Everything we know about Riyadh Fashion Week 2024 happening next month
You’re in for a treat…
Exciting times are coming up ahead, with the second edition of Riyadh Fashion Week almost upon us. Happening in mid-October, Riyadh Fashion Week 2024 will be bringing design excellence to a runway near you.
The event, staged by the Ministry of Culture’s Fashion Commission, will feature a host of the Kingdom’s up-and-coming and established fashion designers, showcasing haute couture, ready-to-wear, and more in both menswear and womenswear. Here’s everything you need to know about the return.
View this post on Instagram
Dates
Combining a certain flair with innovation that only the greatest minds in modern fashion can bring you, you can mark your calendars for Thursday October 17 to Monday October 21 as Riyadh once again set the stage for fashion’s future – where Arab designers get a much bigger spotlight.
Designers
Riyadh Fashion Week 2024 will showcase a diverse array of powerhouses in the fashion industry who are set to make their mark on the landscape of the runway.
Participating designers will embody the richness and creativity of Saudi Arabian fashion that will redefine the future of the entire industry. Blending together timeless elegance and avant-garde concepts, the event promises to be a celebration of fashion like no other.
Couture designers include Yahya AlBishari, Waad AlOqaili, Tima Abid, Pavone, Nour AlDhahri, Khawla AlAiban, Hala AlGharbawi, Fatima AlAbdulqader, Atelier Hekayat, Ashwaq Al Marshad, and Adnan Akbar.
There will also be ready-to-wear designs strutting down the runway, designers include Uscita, Samar Nasraldin, RBA, Razan AlAzzouni, Qormuz, Noura Sulaiman, Nora AlShaikh, Noble & Fresh, Mona AlShebil, MD29, Makram Marzuki, KML, Kaf by Kaf, Jubb, Honaydo, Hindamme, Hajruss. Eman Joharhy, Aram, and Abadia.
Streetwear designers include Mazrood, House of Cenmar, Freeminds, Awaken, and 1886.
What to expect
Last year, the inaugural Riyadh Fashion Week took place in KAFD, with the winding runway set against a striking backdrop of artificial sand dunes and accommodated hundreds of guests and celebrities.
Among the prominent designers who participated were the iconic “Adnan Akbar Fashion House” (founded by the visionary Saudi designer Adnan Akbar in 1970), Yousef Akbar, Atelier Hekayat, Tima Abid, Dar Alhanouf, Dazluq, and many more.
The shows are usually invite-only. Fashion enthusiasts can visit Riyadh Fashion Week’s website to watch a live stream of the runway shows.
The pulse of Saudi Arabia’s fashion renaissance, we definitely can’t wait to see what’s in store for the upcoming Riyadh Fashion Week. Watch this space as soon as we have more details.
Riyadh Fashion Week 2024, Oct 17 to Oct 21. riyadhfashionweek.com