Men’s Arab Fashion Week Date Officially Declared

According to the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) and Dubai Design District (d3), Men’s Ready-To-Wear Arab Fashion Week - Spring-Summer 2023 edition, the only one held throughout Asia and the Middle East, will take place from June 28 to June 30. This special fashion event will be held at Dubai Design District, a platform created by TECOM Group for fashion, architecture, along with art and retail. For its 4th edition, Men’s fashion week will be compromising catwalk shows and a host of events. The event is hosted in collaboration with international stakeholders such as Meta, Microsoft and GoDaddy, to name just a few.

This edition of Men’s Arab Fashion Week marks the 20th edition of the Arab Fashion Week, which has first launched in 2015, and has been featuring over the 7 years hundreds of renowned creative designers from over 50 countries including a vast number from across the Arab World, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and Palestine. Arab Fashion Week takes place four times a year, the menswear edition is held in January and June and womenswear in March and October.

The Arab Fashion Council’s vision is to nurture and grow the region’s fashion industry. In this upcoming Men’s edition, the aim is to highlight three of its most important initiatives: creativity; sustainability; and technology. This season’s fashion audience can expect an inspiring celebration of each of these initiatives in three separate collaborations; the details of which will be showcased during the event.

Throughout the 3-day event, many designers will unveil their collections: Valette Studio, Lazoschmidl and Arturo Obegero, who are presented by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the French body responsible for coordinating Paris Fashion Week.

“Our strategic partnership with the Arab Fashion Council on Arab Fashion Week is one we are very proud of. The region’s fashion industry is on an upward and exciting trajectory with many of the Arab world’s designers carving out a distinct space on the global stage and with prestigious international brands also wanting to engage more with Dubai and the wider region,” commented Khadija Al Bastaki, Executive Director, Dubai Design District.

“From aspiring designers to global fashion houses, our growing ecosystem houses a dynamic community which is pushing the envelope on design. Arab Fashion Week, both men’s and women’s editions, is fundamental to providing our customers with a stronger platform to showcase their ingenuity, to network and engage and help strengthen Dubai’s creative economy even further.”

The event welcomes foreign brands to invest in the region and local fashion businesses to export globally, ensuring the industry's success from all sides. In addition to showcasing a diverse mix of local and regional names and talents, Arab Fashion Week's calendar has featured some of the most renowned global brands such as Jean Paul Gautier, Iris Van Herpen, Antonio Marras, Marchesa, Blumarine, Moschino, and many more.

“The Arab Fashion Council and Dubai Design District (d3) share the vision of positioning Dubai as one of the world’s most creative capitals and we celebrate this through leveraging the Arab Fashion Week’s power in showcasing local, regional and international designers, unveiling new innovative technologies, championing sustainability and being committed to continually providing our creative industry with a globally recognized B2B event to gain exposure and execute business transactions. Furthermore, with collaborations with international counterparts such as Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the French body that coordinates Paris Fashion Week, AFC hosts an exclusive showroom & presentation on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar where the Arab designers’ talent are able to connect with international buyers and Media,” commented Mohammed Aqra, Chief Strategy Officer of the Arab Fashion Council.

You can find the calendar for Men’s Arab Fashion Week on the following link www.arabfashionweek.org