Fashion Slow Lane!

Fashion Slow Lane in the Middle East I just got back from a crazy trip to Israel and Palestinian territories. I went there on behalf of Two Neighbors to check our fashion production and meet with the team in Israel as well as in the village in the West Bank (Palestine area). It was a really good meeting with our embroidery ladies in the West Bank, as a designer myself I was able to give them design direction on new designs for 2019. Our Palestinian Co-Manager was there to interpret between Arabic and English for me. Me with some of our Palestinian team members in the village.  We did a side trip through the Palestinian city of Hebron and that is where I saw the camel meat shop. The camel head was quite shocking, I am not sure why they wanted to hang the camel head in front of the shop, maybe so that people would know it was a fresh cut! Ewww Camel head in Hebron, Palestine  In the West Bank, we stopped to use a gas station toilet which was located near a J...

Once in a while, you come across a fashion brand which is changing the world... Two Neighbors is doing just that! Their tagline is "Peace-Through the Eye of a Needle." Two Neighbors recently launched a gorgeous handbag collection that is grass roots join venture between Palestinian and Israeli women. The products are just beautiful. I am particularly fond of the Adeem tote bag (named after one of their Palestinian workers) - this red leather bag can hold everything but the kitchen sink and has an incredible hand woven embroidered shoulder strap.  I just ordered this bag in red! Can't wait to use it!  From their website:  www.twoneighbors.com Meet Adeem. The "Adeem" carryall tote bag is perfect for your everyday work bag. Its open style fits a laptop and your work files. Gorgeous stitching and details make this bag an ideal addition to your handbag collection. This tremendous carry-all bag was named after our Palestinian coordinator Adeem. Beautifu...

#keepgoing I work with a social innovation brand that creates fashion items between Israeli and Palestinian women. Currently there is a lot of unrest in the region because last week Donald Trump announced that Jerusalem was the new capital of Israel and he was going to move the USA embassy to Jerusalem. This issue is huge contention between the two sides. (I am not an expert on the region so I will not expand further.) Meanwhile our brand Two Neighbors www.twoneighbors.com is in the middle of production. That does not make it easy for us because part of the fashion items are made in Palestine and half of the work is made in Israel. Some of the staff is required to go back and forth to bring the items. It would be been better if Trump just minded his own business and let that region work out their peace solution. As a result, it makes me that much more determined to make things progress with Two Neighbors. Despite all the craziness going on in the region, we will continue to ...