Arabic / Mid East / Dubai Fashion brands?
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- hardhat
im researching some stuff for an upmarket women's fashion brand based in Dubai. any (graphic) examples to similar stuff in that market?
thanks! im drawing many a blank
- coldarchon0
fashion in a muslim country? did you just get out of a nuclear bunker from the fifties?
- hardhat0
nice to see some serious responses on a *design* led forum ;)
- Douglas0
i'd start with googling the luxury shopping malls in dubai (mall of the emirates, wafi, the dubai mall, etc) and seeing what stores are listed there. then google those maybe.
- hardhat0
ahh, nice idea @douglas
- hardhat0
bumped for any folk this side of the atlantic who might have something. thanks :)
- maikel0
most fashion brands are franchise of europeans
- dobre0
To be considered:
1. Only around 15% of real Emiraties in Dubai. Not all of them have strong fashion buying power. But when they do they really do. Mostly into European couture. Paris & London r places they most likely to spend their money on summer.
2. The Indians have very strong influence. Always check what the Bollywood stars wear. Well Dubai pretty much an Indian city.
3. Then the Lebanese, they are free & fashion forward. They are also mostly very European.
4. The women in Dubai could be loosely categorized into:
a. Conservatist, wearing black abayas anywhere never show face pics on FB. Sell them gold & diamonds instead.
b. Ladies, classy ones conversing with Queen Rania at charities. Give them Chanel or Elie Saab.
c. 'Fashionistas', one u easily spotted everywhere wearing tight fitting loud stuffs mimicking the Kardashians, Haifa or Elissa. They will like pink Herve Leger, Balmain gold studded jacket & cow bells in their high heels lol.