PARIS, FRANCE - Imane Ayissi is on a mission to put authentic African textiles in the spotlight but faces an uphill battle as a pioneer African couturier at Paris Fashion Week. The bark of the Obom tree, kente cloth from Ghana and kapok fibres from Burkina Faso are some of the...

PARIS, FRANCE - The Paris Fashion Week menswear shows draw to a close on Sunday. Here are some of the highlights among the 40-plus runway shows of the past few days.   Quiet luxury The watchword of high-end fashion last year was quiet luxury, thanks in large part to the success of...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Renowned fashion designer Elie Saab will unveil the Riyadh Season Fall Collection 2025 after signing an MoU with Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority. The Authority said the MoU will create a one-of-a-kind experience that intertwines fashion and entertainment during the upcoming Riyadh Season. This initiative, which...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Two months after their launch, on October 11, 2023, Riyadh Season events had already attracted 12 million visitors.Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh said in a tweet that the success of the event is due...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - According to the Riyadh Season, 10 million people took part in the activities organized in the first 50 days after its launch. The season started in late October, and since then, it has witnessed a large visitor turnout at all areas, with expectations that the coming...

Brussels, Belgium - The European Parliament and EU member states announced on Tuesday new rules to crack down on fast fashion and reduce waste, including a ban on destroying unsold clothes. The new rules, first proposed by the European Commission last year, impose tougher rules on products to ensure they last...

A handful of plus-size models such as Paloma Elsesser have grabbed media attention in recent years, but the figures show they remain a vanishingly small minority.

Birkenstock employs around 6,200 workers globally.

Sharjah, UAE - It's been a busy start to the year for members of the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), who have made big leaps in their journeys of learning and business networking.  SBWC has a member community of 2,000+ business women and aspiring entrepreneurs. From organising introductory meetings across...

The entertainment sector, which includes restaurants, cinemas, and theme parks, attracts customers at record rates during the festive period, especially with the introduction of various smart applications that facilitate e-purchasing and e-payment methods, in line with offers and promotional campaigns that attract more clients.

Haute couture has given way to upcycled outfits, sourced entirely from used clothes, as the models strut, pause and pivot on the runway, a sign of the growing popularity of chic, environmentally friendly vintage wear among young Iraqis. "We don't want overproduction of clothes, we have to reuse them," said...

The launch is part of a year-round program that will allow women filmmakers to collaborate with leading industry professionals and access funds to create and share their stories.

The bloc's exports of halal products equaled US$275 billion, while their imports totaled US$338 billion last year, says the 2022 Annual OIC Halal Economy Report.

Nykaa will leverage the Apparel Group’s robust retail infrastructure network and deep market relationships to build distinctive GCC focused beauty offerings.

CIOs should consider new possibilities enabled by graphene-based technologies and start to identify emerging suppliers. While elements of business composability are already practiced, there are opportunities for CIOs to take it to the next level and prepare for the flexibility of disposable technology, he adds.

Everything is open-sourced, permission less and on-chain, Holaplex CEO Alex Kehaya tells TRENDS on the rising popularity of NFTs.

The company's net profit increased by 80 percent

Jeddah Yacht Club Marina zone will receive on Sunday the visitors to the Jeddah Season 2022 with a variety of restaurants and cafes overlooking the waterfront.

The MoU is expected to help the commission as well as the company to support Saudi fashion designers.

The agreement is said to align with the objectives of the Fashion Commission to enhance collaboration and empower the sector within Saudi Arabia.

The 15th edition of Art Dubai which displayed findings of its advanced palm fiber research and palm textile prototype, paving the way for the sustainable development of the textile and fashion industries, concluded on Sunday. The three-day edition saw Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, an affiliate of the UAE-based NAMA Women...

The subsidiary has a capital standing at SAR 50,000 and will offer multi-vendor business-to-consumer (B2C) products.

The hallmark of the Gulf sultanate, the long and elegant robes Dishdashas, have fallen prey to rising hemlines and elaborate embroidery, with some wearers also going for multicolored designs.

The world's leading luxury group more than recovered from the coronavirus pandemic as it earns a record €64.2 billion ($71.5bn) in 2021. The company's net profit hits €12 billion.

Flouting norms, massive mismanagement and lack of transparency and corporate governance have potential to take any company the Marka Holding way

The UAE and Saudi Arabia seem poised to see their respective fashion sectors double their revenues in the near future.

High fashion can be detrimental to the environment because of its large carbon footprint.

Customers can try on and buy entire collections of eyeglasses, lipstick, nail color, jewelry, and even garments by using augmented reality (AR) applications.

Versace has opened a boutique at the Galleria Al Maryah Island, where it will showcase the Pre-Fall 2021 collection