Harlem Nights...

Hello Everyone!
Sorry I was away for business and was not able to update my blog for almost 2 weeks!! Time flies...
In the meantime, I had to organise a moroccan theme party for our close friend living in Spain...It was my friends wedding anniversary and they wanted to have a romantic party night where they could fall in love all over again...
I wanted to create a theme which was cosy, yet exotic, bohemian, and foreign.
So, I decided to use all our items from our store.

Here are some quick tips to organise a moroccan theme:
☆Lanterns are a must, try to find a moroccan lantern, or anything close to it.
☆Colourful cushions all around the seats (low seats, ottoman pouffes, or a low matteress)
☆rich colour textiles...
☆absolutely candel lights , esssential!
☆rose petals...In Morocco, some house always prepare fresh rose petals everyday in their houses...
☆babouche slippers (if there is a carpet) for the guests to wear
☆comfortable carpets...
☆bellydance belts, or guests willing to volunteer for a shimmy! or hire a bellydancer (s)
☆for smokers, place some sheesha (water tabacco, hoppa)
☆Have some round moroccan metal tables, and cushions around them.

You don't need all of them, but theses will help you create an unforgettable event.

P.S.: I have been away from my fashion business , but hope to be updating my fall catalog soon! Look out for my ebay shop

Shokuran wa maasalama , with love

Our new Moroccan tea glass collection!

Hurray!! We are still in the proccess of updating our new Autumn collection...and it takes so long sometimes (taking photos, edit, uploading, writing discription etc..) phewww...
We recently started selling internationally with EBAY. It's actually quite nice and I might put more of our items in EBAY in the future.
Our shop is call 'La Maison Marrakech'.
Check out our store:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/La-Maison-Marrakech

I still have plenty of Vintage clothing to upload and list...

But in the meantime, please have a glance at our new Moroccan Tea Glass Series...

If you like them, you could buy them at our new EBAY store... Lovely ♥♥♥

How about a Moroccan Lantern to spice up your home ?

I love moroccan lanterns. When you go to morocco, especially Marrakech, in the night time, the houses are fulled with romantic lanterns and carpets.
It's amazing that they do this at a day to day bases...it really certainly keeps the beauty of the city, not to mention a romantic atmosphere in the house.
Most houses (or riads) we have been invited, always welcomed us and the guests with moroccan lanterns in the front door.
For more elaborate celebrations, we had parties, where they had carpets right from the entrance of the gate of the house till the entrance of the house with beautiful lanterns on both sides of the carpet...And believe me, the distance between the gate and the house could be many many yards for some luxury houses.

I am planning to bring in some Moroccan lanterns in the future for my 'Maison Marrakech' collections. Here are some I've found via the internet.
Let me know how you think, and would you like one in your home?
Let's decorate your home with some bohemian touch...

I love these white ones, it very feminine. I am planning to put these lanterns in my collection.

This miss-match gives the essense of a rustic bohemian look...

These are rustic style lanterns...it gives the room an antique flair, yet very stylish and mystic..

Let me know which one's you like...there are much more seletion in the market (souk) in Marrakech, I can't wait to go to my next shopping! I'd like to design some lanterns for my collection soon...

My new tunic fashion collection 'Fall Maison Marrakech 2010' will be coming out on the 1st September. Please check my etsy shop, or my blog for further details. Shokkuran min Kalbi

(thank you with love)☆

Live free, Live bohemian, be bohemian...

My favorite hangout-Bo Zin Marrakech

I just came back from Marakech and feel nice and relaxed. I just loved the warm and sunny weather there.For me the night life is an important time to recuperate and to relax. As I have a daughter to take care in the afternoons, the night time is a great time to catch up with myself as a women, as a special being!
My favorite place to hangout is Bo Zin.
You'll be amazed how many great places you can hangout in Marrakech.
Love you Marrakech!

They serve Thai/Moroccan/European food...Thai/Japanese is so hip in Marrakech. And the food is fab too.

 There are bamboos all around the bar & restaurant. The ambience is just suberb. With the dark atmosphere and candles, you feel you are in a mystic place...

Ramadan Arabian Nights Project

Hello everyone & Happy Ramadan ,

Yes, Ramadan has started and it's that time of year again in Marrakech where things are really slow in the afternoons and are really really lively in the night time.

Ramada is a religous event and lasts for 1 month long. During that time, most people (and in Morocco, this is totally voluteerly) fast during the day and break their fast when the sun sets. In fact Magrib (which is the name of Morocco in Arabic) mean the far west, and also means sun set. It's called Magrib, because Morocco is the most west of the arbic countries.

The Moroccans during Ramadan, live for the night time parties, and they are quite glamourous as well as spiritual.
Here are some inspirations of an arabic theme party...

Ramadan Moubarak...Party like a Bohemian, be free like a Bohemian.

My memoriable Alhambra Palace, Spain

Every year when it gets close to my birthday (which is on the 20th of this month!!), I always remember the wonderful and romantic birthday I had with my husband when we just met...
I asked him that I wanted to spend my birthday at the Alhambra palace in south of Spain...so we did ! That was a good 7 years ago...ah, time goes by, and we have a beautiful daughter together now, but those memories are still vivid and special.
Do you have a special moment in your life, and is it still vivid in your memory?

I want to share with you pics of this beautiful beautiful, absolutely stunning old arab architecture masterpiece with you. Hope you like it!

☆Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalucia (South of Spain)

Now, just abit of its history...(so sorry my blog is abit long today).

The name derives from the Arabic ‘Al-Qalat-al-Hamra’ which means ‘The Red Fortress’, due to the red colour of the brickwork.

The first references to the Alhambra Castle started to appear in the ninth century, but it was in the thirteenth century that the fortress part of the complex, Alcazaba was built.

You have to remember that at this time, Spain was ruled by the Moors (now Moroccans) , and Andalucía was the last Muslim state in Spain, so the Sultan (or Emir) needed impressive and secure fortresses to try to hold onto his lands.

The Alhambra Castle was completed during the Nasrid Dynasty (mid fourteenth century), with the construction of the residential palaces (Palacios Nazaries).

The palaces, made up of three distinct parts, The Mexuar, The Comares Palace and The Palace of the Lions, are stunning for their Arab architecture, and exquisite attention to detail in the decoration.

Through out the palace, you can see all the beautiful arabic designs on the walls. Alhambra still feels like home to the Moroccans (The Moors). Maybe thats why I love it so much...

Arabian Magic Inspirational Kaftans...

We all have this image that Kaftans are abit too out of the fashion. Well think again, there are so many new styles Kaftan (and Ethinic costumes) out there that you could definately wear for that special occassion and would not only look drop dead GORGEOUS, but also would stand before the crowd...
There are collections from various Moroccan to Middle Eastern Designer kaftans.
Enjoy, and let me know if you like them, and think could wear for that special wedding, anniversary, party...

Be Bohemian, live free...