#FashionFriday: Caroline Issa, an Iconic Style Muse "with a Lebanese Twist"

Don't you just love the expression "Lebanese Twist", used, re-used and re-reused to sell you sweets, mezze, crafts, businessmen & politicians?.. Well today I simply want to express my fandom!
Take a look at this beauty:

Caroline Issa, founder of Because London & editor of Tank magazine, grew up in Montreal with a Chinese mother and Lebanese-Persian father. I know, far fetched, but hey... I'm proud!! And I love this cosmopolitan mix that many Lebanese have, Beirut-London-Paris-Montreal-NYC... French-English-Arabic-Italian... It's the mixture that enriches. 

There are many influencers of Lebanese descent in fashion, but what Caroline represents is this fresh self confidence to pull up any color-texture-shape combination and still look dazzling, because she is so at ease with who she is, or at least that's what she conveys.

She has been a Londoner for more than 10 years, and that doesn't surprise me: London is such a versatile city, combining both history (like Paris) and dynamism (Like New York) which makes it the perfect capital for Tank & Because London.

Caroline is a daily source of inspiration for fashionistas around the globe, simply check google, tumblr & pinterest; but also for women entrepreneurs & pioneers of the fashion industry, as you can read here , here & here...

In conclusion? *sings* Tu es l'As de Trefle qui Pique mon fashion sense, Caro-line...

photos via the sartorialist & candice lake

>JPG @ MBAMTL! (or: Jean Paul Gaultier au Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal)

I lived in Montreal once and was very much into all the museum activities, and I have to say since the YSL expo (and even before) they've been doing some excellent work! Here they strike again with the most beautiful work of Jean Paul Gaultier, l'enfant terrible de la mode, 35 years of fashion. The roaring scene corsets of Madonna, Kylie, Gaga, Almodovar's cinema, Maurice Béjart's ballet...All there! So if you're in MTL this summer do not miss it! Click here for the details.

>vive le quebec!

I'll let you indulge in the funniest packaging text, courtesy of Air Canada!
"Maized and confused..."

> a few days left...

Enchanting imagery, Celtic inspiration, and more importantly the scenography of this exhibition is amazing...
More here...

>best of Montreal: la guilde culinaire

A great place to learn how to cook, celebrate an event while cooking with friends and family, discover the greatest chefs' little secrets.. or simply to shop for the most "pointus" cooking accessories. Click here for more...

>Van Dongen in Montreal

I didn't know much about this fauve artist but being a fan of the movement i rushed to Montreal's Fine Arts Museum only to discover a palette of colors just the way i like them... Till April 19!

>Warhol LIVE

If you'd like to know what it was like to dance to the beat of Studio 54 with Andy Warhol, hurry to the amazing "Warhol Live" exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts...

Painting: Liza Minelli by A.Warhol

>Dear Monsieur YSL...

As you all know Yves Saint Laurent has left us.
He was working on a retrospective of his work to be shown in the Musee des Beaux arts de Montreal.
I'm looking forward to see it in a couple of weeks! It will stay till september 28. More over here.
(unforgettable picture by JL Sieff)

>whales and signs in canada...

>can't get enough of MTL...

A burst of colors, a bouquet of smells, that's the Jean Talon market in Montreal...
Thousands of flavors from every corner of the world; even our little "baladi" cucumber!
But the market is not the city's only treasure: check out this awarded site (also designed by compatriots) and dive into MTL!

>Montreal yummies...

Ever wandered through Montreal's open air markets?
Mmmm... an enchanting world of tastes...
Marché Jean Talon has a hidden treasure: Pastificio Sachetto,
a traditional fresh pasta maker. The best black mushroom ravioli ever! Unfortunately, you can't buy them online but you can purchase other delicious products. And if you ever pass by Montreal, you know where to go!