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Dubai Fashion Week

22 to 26 October 2026

Five days of Spring/Summer 2027 runway shows at Dubai Design District, the city's only official fashion week.

Dubai Design District (d3), Dubai Design District (d3), Dubai

The Les Benjamins finale on the runway at d3, Spring/Summer 2026

Why it is worth going

Dubai Fashion Week was founded by Dubai Design District and the Arab Fashion Council, and it is recognised as part of the international calendar alongside New York, London, Milan and Paris.1 A jury of international fashion experts chooses the designers who show.1 Earlier seasons brought Jean Paul Gaultier, Iris van Herpen and Moschino to the calendar.1 The February edition opened with Alberta Ferretti as guest designer and closed with Manish Malhotra's couture show; Weinsanto showed under the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.2 Most shows run in the DFW Complex at d3, and several are by strict invitation only.2

Sources
  1. ABOUT - Dubai Fashion Week. dubaifashionweek.org, read 25 September 2026.
  2. Calendar - Dubai Fashion Week. dubaifashionweek.org, read 25 September 2026.
  3. REGISTRATION - Dubai Fashion Week. dubaifashionweek.org, read 25 September 2026.
  4. Home Page - Dubai Fashion Week. dubaifashionweek.org, read 25 September 2026.
  5. CONTACT - Dubai Fashion Week. dubaifashionweek.org, read 25 September 2026.

Last checked 25 September 2026.