TURBAN GIRL

Gosh Darnit! We love us some INNOVATION people. We love us some crusader's of personal style that are instigator's of fashion not followers! Peeps like this make the trends!

Girl you seriously made our day! This is what this beautiful lady had to say about her SMASHING look

"Here is my look! I wear 7ijab but I'm capitalizing on the turban trend by wearing it as such! It's a fun way to keep my hair covered. I've also chosen to wear a man's dress shirt as a skirt ala Dsquared! I hope this makes the cut! " (IT SO HAS GIRLIE!!)


Striped Dress: H&M
Men's Dress as Skirt: GAP
Jeans: Zara
Shoes: BCBG
7ijab: Jam3eyat Faiha, wrapped myself

It's been so LONG

Its been so long..


so rather then bore you with details we are just going to give you GLORIOUS fashion. No nothing major happened we've just been to busy shopping for SS11! And now that we have recovered from our spending spree FRENZY (WE have recovered...our bank accounts need major CPR) WE WANT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT!

Spring Summer 2011 is shaping up to be the coolest one we have had in EVER...mixing HIGH STREET q8's FAVORITE era's (70's glam, 90's grunge, 50's chic) and the best thing is it works so well for Kuwait's and the regions weather!

Nothing cooler then wide legged pants and nothing more appropriate for Friday Family Lunch then Dirndl Skirts and we are GOING TO SHOW YOU ALL HOW KUWAIT's FASHIONISTA's are adding their personal touch to the trends!



Stay tuned kiddies!
turban: vintage

ring: 21 forever
studded bracelet: hottopic
blouse: topshop
sheer skirt: 21 forever
boots: vintage

The hottest 6 inches on any man.

Oh you dirty dirty readers you....

The hottest 6 inches are the from the top of the bottom lip to a few inches below the lapel.
 WE LOVE this ...keep everything in the details and a simple jumper and denim shirt pairing ends up looking fan-daba-dosey. Also this is shirt is not a high street purchase (Marc by Marc Jacobs) but this is a good way to get some mileage out of an expensive shirt. Pairing it under a jumper for winter, and over a white tshirt for spring, and as a shirt for summer. Great little pairing...love the mustard yellow with the denim.

Winter Short

We love us some winter shorts...we actually got so excited by winter shorts that at one point in October (before our japan trip) we woke up in the middle of the night to write "BUY WINTER SHORTS-IN TERRY OR COURDORY" into our todo list.


Yes we are losers like that...

So we love these shorts spotted on a hottie fashionista...both the bag and shorts are from the awesome store gojiboutique.com that stocks some great designers! Love keeping it simple, pairing it with thick stockings and in Kuwait ladies this is the ONLY time you will be able to pull of shorts without getting stared at.
But still, do some of our more conservative readers find shorts and stocking offensive...before you all say YES...why are leggings and long tshirts (that cover all the non PG13 bits) ok but not shorts and thick stockings. Or for that matter...why are skinny jeans ok?


Jacket, shorts & bag : www.gojiboutique.com
Black top : Marks & Spencer
Boots : BCBG : Shoebox NY

Flashback

Do you all remember the highstreetq8 H&M + Lanvin competition...what a flash from the past ya?As promised here is our winner sporting one of the gifts she won for her amazing style! Here ya go kids, if you had joined you would have been able to don a free H&M by Lanvin necklace as well as some more amazing goodies!

The worst two products in one purchase

Yesterday we tweeted about the worse two products a single woman can purchase* in one go...and here it is

  Depressing Purchase number 1: Meow Mix Cat Food

Depressing Purchase number 2: Always Value Pack.

In other news we look awesome so it's alll good...

Shirt: Topshop

Skirty: Anthropologie (both stolen from Sister)

Fur Vest: Urban Outfitters

Scarf: Random Pink house scarf.

Bowler hat: 109 - Tokyo, Japan.

