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The event was attended by designers, influencers, and industry insiders from Ukraine to Lebanon . AFP
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The Riyadh shows are not open to cameras, and attendees remain women-only so only shots of attendees are available. AFP
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The lineup of international and regional designers still includes Roberto Cavalli, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yulia Yanina and Bassil Soda. AFP
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The ultraconservative kingdom has witnessed rapid policy change since the June appointment of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman AFP
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The inaugural season of fashion week is being held at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, the hotel now infamous as the holding place of hundreds of royals and businessmen arrested in a state-sponsored corruption crackdown. AFP
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Listed as an international fashion week alongside Paris and Milan, Arab Fashion Week offers exclusively see-now-buy-now collections and pre-collections. AFP
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A second edition of Saudi Arab Fashion Week is already scheduled for October. AFP
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The inaugural Arab Fashion Week Riyadh is taking place from April 10 to 14 AFP
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The event was attended by designers, influencers, and industry insiders from Ukraine to Lebanon . AFP
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The Riyadh shows are not open to cameras, and attendees remain women-only so only shots of attendees are available. AFP
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The lineup of international and regional designers still includes Roberto Cavalli, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yulia Yanina and Bassil Soda. AFP
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The ultraconservative kingdom has witnessed rapid policy change since the June appointment of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman AFP
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The inaugural season of fashion week is being held at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, the hotel now infamous as the holding place of hundreds of royals and businessmen arrested in a state-sponsored corruption crackdown. AFP
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Listed as an international fashion week alongside Paris and Milan, Arab Fashion Week offers exclusively see-now-buy-now collections and pre-collections. AFP
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A second edition of Saudi Arab Fashion Week is already scheduled for October. AFP
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The inaugural Arab Fashion Week Riyadh is taking place from April 10 to 14 AFP
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The event was attended by designers, influencers, and industry insiders from Ukraine to Lebanon . AFP
Saudi Arabia hosts its first Arab Fashion Week
No cameras allowed at women-only shows in Riyadh
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11 April, 2018
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