Riyadh Fashion Week will be held from Oct. 20-23 with a lineup of 30 Saudi brands

The first-ever "Riyadh Fashion Week" will debut from October 20–23, illuminating the capital city of Saudi Arabia with a lineup of 30 Saudi businesses taking over the catwalk. Celebrities, VIPs, buyers, and other important industry players will attend to honour the fast developing Saudi fashion sector. The first event will also feature a showroom with items from local businesses, providing local and foreign consumers with a greater understanding of the breadth and depth of Saudi Arabia's established brands and established designers' vast range of styles and pieces.

Atelier Hekayat, Dar Alhanouf, DAZLUQ, Eman Joharji, Fatima AbdulQader, Hajruss, Hala AlGharabawi, Honayda, JUBB, Kaf by Kaf, Lomar, Mazroud, MD29, Moja Majka, Mona Alshebil, Nabela Nazar, Noble and Fresh, Not Boring, Nour Dhahri, Noura Suliman, Pavone, all are included in the Sadi brands that are participating in the event.  

The event, which will also be live-streamed and is being hosted by the Saudi Fashion Commission, seeks to promote the growth of the fashion sector on a national and global scale. An Opening Gala Dinner will kick off Riyadh Fashion Week, attracting more than 250 opinion leaders and stakeholders from the global fashion industry. The event will serve as a networking platform, encouraging connections and conversation.

The Saudi Fashion Commission, which participated in Paris Men's Fashion Week and Couture Week, where Saudi designers displayed a variety of collections from the Saudi 100 Brands programme, a new mentorship effort run by the Fashion Commission, originally announced the fashion week. It is noteworthy that, according to the "State of Fashion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2023)" study, Saudi Arabia's fashion sector has the highest predicted growth rates of any other sizable, high-income market.

Saudi Arabia's retail fashion sales are predicted to increase by 48% to $32 billion between 2021 and 2025, a 13% annual growth rate. The Kingdom's projected economic development and expanding population are predicted to fuel this rise, with clothes, accessories, footwear, and luxury products all likely to see large gains. In 2021, the GCC spent $9.6 billion on high-end clothing, with Saudi Arabia accounting for a 19% increase.

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