A Taste of Fashion over a cup of tea hosted by Bahrain City Centre and Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Center

Press release

Published March 1st, 2012 - 12:40 GMT

Al Bawaba

Combining the best of fashion, style and beauty, two of the city’s landmark destinations have joined hands to launch an exclusive event that brings up, close and personal serving of fashion. Hosted jointly by Bahrain City Centre and the 5-Star Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre, ‘Taste of Fashion’ is a new monthly event where ladies and leading luxury brands can mingle over a cup of tea. It’s an intimate occasion where the latest fashion trends are on display, beauty tips and demos shared by the experts and invited guests can savour a light morning brunch with friends.

With over 340 international brands to discover, Bahrain City Centre has organised ‘Taste of Fashion’ with the intention to offer ladies with a more exclusive, and personal opportunity to experience the mall’s leading luxury fashion clothing, accessories, shoes and cosmetics retailers. Hosted once a month within the stylish surroundings of T-Spoon Café at the Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre, ladies can savour scrumptious pastries and a selection of rich teas and coffees while bring treated to the latest fashion trends for the month. Additionally, several lucky ladies each month will walk away with prizes ranging from a BD100 shopping spree at the mall, a PURE spa treatment at Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre and other indulgent experiences.

Taste of Fashion’ launch event on February 28, 2012 featured designer handbags from Tagz, a luxury store offering fine leather goods ranging from bags, wallets, purses and briefcases from international design houses. 30 invited ladies were treated to the latest collections from Longchamp, Red Valentino and Love Moschino as the collections were modelled and sampled, while nibbling on indulgent treats courtesy of T-Spoon Café at Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre. The next ‘Taste of Fashion’ will take place on March 27, 2012 and will feature exquisite designs from Carolina Herrara.

“This is the first of its kind initiative in the city, where fashion, style and beauty are presented in an intimate and exclusive setting,” said Ray Scott, Asset Director for Bahrain City Centre. “Taste of Fashion gives ladies the opportunity to experience the mall’s luxury offer in a more personable way, getting insights into fashion-forward trends presented by the brand and style experts themselves. Together with the Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre, ‘Taste of Fashion’ is the city’s newest monthly event to be savoured, fashion and food alike.”

“At Kempinski, we believe in offering remarkable journeys and creating traditions. We are very pleased to partner with Bahrain City Centre to bring to our guests a uniquely-crafted fashion event to be enjoyed with their family and friends over delectable handcrafted cakes and pastries accompanied with rich a selection of tea and coffee. We hope the ladies have a truly indulgent experience at the first ‘Taste of Fashion’ event and enjoy the Kempinski hospitality.” said Stephan Kaminski, General Manager, Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre.

Background Information

Bahrain City Center

City Centre Bahrain is the largest shopping, leisure and entertainment destination in Bahrain, attracting more than 13.5 million visitors annually. Spread across more than 158,000sqm of retail space, City Centre Bahrain offers an international mix of more than 340 exclusive brands including 60 dining outlets, with major stores such as the Kingdom’s largest Carrefour hypermarket, Saks Fifth Avenue, Debenhams, Centrepoint, Pottery Barn and Home Centre. The mall’s integrated family leisure offer includes Wahooo! Waterpark, the Middle East’s first and largest indoor-outdoor waterpark, a 20-screen Cineco Cinema, and a Magic Planet. The mall is also adjoined by two premium hotels, the 5-star Westin Hotel City Centre Bahrain and Le Meridien Hotel City Centre Bahrain.

Company Profile

Kempinski Hotels and Resorts

The Kempinski name is proudly borne by a growing collection of distinguished properties around the world. As Europe's oldest luxury hotel group, it is committed to providing its guests with memorable journeys inspired by exquisite European flair. it believes life should be lived with style.

Since 1897, its employees have been a part of creating history around the world. From historic buildings to the most avant-garde of modern architecture, its properties are the setting for some of life’s greatest moments.

Today, it is wholeheartedly committed to providing perfection for its guests at every moment and in every way. At Kempinski, it is each personally responsible for creating rich and meaningful experiences for its guests.