Before the nautical trend gets completely overshadowed by the new queen of the fashion block (houndstooth, if you haven’t heard), we offer our take on white, blue, and pleats with our look of the week – featuring Dora Peric, founder of The Fashion Network.

Before vivid colours get old, suffer the same fate as studs and become a thing of the sartorially reckless past, we wanted to suggest a few items to put down on your Spring shopping list first so you can get some serious style mileage on the hottest trend of the season.

Forgive our silence while the sartorial Mardi Gras that was Paris Menswear Fashion Week A/W 2011 was in full swing last week. We wanted all the shows to finish before we could take our favourite looks and present them to you like a curated style album. Gather round, gentlemen. These are the looks to aspire to next Fall.

Ladies of Dubai, if you love the woven leather bags by Bottega Veneta then we’re sure that you’ll fall head over heels in love with the new luxury handbag line soon to hit the shelves at Saks Fifth Avenue in Dubai. New York-based Creative Director Be Inthavong is launching his first solo effort titled The Heritage Weave Collection after being the other half of famous fashion label Be&D for almost six years.

Whoever said brands like Hermes and Balenciaga are reserved for the Rockefellers of the world? Over the years, luxury houses have been expanding their offerings to accommodate a broader range of customers, because the dollars of the ultra-rich, while they come in much greater volumes, differ in no way to those of common folk like you and me. And the more dollars a business can get, the better, right?

A spoiled brat is one of those things whose concept we acknowledge, but won’t admit we actually know (or are) in real life. You know they’re out there, you just won’t accept the fact that you’re friends with one. Here’s the deal: They do exist and dealing with them on a regular basis is part and parcel of having a social life.

The Dubai World Cup is truly just around the corner. With only two days and 12 hours before the ultimate fashion showdown begins (and we’re not talking about fashion week!), we understand that all attendees are going crazier by the minute, mulling over the painstaking details of looking as fabulous at the races as heaven and earth could allow. Fashion emergencies abound so we’re bringing…

Take a quick look at Deux Lux’s overnight bag. Look familiar? We already know what you’re thinking – you want to scream “Rip off! Bottega Veneta should sue them!” Well, in their defense (and we’re making it a point to defend them apparently), that timeless Bottega weave has a diagonal orientation, and these ones don’t, so the mother-daughter duo behind the high-street company didn’t exactly…

Brighten up your Spring with the fashionably colourful Stephanie handbag by Diane von Furstenberg. Featured in the DVF Resort Runway Show, the woven leather hobo channels a youthful and funky Bottega Veneta spirit without making the wearer look 20 years older.

A favourite among A-list celebrities including Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and Jessica Biel, our handbag of the week features unique construction, impeccable detail, and…