Abu Dhabi Fashion Arabia Expo

The three-day exhibition opened its doors to the public with retail stands as well as catwalk shows featuring local, regional and international designers.

Dubai Fashion Week

If the first day of the Dubai Fashion Week spring-summer 2010 was blingtastic, the second day relied on sophistication and subtlety to push it forward. Leading the fashion fray was the Saudi designer Hatem Al Akeel. He was consummate in paying homage to simplicity and made the thobes appear as the most masculine garment to sport. The much-anticipated unveiling of Christian Louboutin's men's shoes stepped up the glamour quotient. But it was disappointing to see only two pairs of Louboutin for males make it to the runway. Designer-duo of the label Kanzi (the Arabic word for treasure) — Shaikha Amal Al Maktoum and Raghda Taryam — gave great shape and form to reams and reams of black billowing silk. The collection titled Fairytales ended on a happy note. A model waltzing onto the runway in a white glittering gown with a bouffant skirt made for a perfect Cinderella. The fantastical land also gave way to some racy clothes.

Egyptian Fashion

Egyptian garments were of simple construction with the drapes giving the form and silhouette. Made of linen, (Egyptians believed even the gods wore linen) which was spun from flax, women mainly wore a sheath like dress that reached their ankles. Men wore shorter tunics. A cousin of the sari (it was 13 to 14 feet long!) was popular with upper class women of the New Kingdom.

Wedding Dresses in Lebanon

Ladies Arabian Fashion Designs

The Arab fashion industry is a fast emerging global business with highly talented designers such as Elie Saab taking the world stage.

On April 6th, the five designers will stage a fashion show produced by Lesley Gor ing in InterContinental's stunning ballroom with up to 20 Arab fashion accessory companies taking stands and displaying their creations from jewellery, handbags, to cosmetics.

There will be an invited audience of 400 guests that will include Ambassadors, celebrities,
British and Arab media, fashion buyers and VIPs.
The organisers intend to make Arabian Fashion World a three-day annual event at InterContinental London Park Lane from 2010.

Arabian Fashion World is in partnership with Arab British Chamber of Commerce.

The role of Arab British Chamber of Commerce (whose headquarters are in London) is to promote trade and business between Britain and the Arab nations.