Furne One closes Fashion Forward Season 8

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The final day of Fashion Forward Dubai season eight ended in a celebration on Sunday, and all the stops were pulled out as fun and lighthearted vibes were showcased on the catwalk. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00The final day of Fashion Forward Dubai Season 8 ended in a celebration on Sunday, and all

00:09the stops were pulled out as fun and light-hearted vibes were showcased on the catwalk.

00:14The evolution and growth of Dubai's Fashion Forward is hard to deny as the events continue

00:18to be a huge draw for the region's hugely talented design culture.

00:22We're very pleased with the outcome and feedback of Season 8, we've showcased, we're nearly

00:29complete in showcasing over 30 designers, a big leap from when we started four years

00:35ago.

00:36I remember we had 18 designers and I think that's a testament to the growth of the fashion

00:41industry.

00:44It's very clear that the pace levels for designers are just improving every season.

00:49The attendance has been very encouraging as well, there's just a strong vibe that's happening,

00:54there's a dynamic movement that's going on in Dubai and we're just very pleased with that.

00:59Starch Foundation, the Lebanese platform for emerging designers, were seriously represented

01:03this year featuring three labels, Salim Azam's Serene Collection, Labnan Mahfouz's 70's Inspired

01:10Set and Red Hot designer Timi Hayek, who took us to Scotland with her Earthy Collection.

01:15Basically I went to Scotland, to the Highlands last year and I just loved it there, the raw

01:24rugged landscape and that basically inspired this collection so it's very raw, the materials

01:33are very rugged, tough linens but with a silvery gold touch and the whole image is a girl,

01:44her face is flushed and there's a lot of wind but yeah, she's in that landscape.

01:51Omani designer Amal Al-Raisi celebrated her country's role in the ancient silk route with

01:55her Feminine Western Wear Collection.

01:57The collection is inspired by silk route, the ancient silk route where old ships used

02:04to come out from China and go to Europe passing different stations and Oman, my country, was

02:10one of the main stations where they used to take the Omani frankincense which is known

02:14for being the best in the world.

02:17So this whole collection is inspired by the Omani frankincense and the silk route and

02:23the importance of Oman in that journey.

02:26So the prints of the collection I have collaborated with an international print designer where

02:32we created these two different prints for the collection and they're taken, they're

02:40totally inspired by old drawings for Oman, some old China wear and we mix things together

02:47to come up with these prints that were used in the fabric and the carpet in the show.

02:53The second to last show featured Deema Ayyad, a fashion forward regular who took this opportunity

02:57to celebrate women with her romantic collection featuring soft drapey fabrics in subdued colours

03:02which she artfully displayed on a mixture of models and regular women.

03:05Colours wise, I wanted something subdued next year, I wanted a modern romance so the whole

03:10theme was modern romance, a take of soft pinks, undertones of blues, blacks and whites like

03:15I always love and I combined all of that to create this so, I don't know, this is the

03:20real me I think.

03:21And finally it was time for the most anticipated show of the event as Filipino designer Fern

03:25One with his label Amato took to the catwalk with his usual huge display of fashion meets

03:31entertainment.

03:32Dubbed the Dancing Sun and inspired by a Catholic event called the Miracle of the Sun, the religious

03:36symbolism was hard to miss as models walked out wearing veils typically worn by nuns.

03:41The catwalk was strewn with sand and cactus giving it a western feel.

03:44The clothes however were signature Amato, feminine, flowy and intricately embroidered.

03:49The collection is all about the miracle that happened in Portugal and it also happened

03:59in my hometown which I experienced, it's the Dancing Sun, that's the title of the collection.

04:07I used a lot of lace, French lace, tulle and linen and the colour, it's more on dusty,

04:16dusty pastels.

04:17As another season of Dubai's Fashion Forward comes to a close, it's clear that the event

04:21and those who contribute and attend have collaborated to put an emphatic stamp on Dubai's red hot

04:26design scene.

04:27Logan Fish for Tabloid.

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