Local fashion fantastic

The fashion, the glamour, the luxury. Beirut has long been full of trend crazed, snazzy dressers and designers keen to leave their mark on the international scene. Beyond the obvious fashion victims and overly zealous devotion to cosmetic surgery, lies a city that regularly comes alive with exhibitions and events that celebrate local artistry, artisanship and talent with a vast selection of clothes, accessories and more. At Beirut Design Week (BDW), a week long gathering for the creative community, I bumped into Soniya Kirpalani during Hilary Alexander’s lecture on fashion journalism. The winner of many impressive awards, Kirpalani is best known for her acclaimed films and initiatives across different media platforms. She currently has her sights set on Lebanon and is working on a film about the local scene: “Plastic Fantastic”. And what comes next is the local scene as seen through her eyes with all the inherent challenges and