Inaugural Dubai Fashion Week will attract key industry personnel to Dubai Design District
Arab Fashion Council
Mohammed Aqra on the Arab world’s booming menswear fashion industry
The menswear market turns the page on the Covid-pandemic as the region prepares for a surge, driven by local sustainable and streetwear brands and local e-commerce giants, says Mohammed Aqra, Chief Strategy Officer of the Arab Fashion Council
‘Ready couture’ store 1422 to launch in Dubai in April
The 1422 store by the Arab Fashion Council will boast a runway from which customers can shop directly
Where have the fashion investors gone?
Celebrated fashion designer Rami Al Ali lifts the curtain on the Arab world’s dazzling fashion industry to expose a local sector thirsty for investors
Chasing fashion: How The College of Fashion and Design will help Dubai reach Vision 2021
Brand View: Billa Bhandari, Advisor at the Board of Trustees, The College of Fashion and Design (CFD), explains the role the college will play to help Dubai reach its 2021 goal.
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
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
100% ownership might ‘put an end’ to local retail groups, says AFC chief
Jacob Abrian said the new law will “set ground for fairer competition” for established businesses and start ups
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
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.
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
World’s first ‘ready couture’ store to open in Dubai
Arab Fashion Council’s $15 million shop will be a ‘touristic landmark’ says CEO Jacob Abrian
‘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
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
Gaultier, Cavalli headline Saudi Arabia’s first Arab Fashion Week
Four-day event also features including the kingdom’s own Arwa Banawi
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
Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
Still unclear whether it will limited to modest designs