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Arab Fashion Week Postponed

Looks from Lebanese designer Aboud Jammal. Arab Fashion Week

Casey Hall

25 March 2021

A three-day period of mourning across the United Arab Emirates announced yesterday by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa to mark the death of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the deputy ruler of Dubai and minister of finance, has led to the postponement of Arab Fashion Week.

The autumn-winter edition of Arab Fashion Week will now run from March 28 to April 1 and will see shows presented virtually from a total of 25 fashion designers from across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and America.

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