Inaugural Dubai Fashion Week will attract key industry personnel to Dubai Design District
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Video: Dubai is the new Milan as fashion designers head east
Fashion designers and industry professionals are flocking to Dubai, which is fast making its mark in the world of haute couture.
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Christian Dior helps push Dubai to global fashion hub status
Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment says city is now the undisputed fashion hub in the Middle East
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No trust in local fashion products as UAE relies on imports, says Dubai designer
Rami Al Ali also says local designers need to earn consumers’ trust with high quality products
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Foreign ownership law will help bigger companies, but not young entrepreneurs, says fashion designer
Rami Al Ali says commercial obligations for small businesses are too high
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Diamond-trimmed stilettos go on sale for $17m in Dubai
Jada Dubai unveils a pair of gold patent leather stilettos trimmed with a row of sparkling diamonds
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Arab Fashion Week costs $5m to produce, says CEO Jacob Abrian
Taking part in a fashion show can cost independent designers up to $100,000
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Sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week – in pictures
Hosted on the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship, the show, which prides itself on its Arab name, opened with angel-inspired and baroque kitsch collections by designers from Russia, Portugal, the UAE, the Philippines, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and more.
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Arab Fashion Week eschews the abaya with resort-couture
Hosted on the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship, the show opened with angel-inspired and baroque kitsch collections by designers from Russia, Portugal, the UAE, the Philippines, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
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‘Floating’ Arab Fashion Week to take place on the QE2
Announcement comes on heels of new partnership with MBM Holding to support local fashion scene
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Saudi fashionistas flock to kingdom’s first-ever fashion week
Arab Fashion Council president Princess Noura bint Faisal says she sees “a lot of potential” in Saudi fashion industry
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Gaultier, Cavalli headline Saudi Arabia’s first Arab Fashion Week
Four-day event also features including the kingdom’s own Arwa Banawi
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Middle East fashion industry could create jobs for 20m women
Arab Fashion Council to develop sector by opening office in Saudi Arabia and hosting first Arab Fashion Week in Riyadh in March
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Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
Still unclear whether it will limited to modest designs
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Fashion Weeks are outdated, says Fashion Forward co-founder
Brands should go digital instead, according to Ramzi Nakad
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In pictures: Models take over the runway at Arab Fashion Week in Dubai
Arab Fashion Week, held twice a year, showcases only see-now-buy-now collections and pre-collections, as opposed to the traditional haute-couture model in which designs are delivered only months after they are ordered.
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Fairies, brides in black descend on Arab Fashion Week
Lebanese designer Saher Dia is showcasing a collection inspired by old Hollywood