The season five of the Middle East’s definitive fashion platform FFWD will bring four days of the best couture and read-to-wear designers from across the region to Dubai, UAE.

Starting tomorrow (April 10), guests attending the season will enjoy shows and presentations from 25 labels, six industry-focused talks and panel discussions, more than 40 regional accessories designed displayed in The Garden, besides a series of networking events, said a statement.

Bong Guerrero, founder and chief executive officer of FFWD, said: “As we open our fifth edition of FFWD, we look forward to presenting our most diverse programme to date.

“This season brings the addition of presentations to complement the catwalk shows, offering diversity in the way designers show their collections, and the way guests can view them. We also introduce for the first time the ‘Day at d3’, taking FFWD onsite to Dubai Design District for an industry-focused day.

“As we grow and evolve FFWD, we continue to look for ways to improve and enhance the event to ensure we provide the best possible platform for our regional designers to showcase their unique talent to the local, regional and international audience.”

The 25 apparel designers at the show will be from countries including Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, Dubai and the wider UAE as well as the Philippines and India.

This season’s catwalk designers will present their Fall/Winter 2015 collections across runway shows and presentations from April 10 to 12 at the Madinat Jumeirah.

In addition to the runway shows and presentations, highlights of Season Five include a diverse roster of talks and panel discussions forming the “d3 Fashion Talks”.

The topics to be covered include the evolution of fashion with ten outfits that changed the world; the influence of the Middle East on Western fashion; the impact of visual merchandising and the relationship between fashion and film.

Furthering the strategic partnership with d3, this season will see the final day of FFWD being held on site at Dubai Design District, bringing the designers together with industry leaders, buyers and media.

Along with networking opportunities and panel discussions, on the day each designer will have a showroom space, displaying their full collection.

Meanwhile, the runway collections shown will again be displayed to an international audience on the WGSN portal, facilitating international trend reporting from the Middle East as well as reaching over 20,000 industry professionals through Fashion GPS' exclusive industry-only community, GPS Radar. - TradeArabia News Service