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The first official Dubai Fashion Week DFW founded by Dubai Design District d3 a member of TECOM Group PJSC and the Arab Fashion Council AFC is set to make its debut kicking off this week in d3 as well as in other exciting new venues and locations across Dubai. The official Dubai Fashion Week which launched at an intimate event last month attended by dignitaries government officials and fashion and culture media becomes the regions definitive fashion fixture. With this first edition it will see new spaces and locations used for catwalk shows as well as city-wide engagements comprising worldwide brands and homegrown regional talents fortifying Dubais presence as a global fashion hub and international reference for the entire industry.Dubai Fashion Week evolves from the successful legacy of Arab Fashion Week. Running from Friday 10 March to Wednesday 15 March 2023 the new official fashion event is set to draw international collaborators design-makers and visitors with an extensive gathering of media and buyers arriving in Dubai following Paris Fashion Week to view the Autumn Winter 202324 collections. The event underscores TECOM Groups commitment to cementing Dubai as a global creative capital and builds on the Emirates status as a global hub for business growth and investment. Talking on the first official Dubai Fashion Week Khadija Al Bastaki Senior Vice President of Dubai Design District d3 part of TECOM Group said The world eagerly anticipates the first Dubai Fashion Week which evolves from our successful Arab Fashion Week and is the next chapter in our regions exciting fashion journey. To celebrate this momentous event the industry looks to honour Dubais growing influence as one of the five major global fashion capitals and to feature international brands and experts from around the world to gather at Dubai Design District the hub of our regions creative talent and a hub with the vision ambition and innovation to elevate the impact and reach of creatives globally.Jacob Abrian Chief Executive Officer of the Arab Fashion Council said We look forward to unveiling the new Dubai Fashion Week and see Dubai stand alongside its peers as one of the worlds leading fashion capitals. We are delighted to see the Arab Fashion Council AFC Dubai Design District d3 Dubais major industry stakeholders and member designers join forces to mark a historical move and unite the local fashion scene under DFWs broad umbrella.New InitiativesA number of exciting new initiatives are also set to be launched during the week to commemorate the first official Dubai Fashion Week and its vision to further grow Dubai as a global fashion capital in-line with Paris Milan London and New York. These will include the unveiling of a steering committee for Dubai Fashion Week a buyers committee and a permanent designers committee all of which will work under the Arab Fashion Councils supervision to ensure Dubai Fashion Weeks ambitious goals and vision are met and steer the future of the new Dubai Fashion Week in a dynamic and sustainable way.Dubai Fashion Week will provide regional designers with a platform to do business with international buyers and distributors whilst serving as a gateway for international talent and brands to continue expanding their global footprint through the regional market. Programme of EventsThe six-day event from 10-15 March will present a packed schedule with the following main fixturesDate ShowsFriday 10 to Saturday 11 March Mens Autumn Winter 2324Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 March Womens Ready-to-Wear Autumn Winter 2324Wednesday 15 March Womens Couture Spring Summer 23In additionA range of 45 shows and events involving global brands and designers from across the Arab world and beyond across the six days in celebration of the first city-wide fashion eventPlus fashion industry guests can attend special ceremonies and parties hosted at numerous locationsA series of panel discussions will take place on 14 March between regional and international buyers to discuss market trajectories. These panels will include leading industry names such as Antonioli Milan Printemps Paris and Level Shoes Dubai.A Designers Lookbook Review also in the schedule and this aims to help up-and-coming DFW designers increase profitsThe public can stay up-to-date with events taking place through the DFW website - httpsdubaifashionweek.orgcalendarThe busy week will further be marked by a global collaboration between Hot Wheels x Anomalous the first Arab brand to partner with the iconic name. It is part of the growing synergies between the Arab Fashion Council and Mattel and follows the collaboration between Barbie and Lebanese designer Jean-Louis Sabaji in October last year.Runway ShowsThe Couture designers to showcase collections in this first Dubai Fashion Week will be Marmar Halim UAE Karolinas Kingdom Spain Lamia Abi Nader Lebanon and Michael Cinco UAE. The Menswear designers showcasing will include Amato UAE Maison du Mec Lebanon MOK Oman Anomalous UAE BHype UAE House of Victor UAE The Whales UAE Temma Prasetio Indonesia and Emergency Room Lebanon. The Womenswear designers will include Lili Blanc UAE Lallier Ukraine Pipatchara Thailand Lateforwork Morocco Blssd UAE Ivodia London England Lilo UAE Francesca Liberatore Italy Slimi Studio UAE BazazaLebanon Dima Ayad UAE Lama Jouni UAE Mrs. Keepa UAE Weinsanto France and Pressiat France will also be presented by La Fdration de la Haute Couture et de la Mode the French body that coordinates Paris Fashion Week. The calendar highlight of the Member Designers will comprise Mrs. Keepa Lama Jouni Dima Ayad Bazaza and Weinsanto.
