NEW BRANDS AND LARGE LABELS DO NOT STOP IN DUBAI, AND FASHIONABLE DESIGNERS SPECIALLY CREATE ACCESSORIES UNDER THE MIDDLE EAST. HOWEVER, THESE HERE WITH ACTIVE TEMPES A REGIONAL TALENTS own movement is also formed. BEFORE SOME OF THEM WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PASS. Lanvin pulls east
In April, the creative director of Lanvin, the legendary couturier Albert Elbaz, visited Dubai for the first time. His debut visit to the Middle East made a lot of noise in the city, where some of the most important clients of the House live. Elbaz brought along with him the Lanvin women's collection of the new autumn-winter 2015 season. The designer himself is from Morocco, which is probably why he was drawn to the East. In addition, as a homage to the House Museum, Jean Lanvin, the designer turned to his own story. Graphics, rich fabrics, archival prints, as well as fringe, feathers, leather and fur became the main elements of the new collection. During the show, the designer also introduced the new Lanvin Nomad bag line. But most importantly, Elbaz brought to the court of the local fashion elite exclusive works created only for the Middle East. Bravo!
New Height Forward Fashion
The platform for the regional fashion industry Fashion Forward (FFWD) promises to develop in the future Dubai Fashion Week, so it is very important what world trends the organizers adopt and what trends are broadcast at pret-a-porter and haute couture shows. Original accessories by local designers could be purchased at The Garden, a conceptual retailer. This year, for the first time, guests of this fashion festival could buy clothes directly from the shows. And on the last day, Fashion Forward moved to the new d3 area, where Fashion Talks panel discussions took place.
Level Shoe District: Let's Play the Wedding
For the first time, the most popular shoe store in Dubai, Level Shoe District, introduced the Bridal Shoe collection. Shoe models found only in this boutique were created by eight well-known designers - Altuzzura, Dsquared2, Gianvito Rossi, Nicholas Kirkwood, Paul Andrew, Rupert Sanderson, Sophia Webster and Aennis Eunis. The "heroes" of the collection, Nicholas Kirkwood's shoes, created using 600 Arabian pearls, were awarded the title of "Arabian Pearl Kaleidoscope Sandal". The store offers an unforgettable experience along with the regional wedding glider Zeinab Alsalich, as well as a new personal shopping service.
Paul Smith x Art Dubai
For the first time, an exhibition of anonymous artists and photographers from the Royal College of Art RCA Secret Dubai arrived in Dubai. The London project was curated by an English designer, Sir Paul Smith, who, in turn, also added his own illustrations to a number of art objects. A thousand paintings the size of postcards were exhibited at Madinat Jumeirah as part of Art Dubai. Not a single work could be bought, knowing in advance the name of its author: the whole point was to invest in exactly what the buyer would like emotionally, and not in what everyone was talking about. Paul Smith is a big fan of Dubai, so we hope that we will meet with his work more than once.
Tattoo by Berluti
The Italian brand Berluti, famous for men's leather accessories, specially for Dubai introduced a new service "tattoo for shoes" as part of the last season of Art Dubai. For the first time, such a technique in the House was introduced by Olga Berluti in 2003. Tattoo is applied by masters manually on Venezia signature leather. Shoes can be personalized by choosing a picture among classic animal motifs, zodiac signs, symbols of the Chinese horoscope, as well as vintage images of birds and Arabic calligraphy.
Balenciaga
The French house Balenciaga has presented exclusively for the UAE the world's only bag The Cable Python Splash in rich fuchsia. The Cable model was developed by designer Alexander Wang, who currently heads the House as creative director. The elegant silhouette is complemented by thin handles made of industrial metal in the Wang style. The accessory is available in Balenciaga branded boutiques, its price is from 12 900 dirhams.
Create your dress at Esposa
Esposa wedding boutique for the first time added to the portfolio the popular service "Made to Measure". Now future brides can create the dress of their dreams from scratch, without starting from the blanks, which, as a rule, are already present in wedding showrooms. The service was made possible thanks to the appearance in the Spanish boutique of full-time designers who work with sketches and textures, and also advise customers on choosing the right style and dress decor.
BRIDE Dubai 2015
At the end of March, the 18th BRIDE 2015 festival was held. The largest wedding exhibition in the country, which presents the best tailoring ateliers, beauty salons, jewelry workshops, as well as travel agencies, was held at the Dub International Exhibition Center. The exhibition was visited by about 28,000 visitors.
Tommy hilfiger
An American designer created an exclusive capsule collection for the Middle East to celebrate the month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. The collection will be available in branded boutiques starting June 15th. It will include dresses on the floor, maxi skirts, blouses with long sleeves and boleros, made in traditionally green, black and white colors. In addition, the designer has prepared a collection of clothes and accessories for children and adolescents.
Meet d3
In April, the official opening of the new d3 district (Dubai Design District) was finally held, accompanied by a three-day cultural program, Meet d3. As part of the event, there were shows by regional and international designers, live performances by artists, musicians, conceptual retailers, as well as chefs.
The huge tent-bar Andy Wahloo, organized by renowned restaurateur Murad Mazuz nicknamed Momo and his longtime friend Hassan Hajaj, has been performing for three days by Moroccan musicians. At night, viewers could listen to the sound of electric guitar and North African folklore in the style of fusion.
In the fashion sector, one could visit the Evolution of Emirati Dress exhibition, created on the basis of the book on the history of the national women's emirate costume "Sultani: Traditions Renewed" by doctor of historical sciences Rim El Mutuali. The concept of the exhibition was reproduced with the support of the Dubai Design and Fashion Council.
In addition, pilot projects from Bint Thani x Inter | Act, an abstract video installation from the threeASFOUR design trio, as well as the first 3D dress made in Dubai and presented by Not Just a Label, an organization that seeks and promotes regional talent.
The Dubai project Resid3nt also participated in the exhibition, which presented about 30 regional designers - including bil 3rabi, Rula Galayini, Kage, Nathalie Trad, AOD and FMM by Fatma Al Mulla.
