blanche collection from Boucheron focusses on the similarities that bring us together and the differences that make us unique as human beings. Every year, Carte Blanche gives Creative Director Claire Choisne an opportunity to reflect anew on what is considered precious. In 2024’s Or Bleu, she explored the increasing scarcity of water;...
In honour of company founder Michel Parmigiani, Parmigiani Fleurier has released a 30th anniversary atelier piece limited to just five examples. Celebrating 30 years of living legacy and independent vision, the Carillon Tourbillon is part of the Objets D’Art Collection and draws on the memory of historic watches, the intelligence of chiming mechanisms, the patience...
As we approach the period when the weather changes and the deep heat of summer gives way to the cooler temperatures of the winter months, our focus is on feeling good. From regenerative lip treatments and lifting facial applications to body mousses and uplifting scents, the new season is starting to look beautiful. SAIE SUPERSUEDE...
L’Envol, the latest collection from Ziad Nakad, takes inspiration from birds on the wing. The Lebanese designer returned to the mountains of his homeland to introduce the 34-piece couture collection, whose name means flight in French, extending a poetic invitation to escape the noise of life and return to nature. The collection translates the sensation...
You’ll probably have spotted that at OHLALA, we love fashion. We really enjoy putting together our biannual trends reports, sifting through the runway and campaign images from multiple fashion houses to spot the themes that are cropping up again and again (and making our shopping lists). LA DOUBLE This season, designers seem to have decided...
H&M is proud to unveil the name of its next designer collaborator: ELIE SAAB. The ELIE SAAB H&M collection will reflect the brand’s contemporary vision, as well as its house codes. It will encompass womenswear, menswear and a range of accessories, including footwear. Highlights are embellished gowns, shimmering separates and sharply cut tailoring. Details include...
OHLALA TOOK TO THE ROADS IN THE MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 200 HYBRID TO DISCOVER A SHARPER, MORE TECH SAVVY REIMAGINATION OF THE CLASSIC. Easily grabbing our attention as we approached, our MercedesBenz CLA 200 Hybrid was finished in Aqua-Mint, and, with its illuminated grille glowing, it looked as though somebody had sharpened every familiar CLA line....
A visit to Legacy at Bahrain Financial Harbour introduced Liz O’Reilly to more than just a menu, it was a lifetime’s memories on a plate. At Legacy, Executive Chef Amer Alhawaj – yes, you probably know the name from MBC’s popular Top Chef TV programme – was determined to cook from the heart and use...
A visit to Shine Spa at Sheraton Bahrain Hotel offered Liz O’Reilly the perfect opportunity to relax and reset. Alongside the spa, there are comprehensive fitness facilities – a mixed gym with more machines than I have, perhaps, ever seen, with pieces of Technogym equipment I didn’t even recognise. There’s also a ladies-only gym and...
OHLALA chatted to Nasra Grimley, founder and President of Alkem Longevity and Aesthetic Clinic, to learn how longevity is becoming ingrained in the beauty and well-being landscape. “…real transformation isn’t about a single treatment or a quick fix. It’s about the daily, unglamorous work of consistency.” ‒ Nasra Grimley OHLALA – Please tell us a...