Around 50 fashion designers will showcase their latest creations at the upcoming inaugural edition of Fashion Week MENA, slated to take place from October 1 to 4, 2014 in the glitzy Emirati city of Dubai. Expected to be attended by industry insiders, buyers, potential consumers and fashion editors and bloggers, the event will showcase fresh spring/summer 2015 collections from a talented mix of both regional aFand international names. The designers’ line up includes the likes of the India-born, Pakistan-raised and New York-based label Altaf Manneshia, who is known for his bold intricately detailed structured pieces, the house of Armani-trained talent known for his Eastern-influenced design sensibilities, Amber Feroz, and the London-born NYC-based international celebrity-favoured designer Charlotte Ronson whose designs are being favoured by Blake Lively, Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Richie, Rihanna, Diane Kruger, Leighton Meester and Kate Moss. Also Furne One, the Filipino designer behind the Dubai-based Amato Haute Couture brand, the India’s National Institute of Fashion Technology grad who is known for using traditional exotic silks in his designs, Shrekahnth, and the well-known American fashion designer Betsey Johnson (who has carved a niche in the international industry with her fabulously fitted, sexy silhouette infused, whimsically detailed and hippie inspired flowing outfits) will present their creativity at the Dubai event. Scheduled to run twice a year, in October and March, the Fashion Week MENA aims to serve as a platform for regional and global designers to showcase their seasonal collections before a crowd of fashion industry insiders coming from the MENA and around the world.
