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Arab Fashion Week eschews the abaya with resort-couture

As the abaya witnesses a global resurgence, the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week opened Wednesday with fallen angels, Rococo corsets, cupcake headbands and nary a kaftan in sight. Billed as an official fashion week alongside the famed Paris, Milan and London shows, the Arab edition of fashion week is the sole event dedicated entirely to...

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The BFC launches new strategic partnership with the Arab Fashion Council

London - With London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2018 full under swing in London, the British Fashion Council (BFC) sets its sights on strengthening its reach overseas as it enters into a new strategic partnership with the Arab Fashion Council. The new partnership, which sees the BFC solidifying its links to the region, sees the BFC become a...

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Arab Fashion Week showcases 'ready couture' in Dubai

Arab Fashion Week opens Thursday with hopes of establishing Dubai as a top destination for the new genre of "ready couture" and as a major fashion capital. Organisers describe the form as a blend of haute couture and ready-to-wear or pret-a-porter. "In Milan, we celebrate high-end ready-to-wear. In Paris, we celebrate high-end haute couture,"...

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Arab Fashion Council launches Arab Fashion Week

London - The newly-founded non-profit fashion organisation Arab Fashion Council, which has been created to promote Arab fashion designers to the international fashion market, is launching its first fashion week in November. Arab Fashion Week will be a biannual event taking place in Dubai and will represent 22 Arab countries, represented by the...