This year’s Vogue Fashion Experience Dubai will feature a slew of new names from around the world.
Among the emerging designers who will showcase at Armani Hotel Dubai on October 31 and November 1 are Shamsa Alabbar from the UAE for Shamsa Alabbar, Lubna and Nadia Al Zakwani from Oman for Endemage, Hema Kaul from India for Hema Kaul, Farah Nasri from Lebanon for Hooked | HKD and Reem Al Kanhal from Saudi Arabia for RK Designs.
In addition, eight new designers will hold fashion shows at The Dubai Mall Fashion Catwalk on October 30; the labels hail from Italy, Australia, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Dubai Bling season three
Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed
Rating: 1/5
The Settlers
Director: Louis Theroux
Starring: Daniella Weiss, Ari Abramowitz
Rating: 5/5
The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
The specs
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Transmission: seven-speed DSG automatic
Power: 242bhp
Torque: 370Nm
Price: Dh136,814
