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Simply elegant
Malak Ahmed is one of a new generation of young up-and-coming Saudi fashion designers. She launched her brand last year but is already creating waves with ready-to-wear pieces that are simple, elegant and meticulously tailored. She recently launched her Eve collection at the Hub 27.1 concept store in Jeddah. Qurratulain Wahab met with Malak to find out more
From the May 2019 issue of Lucire KSA

Hero products and ideas emerge at Secret Room Events’ pre-MTV Movie & TV Awards’ nominee lounge
US west coast editor Elyse Glickman won’t make it to San Diego Comi-con this year, but she encounters genuine lifesavers during the festivities
Photographed by the author

The Scene: from celebrating Chinese fashion to fund-raising for Alzheimer’s
Lola Cristall attends a myriad of glamorous events around New York City, beginning with a star-studded fashion event, the China Institute Fashion Gala

Fabletics, Maddie Ziegler announce activewear collaboration
Dancer Maddie Ziegler has collaborated with the athleisure brand on a colourful limited-edition collection

Some tangled vines in Georgia
George Rush weathers Georgian hospitality and stumbles into intrigue as he mixes with everyone from a Nobel-nominated poet to Trump-haunted plutocrats
Photographed by the author

Subtle solutions
CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) announced their best beauty products for 2019 at separate events in London and New York. We look at some of the winners and key trends

Jennifer Lawrence, Emily Ratajkowski, Michael B. Jordan, Julianne Moore attend Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
Jennifer Lawrence, Michael B. Jordan, Emily Ratajkowski, Julianne Moore, Joan Smalls, Nicky Hilton, Coco Rocha and others attended Veuve Clicquot’s 12th annual Polo Classic, once again with warm weather to kick off the summer
Photographed by Jamie McCarthy and Dimitrios Kambouris

Skin science that is elemental
Prestige beauty brands La Roche–Posay and Sunday Riley source nature’s bounty to promote skin health under the harshest conditions, write Elyse Glickman and Jody Miller

Mário Radačovský’s Black Swan, White Swan—a psychological ballet that’s a welcome departure from Swan Lake
At the invitation of Royal New Zealand Ballet artistic director, Mário Radačovský’s brings his Black Swan, White Swan to Kiwi shores. Jack Yan reviews the première
Photographed by Stephen A’Court

From cherry blossoms to rock and roll
Nasiba Hafiz is widely regarded as one of Saudi Arabia’s most avant-garde women’s fashion designers. Her pop-ups have been displayed in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Dubai and London. Qurratulain Wahab visited Nasiba at her home in Jeddah to find out more
From the April 2019 issue of Lucire KSA

TAG Heuer celebrates 50 years of the Monaco watch at Grand Prix, with Bella Hadid, Winnie Harlow, Jourdan Dunn
TAG Heuer marked a half-century of its iconic Monaco watch, as worn by Steve McQueen in Le Mans, with a three-day bash centred around the Monaco Grand Prix, with guests including Bella Hadid, Winnie Harlow, Jourdan Dunn, Patrick Dempsey, Kai Lenny, Jean-Éric Vergne, Richard Madden, Daniel Brühl, and DJ Bob Sinclair
Photographed by David M. Benett and Jean-François Galeron

With the cares of the world far behind us
With a 50th anniversary limited edition based around its potent V12 DBS Superleggera, Aston Martin pays tribute to a Bond car, one that isn’t as well known as the DB5 from Goldfinger, but which deserves to be considered alongside it, says Jack Yan
Photographed by Dominic Fraser and courtesy Aston Martin

H&M announces Giambattista Valli collaboration at AmFAR gala, with Kendall Jenner, Li Yuchun, Chiara Ferragni
The Roma-born, Paris-raised designer is H&M’s latest collaborator, with a pre-drop collection hitting 12 stores on May 25, and a full collection launching worldwide on November 7

Brad Pitt returns to Cannes for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; with Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie
Five-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Cannes première brought back alumni from his films—Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio—plus Australian actress Margot Robbie

De Grisogono hosts A Night in Technicolor, with Iris Mittenaere, Nadine Leopold, Praya Lundberg
The luxury jeweller always finds ways to combine film with its latest collection, in one of the highlights of the week

Cannes day 6: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shines in gold; Petra Němcová shows eco-fashion is red carpet-worthy
The Bollywood actress chose Jean-Louis Sabaji Couture for her first appearance at Cannes this year, while Petra Němcová demonstrated a real commitment to sustainable and responsible fashion

Les Misérables tells modern story about police brutality; Araya A. Hargate, Sririta Jensen, Hina Khan on red carpet
Catching the Zeitgeist, Ladj Ly’s film on police violence is already tipped to be a potential award winner at Cannes this year
Photographed by Marcia Grandini

Escape to the worlds of Stranger Things and Aladdin
H&M ties in with Netflix on Stranger Things, while MAC ties in with Disney on Aladdin
Photographed by Matt Jones

Pursuing the dream
Since seeing her work among gift bags at Hollywood suites, we became intrigued with Elina Petrosyan, the entrepreneurial teenager with a growing following. Leyla Messian meets her
Photographed by Anna Sargsyan