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Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008 readies to set the stage for fashion this summer.


Summary: Dubai Fashion Fiesta, one of the most awaited annual fashion events in Dubai and a Mega Event in DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature.

(2) (Digital Satellite S
 2008, is all set for a glitzy glitz   Informal
n.
Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis.

tr.v.
 opening this Thursday, July 24, as fashion celebrities, well-known models, and trend-setting international designers gather at Hall number 3 of World Trade Centre. During the four-day event, 11 designers and fashion labels will present their collections on the ramp.

Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008 readies to set the stage for fashion this summer

Celebrity designers, models, and industry names all add to a glitzy fashion event

Dubai Fashion Fiesta, one of the most awaited annual fashion events in Dubai and a Mega Event in DSS 2008, is all set for a glitzy opening this Thursday, July 24, as fashion celebrities, well-known models, and trend-setting international designers gather at Hall number 3 of World Trade Centre. During the four-day event, 11 designers and fashion labels will present their collections on the ramp.

Laila Suhail, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Shopping Festival Dubai Shopping Festival started on February 15 1996 as a retail event intended to revitalise retail trade in Dubai. It has since been promoted as an tourist attraction. This yearly month long event is usually scheduled during the first quarter of the year.  said, C[pounds sterling]Dubai Fashion Fiesta is a prominent fixture in the list of fashion events that have contributed to reinforcing DubaiCOs status as the fashion hub in the region. As a Mega Event in DSS this year, the DSF DSF Dubai Shopping Festival
DSF Digital Solidarity Fund
DSF Division of State Facilities
DSF David Suzuki Foundation
DSF Dispersion Shifted Fiber
DSF Dansk Sportsdykker Forbund (Danish Sport Diving Federation) 
 Office is endeavouring to organize, host, and support similar events that add to DubaiCOs unchallenged position in the regionCOs fashion industry.C[yen]

Celebrated designers and labels for this yearCOs Fashion Fiesta include Deanoor (Italy), Ritu Kumar (India), Preeti Chandra (India), Larisa Karts (Holland), Deeya Nanda (India), Falguni & Shane Peacock (India), Dia (UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. ), Jessica Joyce (Holland), SARV Atelier (India), Mystic Mantra (India), and Amato (UAE). The highlight on the first day will be the collections of Zahara Mohammed, who presented her collections at the Miami Fashion Week this year.

Launched to bring together designers, buyers, and fashion enthusiasts, Dubai Fashion Fiesta or DFF DFF Département Fédéral des Finances (Switzerland)
DFF D Flip-Flop
DFF Domo - Farm Frites (Tour De France cycling sponsor)
DFF Descriptive Flexfield (Oracle) 
 is slated to attract wide media attention due to the inclusion of high profile participants. The larger aim of the fashion extravaganza is to contribute in promoting Dubai as the fashion hub in the region.

Designers and labels in Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008July 24Deanoor, Ritu Kumar, and Zahra Mohammed will showcase their collections on the opening day of Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008.

July 25On July 25, Preeti Chandra (India), and Larisa Karts (Holland) will present their collections. Preeti Chandra will present her Fusion Collection Co a synergy between tradition and contemporary design. Larisa Karts, the famous Dutch designer is known for her use of different fabrics that express a symbiosis symbiosis (sĭmbēō`sĭs), the habitual living together of organisms of different species. The term is usually restricted to a dependent relationship that is beneficial to both participants (also called mutualism) but may be extended to  of organic shapes and imitation.

July 26Falguni & Shane Peacock (India), Deeya Nanda (India), and Jessica Joyce (Holland) will present their collections on July 26. The Falguni & Shane Peacock brand started retailing in India in 2002 and is today available in major fashion capitals such as London, Dubai, Athens, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
. Dutch fashion designer Jessica Joyce is an explorer in the field of contemporary womenCOs wear. Her collections are known to be sleek, edgy, and avant-garde. Deeya Nanda is a young graduate from Central St. Martins and the London College of Fashion The London College of Fashion is a member of the University of the Arts London

It specialises in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fashion and related industries.
 and premiered her collection at the London Graduate Fashion Week.

July 27SARV Atelier (India), Mystic Mantra (India), and Amato (UAE) are the brands showcasing collections on the last day of Dubai Fashion Fiesta. The SARV Atelier brand made its debut in Mumbai, and is known to skillfully combine Indian motifs. Mystic Mantra is a bespoke be·spoke  
v.
Past tense and a past participle of bespeak.

adj.
1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes.

2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor.
 fashion label established in 2006 by IndiaCOs first female designer duo Priyanka Shah and Ruchita. Amato, a local brand catering to the elite, will showcase its collections in ladies couture wear.

Shows for the opening of Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008Renowned names in the global fashion scene Deannor and Ritu Kumar, and local designer Zahra Mohammed, will showcase their collections on the opening night of the event. Deanoor, started by Datin Noor Fatimah, began specializing in batik batik (bətēk`), method of decorating fabrics practiced for centuries by the natives of Indonesia. It consists of applying a design to the surface of the cloth by using melted wax.  trading and tailoring of traditional and contemporary garments, later moving on to designing modern apparel. After having earned a reputable name in the local fashion industry, Datin Noor entered the international fashion scene with immense success.

The second show on July 24 features the collections of Ritu Kumar, one of IndiaCOs foremost designers and a pioneer in the Indian fashion industry. She is credited as being one of the first Indian designers in bringing a contemporary idiom to several ancient skills. A[umlaut umlaut (m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)

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