Hala China at Dubai Fashion Days

Dubai Fashion Days, which runs from December 8 to 12, will showcase upcoming and established designers from China, the UAE, and the wider Middle East. Dubai Fashion Days is being organised in collaboration with JollyTrust and Arab Fashion Week; endorsed by the Dubai Design & Fashion Council and in strategic partnership with the China Fashion Association.

The inaugural edition of Dubai Fashion Days in 2018 brought 30 of fashion institutions from China to Dubai and attracted more than 20,000 visitors. Building on its success, the second edition will seek to once again transform Dubai into a sprawling catwalk with multiple activations at key destinations, including Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai and Dubai Design District (d3).

This glamorous event will reaffirm Dubai’s position as a global platform capable of elevating the Chinese fashion industry and a vehicle for international cooperation for China and the UAE as they build a joint fashion industry ecosystem.In addition to connecting Dubai-based designers with fabric suppliers and manufacturing facilities from China, the event will showcase the creativity of Chinese designers and their contribution to the global fashion landscape.

This year, fashion and design students from Dubai play an active role in organising the event. Dubai Fashion Days will also feature retail pop-ups, industry talks, exhibitions, and a gala evening.

The opening fashion show will feature Heaven Gaia by Xiong Ying, a pioneer of contemporary Chinese fashion creativity, and see the winner and first runner-up of the Miss Model of the World beauty pageant walk down the catwalk.