São Paulo – The emirate of Dubai will have its first-ever Men’s Fashion Week that will take place online from January 28 to 30, announced the Arab Fashion Council (AFC). The AFC organizes the Arab Fashion Week, which had its 12th edition last October.
Presented by Arab Fashion Week in partnership with Facebook, the event will take place twice a year, in January and June. Newspaper Arab News reported that four emerging menswear designers from Paris Fashion Week Men’s have been selected to participate in the Arab Fashion Week – Men’s. The list of national and international designers hasn’t been announced yet.
Check out some Brazilian designers that participated in the last Arab Fashion Week:
- Fashion by Vitor Zerbinato in Arab Boutiques
- Emannuelle Junqueira finds its way into the Arab market
- Atelier Sandro Barros to have garments sold in UAE
“The AFC is thrilled to begin a new journey to shape the future of the emerging menswear market across the Arab world both by nurturing the creativity of regional designers and, through our continued support to international designers wishing to explore opportunities within the region,” said AFC founder Jacob Abrian in a released statement.
Dubai’s Arab Fashion Week is considered one of the world’s five major fashion events and is the only one of its kind in the Arab world.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
