Today’s collaboration is with the talented Moroccan blogger Asmaa Stiouat from Casablanca originally from the “Rif”. We decided to do a Denim photoshoot in the amazing old Medina this place is known by the old French architecture, and the calm empty allies. This is my first shoot with a blogger from Casablanca, and I’ll be having more in the near future. As you can see in the pictures Asmaa is wearing that blue denim jean and shirt, plus a beige jacket and let’s not forget the blue manicure that goes so well with the purse. Personally I love this look it shows how confident & classy you can be wearing denim (Asmaa just nailed it!).

After two weeks of exams, one of my classmates invited us to her pool house in the rural areas.That weekend was so relaxing, we had barbecue, got tanned, swimming all day, listening to music and pranking each others.The first day of the weekend we were gathered in front of the school and we decided to sneak into the  train without paying the ticket, it was truly an adventure and as soon as we arrived to her house in the rural areas first thing I did was taking off my shirt and jumping to the swimming pool  that day was so freaking hot I couldn't resist.At lunch time my friend's mum cooked us a huge meal with barbecue ,salads and a legendary fruit salad.Minutes later we began playing cards, truth and dare and always keeping the Moroccan mint tea next to us.That night we had the chance to attend the concert of the amazing Alicia keys in the festival of Mawazine.The second day we determined to not leave the pool, so we've been swimming all day long, I got so tanned I couldn't recognize myself (hahaha trying to be funny).
Right now my classmates and I are in internships in different companies, I think by the end of Mai we'll have the chance to go back to that pool house and relax for a whole weekend.

  
OMG! from where to start? oh! So my friend Hoda katebi decided after visiting many famous cities in Morocco it's time to go to Chefchaouen, She called me ( and since I'm a good friend) and I said yes, why not ? I mean I love plants (if you know what I'm saying), the city is all painted it in blue which gives it a beautiful view, and I was really in a good mood to travel.So as we were planning to go we started to look for a guest house, fixing the timing and deciding how we should get there.Hoda decided that we should take a car and I didn't hesitate so I agreed right away, and I also invited another friend and my cousin to join us in the trip. Saturday 28th of February we packed our stuff in the back of the rental car we started to hitting the road to Chefchaouen. It was all fun, until 20km (13 miles) the car broke down in the middle of the road in a hill in around 6:00 PM , it was so embarrassing, dangerous and crazy, we were stuck in a village with the mechanic who was fixing the car for a huge amount of money, but lucky us the people of the village were so nice and they provide us with food and also invited us to their warm places in case we wanted to stay the night.It got close to midnight and the owner of the house we rented in Chefchaouen called us and asked us if we could come earlier to get the house key, so me and Hoda had no choice and we left my friend and cousin with the mechanic and we went both hitchhiking to Chefchaouen.We were so lucky to get there on time, but the house wasn't as awesome as we expected...still no choice, few hours later the group was reunited again and we went all to sleep like little babies (I was probably snoring hahaha). The next day we woke up around 9:00 AM the house keeper prepared breakfast for us (not a fancy one),later that day we starting hanging out and letting Hoda explore the city, we also had Moroccan mint-tea and "Chamali" breakfast (Yes, we had the second breakfast).2:00 PM sharp we packed our stuff to hit back the road to Casablanca,and guess what? the car broke down again but this time in the middle of the city.Long story short if you want to rent a car, make sure to do a mechanic checking before leaving the city.

TBT to last Ramadan & my first shoot with Hoda Katebi AKA the blogger behind JooJoo Azad. I chose this magnificent place for our collaboration. Hassan Tower is the minaret of an unfinished mosque in the twelfth century and is a famous tower in Rabat, Morocco's capital. It is the most famous landmark in the city and one of the most famous of  all of Morocco. This site was chosen as the mosuleum of King Mohammed V (died 1961), his son Prince Moulay Abdellah (died 1983), and King Hassan II (died 1999).

I'd say it's the perfect location with Hoda's outfit. Even though I had to teach her a lot of Arabic words (even though she is basically fluent and she actually taught me Arabic!!!!!) for her Arabic program in Rabat, the day was still very special. The funny thing is Hoda told me in the beginning of  our shoot that she's is very camera shy, but just a few minutes later she was running and jumping with happiness like a kid with a lollipop in her hand. I'm glad that we're still spending a lot of time together like traveling and mocking each other--she's a great person and I can't believe that I met someone as cool as her in Facebook & Lookbook and then months later we became good friends and we're cooperating together for great posts and fun adventures.You can always check out her at @hodakatebi or mine @youssefharzy to see photos from our shoots and travels!

Fadila El gadi's Parade.

Said Mahrouf's Parade

Hatice Gökçe's Parade.

In November 2012 I moved to Casablanca after spending 16 years in Laâyoune (South of Morocco), and in that year I had the opportunity to attend Casablanca's fashion week (which was the first fashion event I went to). It was a great three days full of energy, I've met a lot of new artists (photographers, stylists, and models). This event did know a lot of great Moroccan & foreign stylists like Said MAHROUF, Fadila El GADI, Mehdi KHESSOUANE, Ghita LASKROUIF and Hatice Gökçe etc... This event aimed to focus on the quality of fashion design and integrate it into the industry in order to support economic growth in the sector, help designers and brands present their latest collections to the public, and form a bridge between the Moroccan talents and surrounding countries which may extend worldwide in the future.