Ilana Fish

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Dec 2, 2021, 11:38 PM

From the Biblical Fields Outside Jerusalem to Sunny Los Angeles

For most, wearing white (or ivory, eggshell, cream, alabaster or whatever gives you that lit-up-from-within glow) on your wedding day is a given. In Judaism, the tradition of wearing this heavenly hue goes back to ancient Israel, during the...

Apr 14, 2021, 3:27 PM

Tel Aviv Fashion Week – Looking to the Future

While sitting in the most mundane of brown metal folding chairs, receiving my first dose of a vaccine that was anything but, I quietly whispered the Shehecheyanu blessing to myself under my tie-dye mask, while thinking to myself that...

Jan 7, 2020, 4:19 AM

How This Company Is Weaving Its Own Peace

At this point, it can be agreed upon that discussing peace between Israel and her Palestinian neighbors can be as mentally taxing and emotionally draining as trying to constantly explain to your great aunt Frieda what it is you...

Dec 12, 2019, 2:12 PM

Israel: Fashioning a Legacy

If fashion were a baby, then France would be its mother. Known as the birthplace of Haute Couture, France became an authority on fashion in the mid 1600's, under the rule of King Louis XIV when he decided to...

Nov 28, 2019, 2:20 AM

Israeli Fashion: A Tradition of Resilience

Stepping off the plane in 1949 with her husband Armin, Lea Gottlieb had already survived more than anyone could ever imagine. While Armin was toiling at a labor camp, she and her young daughters, Judith and Miriam survived the...

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About Me

Ilana Fish is a writer originally from the Philadelphia area, currently living in Manhattan with her husband, Adam. She received her B.B.A in fashion marketing and international business and is the founder of Sababa in the City, the first fashion blog solely dedicated to Israeli Fashion. When she isn't writing, you can find her exploring the many museums NYC has to offer, going on architectural walking tours or pursuing the ever-elusive perfectly coated everything bagel with lox and scallion cream cheese.

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