Rabia Zargarpur
Born in UAE, Rabia Zargarpur is known for her everyday elegant designs for Muslim women around the world. Recent years have seen many changes in the clothing of Middle East women who want to look stylish and Rabia Z clothing designs specialize in creations for such modern Muslim women.
Rabia completed her education from the Nassau Community College in New York and the University of Phoenix. She has also received fashion certification from Fashion Institute of Technology New York and Esmod. Her debut collection won her the ‘Emerging Designer Award’ at Dubai Fashion Week 2007. She also became the first winner of ‘International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2008′ award for UAE & GCC by the British Council. Arabian Business News named her amongst the top 100 Most Powerful Arab personalities in 2009.
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Nawal Al Hooti
Nawal Al Hooti is a popular Omani designer in Middle East who has achieved widespread fame because of her designs which showcase the culture of the country. A self taught fashion designer, Nawal Al Hooti has never attended any fashion or design school. Her work is inspired from her homeland Oman and that is reflected in her designs.
She has participated in many Omani and international fashion shows such as the Muscat Fashion Week, Sanad Fashion show and the Omani Fashion show, Italy. In Muscat Fashion Week, she showcased her collection of traditional Omani dresses with modern influences. The models wore long tunic tops with embroidered pants and looked stylish yet modest.
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Muscat Fashion Week
With the intention of making its mark on the world’s fashion map, Oman introduced the Muscat Fashion Week 2011 as the grand finale of the famous Muscat festival 2011. The event was held from February 22 to 24 and showcased beautiful Arabic designs to the international community.
Various international designers from Oman’s neighboring countries participated in the event like Robert Abi Nader and Fadi Nahle (Lebanon), Zarif Design (Afghanistan), Amina Al Jassim (Saudi Arabia), Kubra Al Qaseer (Bahrain), Shrekahnth (India) and Lamia Abi Nader (Morocco).
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Istanbul Fashion Week
Istanbul Fashion Week is organized by Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Association (ITKIB) with the support of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, Fashion Designers Association and the United Brands Association.
Istanbul Fashion Week was organized in line with the World Fashion Week’s calendar and the aim of the event is to establish Istanbul as one of the well known fashion capitals in the world. It was held on 25-28 August 2010 to showcase spring/summer collection. Istanbul Fashion Week hosted a number of individual and mixed fashion shows by various designers and fashion shows of renowned brands.
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