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Alara Kap / April 09, 2013
Top Five Spring Trends for Spring/Summer Spring/Summer shows for 2013 shook with the news of Hedi Slimane being back in “Saint Laurent” without the Yves, Jil Sander returning to Jil Sander, and Raf Simons taking over Dior. However the mo... Read More »
Alara Kap / April 08, 2013
Delicious, Quick, and Microwavable Surrounded by plazas filled with men and women who have automatic alarms set to 12 pm, Kanyon is the ultimate lunch spot for the suit-and-tie crowd. While it almost has too many options when it comes to filli... Read More »
Alara Kap / April 04, 2013
Hüseyin Çağlayan To The Rescue Hüseyin Çağlayan has ben a world-renowned name in the sartorial biosphere for a long time, winning two “British Designer of the Year” awards. He has finally graced Istanbul with his t... Read More »
Feride Yalav / April 02, 2013
Best of Nişantaşı Shopping The last time we strolled on the city’s most symmetric sidewalks, belonging to none other than Nişantaşı, we felt a certain kind of envy for a street cat lounging at the entrance of a café. ... Read More »
Alara Kap / March 29, 2013
It's Always Time For Dessert at Five O'Clock It’s not difficult to distinguish (or smell) the pantone-colored patisserie standing tall and delicious next to other shops. Reminiscent of a café in Paris, looks and taste-wise, Five O’Clo... Read More »
Rhiannon Davies / March 27, 2013
Easter Shopping: Where to Indulge Your Sweet Tooth Easter has somehow become an excuse to satisfy sweet teeth around the world. It may not be celebrated in Turkish culture but that’s no reason to prevent from indulging in some familiar traditions. As th... Read More »
Alara Kap / March 26, 2013
Fey: Staying True To Customers Fatoş Yalın’s loyalty to simplistic sophistication is unquestionable with a collection composed of ageless garments that have wearable separation. With a subtle salute to the olden times, when clothes... Read More »
Feride Yalav / March 25, 2013
Best Modern Turkish Design Shops Even though the Ottoman Empire is no more, its aesthetic qualities have become the foundation of many modern Turkish designs. See our favorite purveyors of this new aesthetic:   Armaggan With separ... Read More »
Alara Kap / March 22, 2013
An Organic Journey to Olive Farm Over the past couple of years, chemical substances have been discreetly injected into our lives via nutrition and beauty products. Maintaining a healthy life without these unnatural products is becoming harde... Read More »
Feride Yalav / March 18, 2013
Istanbul's Best Vintage Stores There are two suitcases filled with letters that span nine years and detail the words of two lovers who are not allowed to be with one another for reasons that never make sense to anyone but to the people who... Read More »