In brief

• The inaugural Muscat Fashion Week will take place between 22-24 February
• Location will be Riyam Park
• Each evening show will take place between 7-10pm
• Tickets will be on sale from 12th February at the Muscat Intercontinental Hotel, The Grand Hyatt, Sabco Centre, Bait Al Zubair and Bait Al Baranda
• Ticket prices are set at 10 OMR
• Designers showcasing their labels include:-
  • Oman: Hanaa Wahaibi, Nadra Al Ajmi, Anisa Al Zadjali and Nawal Al Hooti.
  • Lebanon: Robert Abi Nader and Fadi Nahlé
  • Morocco: Benyahya Nabila
  • Saudi Arabia: Amina Al Jassim
  • Afghanistan: Zarif Design
  • India: Shrekahnth
• Designer exhibition for buyers and press from the 23rd to the 25th of February at Bait Al Baranda and Bait Al Zubair
• The demand for the inclusion of a Muscat Fashion Week into the Muscat Festival is a testament to the inimitable character of Oman. Taking place over three evenings, the event will consist of a number of boutique shows – exclusive, limited presentations – to make each night an experience. With renowned local Omani designers taking their designs to the catwalk alongside other top Arab and South Asian designers, this inaugural Muscat Fashion Week will also present the international community with an outstanding example of the beauty of Arabic influenced fashion.” commented Malik bin Fahmy Al Hinai, Muscat Municipality committee member responsible for Muscat Fashion Week.

In full

February 2011 sees the inauguration of the Arab world’s most pioneering initiative on the global fashion scene to date: the Muscat Fashion Week.

Making its mark on the world’s fashion map, Oman is inviting the public, as well as key members of the fashion press, buyers and international fashion icons to celebrate the first-ever Muscat Fashion Week, solely

honouring designers and fashion talent based in the Gulf and South Asia

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“Arab culture enjoys incomparable expression of style. It has a proud, ancient history whilst remaining in constant modern development, therefore making our fashion culture worthy of a fashion week, at which it is observed on its own and in its full glory,” stated Amina Al Jassim, the well known fashion designer from Saudi Arabia who will be showing her collection for the first time in Oman during the Muscat Fashion Festival.

Muscat Fashion Week will represent fashion styles from throughout the Gulf and its neighbouring countries. Focusing on established designers as well as new talent, Muscat Fashion Week will collect the crème of Arabic and South Asian fashion. Renowned labels will include Omani designers Hanaa Al Wahaibi, Nadra Al Ajmi, Anisa Al Zadjali and Nawal Al Hooti as well as the Lebanese designer Robert Abi Nader, Amina Al Jassim from Saudi Arabia and Shrekahnth from India.

“The demand for the inclusion of a Muscat Fashion Week into the Muscat Festival is a testament to the inimitable character of Oman. Taking place over three evenings, the event will consist of a number of boutique shows – exclusive, limited presentations – to make each night an experience. With renowned local Omani designers taking their designs to the catwalk alongside other top Arab and South Asian designers, this inaugural Muscat Fashion Week will also present the international community with an outstanding example of the beauty of Arabic influenced fashion.” commented Malik bin Fahmy Al Hinai, Muscat Municipality committee member responsible for Muscat Fashion Week

Tickets will be sold from the 12 February at a cost of 10 OMR for the Riyam Park Panoramic view and can be purchased from the Muscat Intercontinental Hotel, the Grand Hyatt, Sabco Centre, Bait Al Zubair or Bait al Baranda. To also celebrate the inaugural Muscat Fashion Week, public and private fashion events, receptions and private views will be held throughout the week. One of the highlights will be a free exhibition showcasing all the featured Arab fashion labels showcased on the Muscat Fashion Week catwalk at the Bait Al Zubair and Bait Al Baranda.

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