*However, we guess it would be worse if it was meow mix and a preggers test.

Exodus!!!

Spotted! Some fashionable worker types prowling the streets of Shuwaikh, Kuwait on their lunch hour (erm lunch half hour actually). A word on all the girls...freaking high street heaven! The boy on the other hand is a perfect example of "Undercover Kashkha" . This (STRAIGHT!) gentlemen saunters into the office so

inconspicuously with his D&G and his Prada, and his MULBERRY breifcase...

we want to raid his closet while he is busy at work clickitting and clackatting away on his keyboard. Is that bad? Does this make us bad people?

Um no. Because we tried to trade our japanese bowler hat for his Mulberry breifcase a few times and he refused...

>sigh<

Check out these fashionable duds on all: 

Dress: Dorothy Perkins

Shoes: New Look

Jacket and Scarf: ASOS.COM

On Girl

Shirt: Topshop

Skirt: Zara

On Boy:

Jacket: Rando Purchase Paris

Hat: Stolen from Highstreetq8 (highstreetq8 not shown in pictures)

On Boy:

Shirt&Shoes: Dolce&Gabbana

Pants: Paul Smith

On girl:

Bag: Mommy's Vintage Christian Dior

The "Asos.com is My New Boyfriend" Post

If fashion outlets/retailers can be likened to celebrities then http://www.asos.com/ is like our Gerald Butler or Megan Fox (reference dedicated to the three straight boys out there that read our blog).

AND GUESS WHAT?! WE got an email from them...they know who we are...
WHAT THE WHAT?!
We want to cry and die of happiness...
We love you http://www.asos.com/

LOVE.
And before you all get too green, it was not to give us free product...it was just a thank you email.
BUT STILL...
We are so giddy.

Sock and Shoes-Here to stay.

Awhile back we had spotted hottie highstreetq8's rocking the sock and shoes look.  Many people scoffed at these trendsetters but now its totally normal, nay super CUTE to rock this look. Aww we love  it when our highstreet girls get the last word...hehe.
We love it with chunky sandals actually for spring, white socks with a little bit of frill on them, or if you are blessed with super thin thighs- then over the knee socks paired with anything from skirts to shorts.( but only if they are super thin, nothing cute about elastic cutting into fat deposits, stick with ankle socks if your not sure).  Perfect example of something that is soooo cute and yet so sexy. (All hail Japan's style ethos!)


Shoes and Socks: Aldo.
Dress, shoes and socks: Zara

How to Weather Leather*

A fellow highstreet-er and I had a 20 minute long coversation on how to pull of a leather pencil skirt to work. TA-DAA this is how it is done lovies!



It honestly takes a lot of class and an eye for piecing things together to avoid looking like an extra on "Naughty Secretaries Gone Wild" when you wear a leather pencil skirt . This outfit is sophisticated, multilayered and so insanely cool. It's spot on and trendy without looking cliché. We love how people manage to pull of trends like leather, animal print and studs in one outfit and still come out looking unique and special.


Good Job, you little angel puff of high street fashion you.

Shirt: ASOS
Leather Pencil Skirt: H&M
Studded Belt: ASOS
Scarf: Mama's Vintage
Blazer: ASOS
Shoes: H&M
Rings: Topshop

*how to weather leather? You wear it again and again and again and again.
Tailor made joke: Care of Highstreetq8.
Not too impressive you all say?
Leave us alone, it's Sunday.

Bluer then Velvet Were Her Eyes*

One thing we are going to miss from AW11 is the amazing things done with crushed velvet this season. Such a luxe beautiful fabric, and come on, one cant HELP but notice how nice it feels to run your fingers across your velvet blazer. Best paired with lace in our opinion as seen on this lovely fashionista. If you feel it is too late to partake in the velvet bandwagon why not go with a crushed velvet turban or velvet leggings paired with a basic tee and blazer for SS11?

