I don’t know about you but this year feels like 3 years mixed together.

If I mentally rewind to January 2021, when there was very little to do beside worrying of times ahead and fast forwarding to this Summer when events were in full swing again, my insane schedule continued up to the end of November…and now I pause, breathe and feel proud. Proud of surviving, proud of still loving what I do, every day after so many years.

This is a simple thank you to everyone who believes in me and my team. My passion and drive is honest because I want my work to speak for itself while enjoying doing it.

To 2022, to no expectations, to no resolutions…Just good intensions. Maybe next year is the year that I will learn to go with the flow.

With Love,

Ivana and Lo Studio team

The Fashion Trust Arabia Prize is the first initiative of its kind in the Arab world, motivated by the success of the British Fashion Council Foundation in supporting the region’s most talented emerging designers. With an initial mission to provide financial support, guidance and mentorship to emerging designers in the MENA region, FTA has grown into a platform of opportunity through which every talented Arab designer can grow and receive international recognition.

This year, to celebrate the prize after a year-long hiatus, FTA brought together international figures from the creative industry to toast the winners of the 2021 Prize, with a ceremony at the breathtaking National Museum of Qatar, hosted by Irina Shayk and a live performance from Lianne La Havas.

A special thank you to Fashion Trust Arabia’s Honorary Chair HH Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser and co-chairs HE Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani and Tania Fares

In celebration of its 80th anniversary, Coach threw a birthday party like no other at an artist’s private residence in East London.

Olly Alexander emerged from a giant cake for a surprise performance of Desire, Starstruck, King, and finally Happy Birthday. Bookending his performance were DJ sets by Zezi Ifore and Lou Hayter, which provided a disco backing track to an impromptu trapeze show, as well as the dinner from a banquet of food by Bistroteque.

Special thanks to Coach for the fun, creative director Simon Costin for his vision. Carolina Mazzolari for letting us into your spectacular house, Jack Bryant and team for bringing the night to life, David Waddington and Jenny Welsh at Bistrotheque, and Zezi and Lou for the music.

Images by Zeinab Batchelor, Luke Dyson and Dave Benett

To celebrate the winners of the British Fashion Council’s inaugural Changemakers Prize, Caroline Rush and Giovanna Engelbert hosted champions of positive change from the creative industries for a dinner at Matteo’s at Annabel’s.

The prize’s nine nominees were nominated by colleagues, peers, employers and businesses, recognising their outstanding work within one of the three pillars of the BFC’s Institute of Positive Fashion: Environment, People or Craftsmanship and Community. The final recipients of this years prizes were hairstylist, Cyndia Harvey, vintage entrepreneur John Hickling, and embroiderer Andrew Kenny.

“What is really exciting about the BFC Changemakers Prize in Partnership with Swarovski is the ability to provide these leaders of the future with the support and recognition to continue to ignite their dreams. Our hope is to facilitate them with their incredible work, allowing them to continue to actualise their aspirations for the industry” – Caroline Rush