The Arab Fashion Council© (AFC) has announced the participating designers for Arab Fashion Week Fall/ Winter 2021/22, from28th March to 1st April, featuring fashion designers from across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and America.
Antonio Grimaldi, this season's invited guest, the Italian couture designer, is set to make his first Arab Fashion Week debut, completing the stellar line up including Dubai based Amato, Michael Cinco, Nohma Design, Aavva, Euphoria and Maliche, Lebanese designer Jean-Charles Zakaria, Italian designer Sophia Nubes, Turkish designer Ezra Tuba, Polish label JAP Petelicka, Brazilian designers Andrea Conti and Sandro Barros, Palestinian designer Ihab Jiryis.
And as part of the AFC’s Green Label initiative, British label Bav Tailor, Croatian label Krie Design and Italian label Francesca Liberatore will showcase a sustainable collection in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. And the Dubai-based Jordanian designer Zaid Farouki will present a capsule collection capturing the theme of Human Expression in collaboration with BIC as Human Creativity partner of Arab Fashion Week.
In partnership with the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) five Parisian brands, members of Paris Fashion Week, have been selected to participate in Arab Fashion Week; Heliot Emil, Germanier, Situationist, Weinsanto and Ester Manas.
"More than ever, emerging designers push the boundaries by impressing a new view on the world. They are committed on sustainability, on inclusivity and on respect. By presenting these talented labels from Paris Fashion Week® calendar in Dubai, we give them the possibility to take part of a global conversation for a better world." Serge Carreira, Head of Emerging Brands Initiative at Paris Fashion Week/ Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM).
As the world continues to live through the pandemic, digital technology has enabled the Council to continue its mission without any interruption and accelerate its support to designers at a time when they need it most.
"A year into the pandemic, it is more vital than ever to find ways to keep the creative industry connected with its designers, creators, and all that contribute to its success by thriving through innovation,” said Ihsan Anabtawi, COO and CMO of Microsoft UAE.
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