Alongside them at the Abu Dhabi Fashion Week will be a number of leading international designers seeking to strengthen their position in the rapidly growing fashion markets of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
“It is important that this is seen as a two-way street” said Giulia Pirovano, Director General of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, “Arabian designers coming to Milano and Italian designers coming to Abu Dhabi. There are great opportunities on both sides. We are very excited by these developments.”
Milia M's show is scheduled to take place on Friday the 22nd of February at 13:45 hrs at Sala Spiga and has received tremendous interest from international media and buyers. On her part, Milia M, spoke about her excitement about Milan and said: “I am indeed very proud to be the first Arabian designer in Milano, with this comes a great responsibility and I'm focusing on ensuring that my collection meets the expectations of this discerning and sophisticated audience”.
The Abu Dhabi Fashion Week is supported by the government and many of the leading corporations of Abu Dhabi which include ALDAR Properties and Mubadala.