Inspirations by Sara D.

Married Women’s Right to a Passport

inspirationsbysd — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:42:11 +0000

My passport expires within the coming months and I had to renew it, my father explained to me that now that I am married my husband has to go and reissue one on my behalf?! Which I thought was absurd and insulting on so many levels, especially since I do most of my traveling without him to begin with!! I am 29 years old, a graduate student and a wife, and I still cannot issue my own passport to travel?! What kind of law is that? Are they afraid we might leave and never come back?! And what if we do?! Are we slaves to our husbands that we do not have the choice to travel, or leave? Oh wait, I forgot we do not have brains to think that is why a man has to make the decision for us.

I cannot believe that it is 2012 and I am writing this post, I thought women’s lib is something of the past, why are women in the Arab world still fighting for their basic RIGHTS!! The right to drive, the right to travel! Yes, not being able to travel is just as bad as not being able to drive, so Kuwaiti men stop pointing fingers at your Saudi brothers and look at your own laws that prevent your sisters and wives from issuing their own documents after they are married. The funny thing is, my husband had to go to work late that day and put up with his angry boss just so he can finish all that is required to issue the passport, while I slept through because I had nothing to do as a student on a break!

Ok, you are probably thinking but Sara…yes there is a but! Just as I was about to start a petition to call to change this law I did some google searching to find this link to an article that states that we, in fact, had won the rights to obtain our passports without our husband’s consent…get this dated 2009!!! Then why is that law not implemented yet?! What is wrong with us? Why issue all these laws and just forget about them! The next time I issue my passport, I will be doing it on my own, and if anyone says no I will have clear documents that says I have the right to do so!

huff!!

Sara D.

NYC Streets During Christmas 2011

inspirationsbysd — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:44:46 +0000

5th Avenue 2011

henri bendel window display 2011

Inside henri bendel 2011

Tiffany & Co. NYC 2011

Bergdorf's Marchesa Display 2011

The Gaga Workshop at Barney's

The Gaga workshop

Inside the gaga workshop

Pearl cup with a fake diamond cup (the Gaga Workshop)

NYC streets with the huge snow flake 2011

Tiffany & co store front NYC 2011

The lit tree @ Rockefeller

The tree @ rockefeller 2011

Festive gigantic lights NYC 2011

Magnolia cupcakes with the Rockettes theme

Huge ornaments NYC 2011

Inside Radio City, crystal christmas tree 2011 the tree was designed by Thom Filicia

Spent one night in NYC, we managed to visit the Gaga Workshop at Barney’s it was ok, no long lines in case you plan on visiting. The place is not really that great, unless you are a huge Gaga fan. We then went to the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City, not before passing by Magnolia Bakery n having a Rockette’s theme cupcake! Love how stores support NYC monuments and shows!

Anyway, just want to wish everyone happy holidays and a happy new year! Hope 2012 is a great year for everyone :*

Luv,

Sara D.

Digumz Celebrates UN Universal Children’s Day!

inspirationsbysd — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:55:16 +0000

Digumz Celebrates UN Children's Day with KACCH

I am very proud of Digumz, and not because my husband is behind it hehe I am proud because it has not been a year since its launch date and Digumz is already contributing to society and giving back, and I hope you would participate and make this day memorable for these kids.

Here is how, November 20^this UN Universal Children’s day, and digumzstore.com will donate 10% of any item purchased by customers on November 20^th 2011 to Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH), digumzstore.com will also donate two xbox 360 and Kinect consoles to the hospital.

Digumz is also asking customers to donate used (but in good condition) video games for Ps3 and xbox 360 to be donated to KACCH. Digumz will be collecting these games starting from November 20^th until November 26^th 2011. You can drop off the games you would like to donate to the address below:

Digumz at Omniya Mall

Address to drop games:

Digumz

Salmiya, Omniya mall (ibis hotel)

Salem Mubarak St

Floor M2, tel:25733040

Underground parking is available.

Please make sure that the contents of the games donated are suitable for kids and do not contain any violent images. For more information you can follow this link

Digumz Facebook page

Follow Digumz on Twitter

Luv,

Sara D.

Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Awards

inspirationsbysd — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:40:20 +0000

I was at Rodeo Drive yesterday and noticed that they had trucks and catering working all day for the “Walk of Style” event that would take place later that day, so of course we hung out until all the stars came to honor Iman the super model and Missoni, most members of the Missoni family were present, along with many celebs and people in the fashion industry.
There was a silent auction for the “save the children” foundation, I noticed that most stores on Rodeo Drive had donated items from their brands for the auction, including a Matinee Kimono from Agent Provocateur and a red bag from Bally etc.

The seats were all covered in Missoni’s colorful cushions and many of the celebs who attended the event were dressed in Missoni as well. I will leave you with the pictures I managed to take of the event:

Rodeo Drive

Catering for the "Walk of Style" event

The area where the celebs will lounge

The press waiting at the "pink" carpet

Mena Suvari, from "American Beauty" & "American Pie"

The press crowding the pink carpet

Iman sans David Bowie

Iman at the Walk of Style event

Rachel Zoe, she's soo tiny!

