The Christian Louboutin flagship boutique launched at the end of July 2011, the second stand alone boutique in Dubai and the third location within in the United Arab Emirates.

For his Fall/Winter 2011 look book, Mr. Loubi has collaborated with photographer Peter Lippman to integrate the brand’s heels and clutches into existing works of art, resulting in a fashion-inspired showcase of paintings that portray iconic subjects longing for Louboutin’s red-soled creations.

The Christian Louboutin stand alone boutique will launch at the beginning of June 2011 and will be located within the Kingdom Centre; the landmark mall and premier destination for luxury shopping in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh.

Did somebody say April 21st was Shoe Lovers’ Day? It may sound totally made up, but true-blue footwear collectors in Dubai are having a holiday just the same.

Whoever said you had to look like a homeless junkie to pull off the rock chick look? Paging Taylor Momsen, you don’t have to buy your clothes and shoes from a stripper store to look like a rebel. There are classier (read: designer) options out there and it’s a shame they haven’t been explored to the fullest extent.

No matter how mature you are or how much you have accomplished, there are still those days when you just want to feel like a pretty little princess and you wish you had an outfit to help you get into character more easily. That was the idea behind our latest look here on 52 Degrees of Fashion, featuring La Moda muse Stephanie Khouy, a PR manager based in Dubai, in a dreamy ensemble of refined pearls, regal tulle and feminine rose petals.

We’ve heard from the grapevine that slick high-street fashion retailer H&M is in the process of working out another collaboration with yet another star designer, but no one, aside from the bigwigs at the Swedish company, has any idea as to who it might be.

So, in the spirit of being imaginative, we give you our top picks for who might be (or,…

Designer Christian Louboutin and the unimaginatively monickered Loubi’s Angels made an appearance at Le Carrosse Noir And The Loubi’s Angels, presented by Mr. Louboutin himself at the Palm Beach Casino during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival.

Yes, the muses were in some kind of presentation at an annual event where major celebrities converge and they chose…

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…

If you know your fashion, you know bespoke and the mystical allure that it exudes.  A man in a bespoke suit and a custom pair of wingtips enjoys both attention and admiration because these pieces are a materialisation of one’s own vision and an expression of one’s true self. The idea behind custom-made ANYTHING attracts so many followers and the exact same logic naturally follows…