Author: Yola Mzizi
The SAG-AFTRA strike may have ended in November, but it wasn’t until Sunday night that Hollywood felt truly back to normal.The Golden Globes, which aired on Sunday evening, marked the first major red carpet since the end of both the actors’ strike, which began in July, but also the writer’s strike, which ran from May to September. In that time, many movie premieres, film festivals and awards shows were postponed, cancelled or at the very least, lacking in their usual star power.But despite taking a reputational hit in recent years — its former parent organisation the Hollywood Foreign Press Association…
The Fashion Trust Arabia, a fashion fund dedicated to spotlighting Middle Eastern talent, announced seven winners of its prize on Monday.The awards ceremony was postponed this year due to the unfolding conflict in the Middle East and was due to take place on Oct. 25, 2023 in Doha, Qatar. Following a two-day deliberation, the Fashion Trust Arabia awarded womenswear designer Amir Al Kasm and Renaissance Renaissance founder Cynthia Merhej as winners of the evening wear category.The finalists were selected by a panel that included Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and fashion writer Tania Fares, who founded the…