Pakistani supermodel Mehreen Syed opened Saba Waseem’s 36-outfit opulent Fall collection with a stunning sequinned black dress. ‘La Chantal’ experimented with silhouettes from the Indian subcontinent without straying too far from their traditional form.  Billowy outfits in orange, green and black generously used about 30 yards of chiffon for the ‘kameez’ (tunic) alone.

Blouses encrusted with crystal were paired with flowing ‘lehengas’ (skirts) and sheer ‘dupattas’ (stoles). Ensembles were …

Lomar Thobe – exhibiting their collection for the third time at Dubai Fasion Week – opened with an informative video looking at the evolution of thobe styles over the past decade.

The Lomar Thobe collection is the only menswear collection at this season’s Dubai Fashion Week. Losai Naseem, who founded the label together with his wife, says the label’s clothes are aimed at connecting the region’s youth with their …

Sister duo Mariam and Moza Al Mazro showcased their individual Fall/Winter line-ups at DFW 2011.

Marian Al Mazro’s brand, ‘Mimi’ is popular in the region for its energetic prints and bold use of colour. The 4-year-old brand presented maxi dresses and flowing gowns that transformed playful designs into modest silhouettes, thereby giving them a modern touch.

Bands of vibrantly coloured cloth ranged from the intricately patterned to sparsely printed …

Samah Ali set the stage for the Dubai Fashion Week 2011 Fall/Winter shows. Vibrant Arabic music set the scene as the show opener abaya was accompanied by a scaled model of the Burj Al Arab in black fabric with golden embroidery.

Themed ‘Luxury Dubai’, this opulent collection is for the elegant Arab woman.

Star motifs were a recurring design feature. The 20-outfit collection saw plenty of fabric layering, bound …

Dubai Fashion Week® (DFW), the Middle East’s leading fashion trade event, is once again set to turn the spot light on the region’s young and emerging designers. Now in its 9th season, the bi-annual Emerging Talent showcase is back and bigger than ever with over 50 final applicants from across Middle East!

With excitement building amongst participants, the final selection will take place on 23rd February 2011. The winning …

It’s interesting to see how UAE-based designer Aiisha Ramadan’s one-year-old blog post is resurfacing, around the time the seventh installment of the Dubai Fashion Week is going full steam ahead, in the form of a critical news item on online business title Arabian Business.

UPDATE: Since this article was published in April 2010, the Dubai Fashion Week brand has been passed on from Concept Group to Capital Marketing. Read

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