Be careful though, nothing looks worse than cheaply manufactured velvet, and though many highstreet retailers are doing a pretty good job take a look at your item first. If it collects to much lint, if it has any indented streaks, or if it looks like it may fit better on a curtain rod then your hips ditch the piece all together.

Top: H&M
Skirt : H&M
Shoes : Topshop
Purse: Chanel


*ok ok we know this particular pic features burgundy velvet but we couldn’t pass up the chance to quote this beautiful Tony Bennet song. So, ya, THERE. :)

How to pull of slutface shoes.

Comme Ca:

White ankle socks and a cute nude pleated dress with bow-tie detail! This is how you pull off the highest of heels if your personal style is more cutsie and less red light district.

  

In other news do you all miss us? We sure did. Day jobs getting in the way, and to be honest we really prefer spring/summer to Autumn/Winter street style. After awhile all the blazers, scarves, gloves, coats merge into one homogonous uninspired blur. We are getting back to it since spring is right around the coooorner!

                                                 

Nude Dress: Zara

Velvet Shoes: River Island
Ankle Socks: H&M
Necklace: Vintage Necklace from Grandmother.

Tshirt Love, Closet Candy Interns, AND WHEN THE HECK IS IT GOING TO COLD UP IN THIS BIZNATCH?

Ok so the usual fashion banter will follow, but for a moment can ANYONE ANYWHERE tell us when we are going to be able to rock fur lined boots, country tweed blazers and ethnic-inspired chunky knits? ITS LIKE a FREAKIN 100 DEGREES OUT IN DECEMBER!

>sigh< Can we just turn up the AC everywhere and act like it's winter time...? The other day we spotted the coolest mango coat, you know the one we talking about the two tone camel coat? It's beautiful, but at almost 60 KWD (200bucks) we were like um whats the POINT?! We are going to wear it what, TWICE this winter? Someone promise us it will get cold so we can click the buy now tab.

In other news we can still wear TSHIRTS! And tshirts from Closet Candy! WOOHOO! We will be posting up some information about the fact that Closet Candy is in search for an Intern! If you dont know what Closet Candy is, or who the CEO of Closet Candy is then get edjamacated, trick. It's an awesome store, with gargantuan staying power that promises it's intern a part time job (paid) that will be a step into the fashion world assisting in everything from styling, buying to blogging!! And you get to work with one of highstreetq8's fav people @danakay_ so there. ( I mean who ELSE quotes Khalil Gibran on fashion spread layouts?)

email: info@shopclosetcandy.com if your interested!

Twitter Love, or how to not live up to your twitter nickname.

As the world get's smaller and smaller, our connections with people become easier to make. The fact that almost 8 months ago we didnt know half the people we know now through blogging & tweeting makes us go "huh...interesting".

Love this beautiful twitter buddy's pics from @clearmess, I've never met her, never seen her in my life but I like sorting through the pieces of random things I do know through her tweets & style pics and constructing what I think this girl's story is like.

Her pieces are basic, yet put together in a unique, cosmopolitan and very edgy sort of way. Just goes to show you, that a striped shirt can always be MORE then just a striped shirt, and though cool people wear "I heart NY" shirts, cooler people know that a "NY HEARTS ME" garment says it much better!

  striped shirt from mango

 skirt from h&m.

suede booties - random boutique in paris

  Pants - unknown.

"NY HEARTS ME"t-shirt - New York

Eyeglasses:Matte raybans.

Blazer River Island.

Boots: Patent black Doc Martens

Ring: YSL Arty Dots

 Bag: Chanel Quilted Classic

Turbans & More

Hands down our favorite two hair accessory trends for this winter are turbans and bowler hats. This was a follower send in from a beautiful girl who lives in London. She works at a super casual office and finds that wrapping her mother's vintage green silk scarf around her head ala Lawrence seriously ups her coolness factor all the while banishing bad hair days to seasons far away which are devoid of hair accessories!

