Five years after he came to launch an ambitious fashion island project, famed German fashion designer and master of the quotable-quote Karl Lagerfeld is coming back to Dubai. This time for the French fashion house Chanel, for which he is the creative director. The house will, for the first time in the country, unveil its Cruise collection or holiday collection on May 13. The … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Emirati Fashion Designer Maryam Omaira launches Spring Summer 2014 Collection
Emirati fashion designer Maryam Omaira has launched Spring/Summer 2014 collection. Maryam Al Omaira's voyage through and into the fashion world is the epitome of that saying. Maryam has always been one to enjoy beauty in the form of fashion. Through majoring in management information systems and uncovering its few aspects related to her current interest, Maryam sketched and … [Read more...]
Virtual Fashion Pod comes to Abu Dhabi. No more multiple visits to trial rooms in mall
The virtual fashion pod has hit the UAE fashion streets.Yes, you heard right. No more running back and forth to the trial room or queuing outside with an arm full of clothes. All you got to do is pose and pout in front of a screen. The high-tech full-body projection allows shoppers to stand in front of a screen as they try out a host of designs, picked out by the … [Read more...]
Zayed University UAE students discover Innovative and Fashionable use of DuPont Tyvek
The brilliant and innovative students of Zayed University, Dubai, have shown their fashion skills and imagination using DuPont Tyvek, a lightweight and durable synthetic fiber to design clothes. Led by Anne-Cécile de Chaumont, Professor of Space and Product Design, the participants, at the fashion workshop organized by DuPont, experimented and explored Tyvek, which has … [Read more...]
The Big Picture in Dubai to showcase works by Warhol, Picasso, Dali and Banksy
Masterpieces from legendary names such as Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Roy Liechtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Bansky will be displayed in Dubai alongside amateur pieces from 30 UAE-based artists at an exhibition in May, organisers confirmed this week. The Big Picture announced it is currently accepting submissions from all UAE residents for its second … [Read more...]