Sheikha Hend Al Qassemi: “International Dubai Fashion Week” Starts With An Innovative Identity

The organizer of “International Dubai Fashion Week” (iDFW) announced the launch of the unique regional event on the 26th, 27th and 28^th April 2018 with a new and innovative identity. Where the list of exhibitors has been expanded, and an accompanying exhibition has been allocated, in addition to contracts with a team of renowned designers, and expert houses who wish to participate strongly in this event.  International Dubai Fashion Week will be held at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai.

 Sheikha Hend Bint Faisal Al Qassemi, Chairman of the Advisory Board and Board Member of the Dubai Fashion and Design College, and owner of Velvet HQ- the organizer of International Dubai Fashion Week, confirmed that setting a new date for the Dubai Fashion week was to fit with the international fashion shows calendar, and also because the organizing body had entered in new international contracts, with the most famous designers and major houses of international fashion design, which called for the date’s amendment of the most important event of its kind in the GCC.

Sheikha Hend Bint Faisal Al Qassemi pointed out, that Dubai, has become a regional lighthouse for innovation and design thanks to its government’s keenness to launch initiatives that support progress in the design industry, and stimulate innovation. UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched a number of initiatives, to support the development of Dubai, as an emerging capital for design in the world by establishing creative incubators that meet the needs of the industry and support the development of creative talents according to Dubai plan 2021.

Whereas specialized studies, expect an annual growth of 6% in the design’s industry in the Middle East over the next five years, in addition to the market’s demand for 30,000 design graduates in the region.