Editor’s Letter

The weather is still hot and humid, and it seems that any fresh breeze is still far away from us in this part of the globe. However, on September 21, autumn is officially here, and the fashion world is ready to embrace the cold months ahead with their AW 2021/2022 collections. As fashion lovers at OHLALA , we picked our favourite trends to welcome the new season in our wardrobes and share them with you in this exclusive fashion spread (pg 30).

Our Style Focus pages are also dedicated to the new season must-haves. After reading our magazine, open your closet and examine it with different eyes — you might find out that a tiring piece is now the new hot pick (pg 14). Still in the fashion universe, we talked to Noof Al Shekar from NS by Noof to find out more about her creative and architectural handbags (pg 36).

Our beauty pages bring you the latest ways to improve your unique beauty kit; discover a new blush (pg 44) and an exclusive limited-edition powder (pg 46). One of our contributors went for a pampering session with his significant other and reinforced the fact that sometimes, we need to press pause (pg 50). We also celebrate the industry with our OHLALASpa and Wellness Awards 2021 — votes are open! Visit http://ohlalamag.net/spawellnessawards/ and choose your favourite beauty destination in town. We love all things luxury, and the desire to enjoy beautiful and exciting things also applies to our food choices. This month, we had a Thai feast in one of Doha’s finest dining spots, and it was one to be remembered in months to come (pg 70). As usual, we ended our journey behind the wheel of a car; this time, we got to drive an imposing SUV (pg 78).

Fernanda Langhammer Editor @ohlalaqatarmagazine