Amel Gaaloul

Amel Gaaloul works in Advertising/ Free lance Writer. From Liverpool, lives in Tunis. “Art and fashion are two disciplines I’ve long been flirting with, more as an observer than as an actual “maker”. What draws me to fashion, and style…

The farmla: from the fantasized “Arabian Nights” to the streets of contemporary Tunis by Amel Gaaloul.

Vintage, folklore  on my mind…. One of my favorite traditional North African clothing  is the farmla: a sleeveless waistcoat traditionally worn by the bride at her wedding on top of a white vest or tunic. Usually made of silk, cotton,…

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

“Metaphors are dangerous. A single metaphor can give birth to love.” “Human life occurs only once, and the reason we cannot determine which of our decisions are good and which bad is that in a given situation we can make…

Sunset in Carthage.

Photography by Douraid Souissi. www.douraid.com Assisted by Saif Souissi and Houssine Harbi. Direction by Joanna Ben Soussi. Fashion courtesy of Mehdi Kallel. Art Direction by  Moez Achour. Special Thanks to the  staff of  La cathedrale de Carthage. “To Carthage I came,…

BREAD.

“In Egypt, we are always talking about God. God is everywhere, even in the language. The Egyptians believe God will fix and take care of everything, even the bread. In China, we have both atheists and believers, but for everyone,…

AMOUR.

When you think about a classical love story, you instinctively think about youth. When the two lost souls relink, it is happily ever after. The film ends. The rest isn’t worthy mentioning. But what happen when you are at the…

Amazone

Photography by Nick Turner. “RAW BEAUTY” “In every line  and curve of her body, there was a lithe, a wild gracefulness, an exuberant beauty that was strength, swiftness and freedom” www.nickturnerstudio.com AMAZONE from BY KENZ on Vimeo. *Note: Nick is…

the Modele Sara Ziff

Forget about America Next Top Model, Project Runway and all of their equivalents. Picture Me by Sara Ziff exposes the real deal on Models. Through her lens, her bright blue eyes and candid smile, Sara filmed a pan of her…

FACES by Wassim Ghozlani

Few days ago, I was in Mexico. I guess this is where I feel the most at home, on the road. I loved  witnessing life going by: crowded destroyed trucks, children running around and playing barefoot. “travelling is truly the…

Callibeauty

سمير الوصيف ” تسحر عينيك by Samir Lousif Translated by Rihab El Nahdi. Photography by Jamiya Wilson Directed by Moez Achour and Kenza Fourati. Hair and Make Up by Jenny Scarpelli     Your eyes are fascinating, divinely fascinating. O…

Camilla D’Alfonso

Donne Photography by Camilla d’Alfonso ” Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are…

carnets de voyage. Bolivia.

Through the initiatory tour I took in the Andes, I only considered Bolivia as an inevitable passage. The main highlights, I thought,  were the edges: Patagonia, the crossing of the lake Titikaka  and the hike to the Machu Pichu. I…

the FREEDOM PROJECT by Amel Guellaty

العربية: لاَ أَحَدَ يَخْتارُ أَيْنَ يُولَدْ فَنَحْنُ لاَ نَخْتَارُ عَائِلَتَنَا، أَوْ دِينَنَا، أَوْ ثَقَافَتَنَا، وَلاَ نَخْتَارُ هَيْئَتَنَا أَوْ جِنْسَنَا فيِ الْحَقِيقَةِ نَحْنُ لاَ نَخْتَارُ شَيْئًا نَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ مَا لَدَيْنَا فَقَطْ نَكْبُرُ بِدُونِ أَنْ نَتَسَاءَلَ عَلَى أيِّ شَيْء كُلُّ مَا يُحِيطُ…

MILAN FW by Sofia Guellaty

    Do you feel the same?  I have to live my life like a movie.  During Fashion Week I dive into the unreal and I am always the first to be surprised. Adrenaline increases. 
Welcome into this world: a…

RYAN LESLIE INSPIRES

Click here to get the new album ‘LES IS MORE’ now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Q7tlmI A description of Ryan’s creative process when preparing for tour. Gabe Lambirth on Guitar Keith McCray on Drums John Young on Bass Camera Ops: Max Goodrich,…

ISTANBUL FASHION WEEK AND  STREET STYLE BY MOEZ ACHOUR

    Istanbul … Culture, fashion & beautiful people I went to Istanbul for my passion: feed my street fashion blog. That was the sole purpose of the trip. I wouldn’t have any time for tourism and honestly  type Istanbul…

VULGARITY

“I love vulgarity. I am very attracted by bad taste – it is a lot more exciting than that supposed good taste which is nothing more than a standardized way of looking at things.” Helmut Newton

Women.

As women we sought women who would give us strength, inspire and encourage us. —Anais Nin on Lou Andreas-Salome.

BYKENZ.COM VIDEO PROMO

Special Thanks to Max Goodrich, Ryan Leslie and Rob Winters. Photography: Douraid Souissi, Camilla d’Alfonso, Wassim Ghozlani. Video: Nick Turner. Music: Ups & Downs (Instrumental) by Ryan Leslie, available on Itunes.

BYKENZ.COM Launch Party @ Catch NY

Special Thanks to Drew Hunter, Sharoni Rotberg from One PR and the One Mgmt team, Mark Birnbaum, Eugene Remm and Oavan Pardasani from EMM group. Special Thanks to All the guests present to celebrate the launch of ByKenz.com, You made…