Dubai Fashion Week 'can damage your brand' – designer

Posted by: Eva Thursday, 4 November 2010 10:52 AM[UAE] - UK

As someone who is not in the industry the thing that amazes me about DFW is that complete unknown local "designers" are instantly showcased with a blaze of publicity while there's little media attention to the no local participants. I think this event is all about the politics of promoting Dubai as a Fashion hub rather than a an equal playing field opportunity.

Posted by: Ron Tuesday, 13 April 2010 12:48 AM[UAE]

Sounds like a hater to me.

Posted by: DFW participiant Monday, 12 April 2010 6:39 PM[UAE] - UAE

Designers build fashion weeks not buyers. History proved it. At the end of 18Th century the English spent great fortunes to keep out wild revolutionary ideas from Paris but at the end of 20th century the French were got nothing, they have been invaded and concurred by wild revolutionary ideas from England. Designers like John galliano, Alexander Mcqueen and Hussien chalayan made London fashion week. Young Designers have got nothing but they are always filled with new ideas to prove themselves, different and original. Fashion weeks help them to come back every season with new ideas. If they can come back with strong collections every season, with an help from fashion councils and organizers they can pull the buyers and create a budget for fashion weeks like DFW. DFW is very young and it needs Designers and buyers along with media, who can support each other to build it and prove it to stand among fashion capitals. It can be one of the best in the world if it can prove in future with Designers who can do hifashion inspired from west, along surface developments inspired with bling from east. P.S: Dubai doesn?t even have Universities like central saint martins or Parsons to produce local talents with formal education. Every designer needs to start his Carrer in dubai with ground work understanding the market. Its good to see DFW supports emerging talent and along with it, this season Preston University students to put runway effort to make a collection. Please have a look at one of the pages from secrets behind London fashion week, published in oct 2009 in vogue UK http://img191.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=67517_009_122_373lo.jpg

Posted by: L Pinto Wednesday, 7 April 2010 12:36 PM[UAE] - UAE

Dubai Fashion Week is only in its 7th season and people who have grievances against it should know how New York, Paris and Milan started before becoming the capitals of fashion. One should also understand that it is not possible for any event organiser to please and satisfy every participant 100%. In case of Depala, it is a case of sour grapes, as his wife did participate in the earlier DFW shows. Others use the DFW as a free-for-all punching bag!

Posted by: marwan Wednesday, 7 April 2010 11:13 AM[UAE] - uae

i dont belive in what the guy is saying cause for me fashion is life and joy and u dont have to go to college to be that, alot of people became amazing fashion designers just by listening to there heart and see what the rest of us dont see. and im proud of dubai fashion week for making the dreams of those people come true.we dont want to be like rome or paris but we want to be dubai the place where it make the people come true.