The Pavilion in Downtown Dubai witnessed select members of the fashion press and VVIPs swarming in the lobby, patiently sipping date juice and making small talk while anticipating the much-awaited launch of Elie Saab’s first fragrance, Le Parfum, in the presence of the decorated couturier himself.

Fashion My Community is seeking to raise funds for Senses Residential Care Home for Children with Special Needs with the help of Dubai’s fashion pack – designers, homegrown and international brands, fashion bloggers and magazines – and they are inviting you to pitch in, meet some fabulous people and support a a good cause.

Last night, Gucci’s Fashion Avenue boutique at The Dubai Mall brought together a number of its skilled artisans to showcase the techniques, expertise and time required to craft a single Gucci handbag.

Dubai’s fashion elite marched down yesterday to Art Sawa in Al Quoz to witness the launch of Nina Ricci’s latest fragrance, Nina L’Elixir. A new variant of the wildly popular Nina scent launched in 2006, Nina L’Elixir promises to be a true love potion concocted for the young, modern princess.

Louis Vuitton recently unveiled their collaboration with Lebanese artist Nadim Karam at the reopening of the French malletier’s Mall of the Emirates store.

Last night saw the unveiling of The Fashion Network’s Fashion for a Cause photo project – a series of photos featuring the region’s top bloggers and online fashion editors (that’s us!) in exquisite vintage clothing from the soon-to-officially-open Bambah Boutique on Jumeirah Beach Road – at a cocktail event flocked by the cream of Dubai’s fashion crop.

The opening of the first DvF boutique in Dubai, Diane von Furstenberg‘s latest foray into the Middle East, has left its mark in the emirate’s social history with a fabulous afternoon party thrown by Boutique1. The legendary designer herself flew in and graced the city’s VIP crowd with her mesmerising presence.

The venue was packed to bursting. Everybody who’s anybody in the local fashion scene – from socialite Lina …

We thought this year’s Fortnight of Fashion was going to be a lackluster event (we based our assumption on the schedule being promoted on the Bazaar website), but apparently we were mistaken. It was a crazy lineup, and if we attended all of the events we’d be blogging from Rashid hospital right now, getting our fashion fatigue sorted out.

The highly eventful fortnight offered something for everyone, from the …

Harper’s Bazaar’s Fortnight of Fashion, the much-awaited annual fashion festivities in Dubai, kicked off Thursday night with two major events: the opening of the Andy Warhol: The Bazaar Years exhibition and the official launch of hot hot hot multibrand store Symphony Style.

It was the yearly reunion of Dubai’s social community and fashion elite, and honestly, we couldn’t have thought of a better way to start 2010′s Fortnight of …

Driving amidst the usually highly-trafficked zone to BurJuman was quite a feat, knowing that we’re running late from squeezing our time to favour the event invites of our close friends in Paule Ka and Saks Fifth Avenue. After we got in and parked our car, we literally ran in heels to make our way to the boutique.

It was an easy task, finding the right spot where the fashion …