We absolutely looove this and are going to be raiding our mother's collection of Hermes scarves (you remember when they use to sell Hermes scarves on airplanes in the 90's? hehe thankfully fathers always leave gift buying to the last minute so we are sure your mother has a stack hidden somewhere also!)



 

  Belt: Versace 

Necklace bvulgari 

 Dress: Zara it was onsale! She cant believe no one bought it.

Tank top and Lace Top:  TOPSHOP <3 

 Sweats: Zara london

shoes: found  in a local store in london!

Black dress - Topshop London

 Studded Vest - Forever 21

necklace: Topshop 

 Belt: Escada vintage belongs to mama ,

Shoes - Loubutin

bag - Moschino

Winter Dishdasha TIME!

Nothing says winter time like a beautifully tailored winter dishdaaaaasha! It's like the final word on whether winter is here yet or not, you spot it and you suddenly feel colder, you remember snuggling up in garden tents with chestnuts roasting on the charcoal , not fainting everytime you get into your car (EVEN AT NOOON!) and in general just a fun time around these parts!

Winter we welcome thee!

 p.s to my boy readers, is it true that men shouldnt wear the winter dishdasha until they see the Emir doing it? Kind of like a no white shoes after labour day rule for westerners?

Awesome tailoring on this dishdasha Mr.Man we love the cuffs and the cufflinks!

Cufflinks: Debenhams
Watch: Tag
Dishdasha: Blockat Family Tailor.

Camel Cape

Hi...how are you all? Did you miss us? We missed you. But now, if you reading this dont walk RUN and go get yourself a camel hued cape. WE are obsessed with cape trend, and getting it in an ever so fashionable neutral like camel will make it a super functional peice. The fab thing is you can totally mix and match it with just about anything, when your central peice is in this color. Camel is awesome, camel is strong, camel can totally take you above and beyond. YAY camel...we heart you and this beautiful girl with the awesome sense of mixing highstreet items (this cape) with stolen high end from her mom...teehee.



                                               
Shirt: Donna Karen (her mom's a little big so she belted it...)
Belt:  Zara
Cape: Zara

WINNERS!

Dear Lovies!


WE have announced the winners for highstreetq8's H&M + Lanvin Competition!
And it is our LOVELY lady S from Saudi with a whopping 67 VOTES for her winning "Fringed Up" Congrads baby GIRL!  Also for the ONLY male participant Mr. YT from Kuwait with his awesome look that we are finally posting above! You have both won some awesome Lanvin for H&M pieces! LADY S and YT CONGRADS!

Highstreetq8 will be contacting you via your email to get shipping details! Please send us pictures of the prizes as styled by you!

 
YT's Look
jacket:H&M

marc jacob : sunglasses and jeans

alexander wang :Tee-shirt and boots

bag : louis vuitton

VOTING DONE

Dear ALL!

Thank you for voting on our competition! Voting is officially over and we are announcing the winners tomorrow along with what they won! Seeing as the H&M Lanvin collection has been completely WIPED out from the face of the planet betcha wish you had sent us pictures ey?
In any case for all our readers thanks for putting up with the fact that we didn't blog about anything else while voting was happening.
Regular blogging will also commence tomorrow! With a shopping guide to Tokyo along with a few cool pictures!

PICTURES ARE UP

HEY KIDDIES!
Highstreetq8 is in the most amazing city right now staring at the most AMAZING view! But just because we are on VAYCAY (HAY HAAAAY) don't mean we cant post our AMAZING H&M PICTURE SUBMISSIONS!

Here are the finalists below! Check to make sure the image has the "H&M LOOK" title and vote for your favorite looks by clicking the facebook "like" tab/button near the post title! You can vote for as many as you like but remember you can only vote for each picture once! Good luck to the WINNER!
p.s tsk tsk men we only got ONE freaking picture from the boys, so congrads Mr.YT you won your picture will be posted at the end of the Competition!

MWA MISS YOU LOADS!