Alessandra Ambrosio (Victoria's Secret "angels" model)

Rachel Zoe with husband

Rachel with Margherita Missoni

Nicky Hilton at the Walk of Style Awards

Sofia Vergara in Missoni (from Modern Family)

The Missoni family (Ottavio and Rosita Missoni and their kids)

Paris and Nicky Hilton's parents were present as well

Paris Hilton's mom at the Walk of Style Awards

Well, that is pretty much it, again sorry for the lack of details hope the pictures does the event some justice, it was a nice event for those interested in fashion it was nice to be present at such an event (even if standing on the sidelines lol) but was fun nonetheless.

Luv,

Sara D.

A Child in Need of Help: Abdulkareem

inspirationsbysd — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:42:28 +0000

I received this email from Danderma it is about a boy fighting cancer, and I swear when I was trying to narrate the story of his situation to my mom I began to cry it is so heart breaking to hear that children have to face such hardship and pain at such a young age, he is in need of help to, his family are not able to finance the surgeries. I noticed that all bloggers blogged about his situation but I do not know if they found a solution, I think it would even help if each person donates the amount they can to help pay for his medical bills.

Here is the email I received from her:

“

Last Monday when the bloggers went to NBK’s Cancer hospital for the Kids Cancer Party, there was a little brave and smiling boy called AbdulKareem. He has cancer in his leg that is spreading to his body and his only chance of survival is to have his leg cut off or has a knee replacement surgery.

Knee replacement surgery is not available in Kuwait but its available in Jordan and costs 30,000 KD. The boy is not Kuwaiti and his family doesn’t have that money. He has no time as his leg cutting operation is scheduled for next week.

If you can post about his case asking someone, a company or any one who is willing to help him out, maybe someone will come forwards and help save his leg. Its the least we can do for this little boy.

I have already posted about him this morning. The picture I took is from 7aji Dude’s post with Dudette’s permission. Here is the link

http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dlIzWdt9teo/TonCC6aeP6I/AAAAAAAAI8o/2SOahnZsBPE/s512/IMG_5310.JPG”

Please spread the word, and lets hope we can come up with the amount in time, allah ysaber ahala inshalla oo yshafee, I can’t imagine what his parents are going through right now, God bless them all.

Luv,

Sara D.

Marilyn Monroe Gold Lame Dress

inspirationsbysd — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:46:16 +0000

If you are a big fan of this vivacious bombshell and the gold lame dress she wore, you might be interested in this Carmen Marc Valvo version which highlights the glamor of old Hollywood. It is available at Bergdorfs for $1190.

Here is a video of William Travilla who worked with Marilyn in designing several of her famous outfits, talking about his relationship with her.

Luv,

Sara D.

ODLR Green Chiffon Dress

inspirationsbysd — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:10:18 +0000

I posted about the Oscar de la Renta Resort collection 2012 here, and my friend really loved this dress and since it was still not available I just assumed it would be around $6000, so of course I’ve been checking out what is new at Saks and noticed that the dress is finally available and retails $4690!

Love jewel tones, and the dress is hot!

Luv,

Sara D.

P.s I’ve been contemplating whether I should stop blogging, hence the lack of posting but we’ll see

Harajuku Lovers Birthday Cake

inspirationsbysd — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:07:11 +0000

I wanted to celebrate my sister’s birthday earlier because I’m traveling soon so I asked Bakerista_q8 if she can custom make Harajuku Lovers cake pops and cake. I love how she did not confirm and told me she will try it out, and see if she can actually perfect them, a day later she sent me a sample of what she made and of course I gave her the go ahead.

My sister was surprised and we spent at least 15 minutes taking pictures of the cake lol Here are some pictures I sent to her and the results:

Thanks Bakerista for an other wonderful cake! and Happy Birthday sis :**

Luv,

Sara D.

Ron Ben-Israel Cakes

inspirationsbysd — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:42:37 +0000

I was watching Video Fashion on Style and they featured a cake artist Ron Ben-Israel, a dancer turned cake artist Ron now makes cakes with exquisite detail making it hard to believe that these master pieces are actually edible! I’m in awe with his work, simply beautiful, the sugar flowers are insane! He has cakes inspired by bridal designers such as Vera Wang and Monique Lhuillier, they actually supplied him with lace prints from their dresses to make molds to perfectly match the bride’s dress.

Here are pictures of some of his cakes:

Find Ron Ben-Israel Cakes on Facebook and twitter

Luv,

Sara D.

Kim K’s Cake From Hansen’s Cakes

inspirationsbysd — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:55:55 +0000

Whether you dislike her, adore her or whatever sick feeling you have for her its hard to avoid talking about Kim Kardashian these days, especially since her wedding took place today (and will air on E! October 9th and 10th 2011). People are obsessing over the dress (honestly can’t wait to see the dress) and everything else about the wedding, and apparently if you tuned in to Khloe’s wedding you may not miss much with this one! Kim chose the same designer for her wedding invites as her sister Khloe, as well as her wedding dress and went to the same bakery for her wedding cake!

The wedding cake was from Hansen’s cakes in California, no picture of the cake yet but it seems like they went with a ten tier cake .

Here are some cakes by Hansen’s cakes, moo chna Opera sheghulhum a7la?

Source

Luv,

Sara D.