Latest: Dubai Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011.
Dubai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 will take place from 24 to 28 October in the Asateer Marquee at Atlantis The Palm Hotel, Dubai. This year will see Manish Malhotra, Furne One and ‘Neon Edge”s Mona Fares at DFW S/S 2011. Now in its 8th season, DFW will welcome a total of 40 designers set to delight attendees with their creations.
Manish Malhotra, Furne One and ‘Neon Edge”s Mona Fares are set to light up Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) with their stunning Spring/Summer 2011 (SS11) collections between 24th and 28th October. In preparation, Capital Marketing, DFW owners and organisers, are pulling out all the stops to ensure DFW SS11 is better than ever, with a top-level line up of the regions hottest designers.
Debuting at this season’s DFW are the local talents of Abeer Al Suwaidi of “USH Boutique”, Sara Al Madani & Apple Wang of “Rouge Couture”, and Lamya Abedin of “Queen of Spades”. Designers returning to the catwalk include Aartivijay Gupta, Shrehkanth, Amber Feroz, and Homa Qamar to name a few.
Commenting on the upcoming season, Manoj Bhojwani, Chairman of Capital Marketing said, “As the new owners and managers of DFW, we are committed to building the brand, developing stakeholder relations, reaching out to a wider pool of designers to showcase the very best talent, in addition to attracting top local, regional and international buyers. To ensure DFW takes its place on the international fashion circuit it is vital that all these elements come together. This is not an overnight task but one we are fully committed to. The Middle East is home to a burgeoning fashion scene and it is important that this obtains global recognition.”
DFW SS11 sees a total of 40 designers set to delight attendees with their creations. The show, now in its 8th season also moves to a brand new venue; Asateer at Atlantis The Palm, providing a much bigger venue, that is more in tune with the much anticipated growth of Dubai Fashion Week.
These six exciting new designers were selected from a shortlist of twelve and will each début five runway designs at DFW SS11, in addition to an exhibition stand providing them with a platform to interact with business-driven associations.
Adding to the events excitement, DFW is pleased to announce that Manish Malhotra will be the Grand Finale for the show. Manish Malhotra is the leading fashion designer in India, designing outfits for many prominent Bollywood celebrities, in addition to clothing Michael Jackson for his appearance during the Bollywood Awards held in New York and Kylie Minogue for the Bollywood production of “Blue”.
Some of the designers set to showcase their clothing include: USH by Abeer Al Suwedi, Rouge Couture, Amato – Furne One, Peacock Couture by Falguni and Shane Peacock, Hanayen, Saher Dia Haute Couture, Amber Feroz, Vikram Phadnis, Manish Malhotra and more.
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Schedule of Dubai Fashion Week 2011…
- 24th october 2010 – electri, muraad by pamela, ward collection by dar waad designs, goddess by sobia nazir, hanami, queen of spades by lamya abedin & dar sara high fashion.
- 25th october 2010 – label 24, aartivijay gupta/priyanka kakkar, ush by abeer al suwaidi, el deseo by fatma al majid, samsaara & samsaara presents vikram phadnis.
- 26th october 2010 – max presents emerging talent, shrekahnth/megha grover, NABRAMAN, homa Q, label 24 & samsaara presents falguni and shane peacock.
- 27th october 2010 – chantilly lace & a pretty face by bisma ahmed, fashion for a cause, hanayen, indulge by divya oswal, saher dia haute couture & samsaara presents angels & seraphims by Z for Z.
- 28th october 2010 – arnab sengupta presents ‘from the trunk of nizam’, 11.11 by cellDSGN, viva la rouge by rouge couture, amber feroz, amato by furne one & studio8 presents manish malhotra.