DUBAI: The curtains came down on the series of glamorous fashion shows at Dubai Fashion 2012, the signature fashion event of this year’s Dubai Shopping Festival, amid spontaneous applause from the large audience that was present at the Star Atrium of The Dubai Mall. The last night of fashion shows saw a glittering and fitting finale from three brilliant collections by talented fashion designers.

Fashion designer and wardrobe stylist Hamra Alam aims to inspire and make a difference within the kingdom through her latest venture Lights Camera Fashion (LCF).

Romania was present for the second time at the international fashion fair, Berlin Fashion Week, between January 16 and 21. The costs of bringing Romanian designers to Berlin were covered by a state budget subsidy as part of the National Export Strategy, an initiative to promote Romania’s exports in the areas of design and manufacturing.

NEW DELHI, India - "Made in India" clothing is often seen as the product of sweatshop labour, but fashion designer Saloni Lodha, whose fans include film stars Naomi Watts and Emma Watson, wants to give it a luxury tag.

After taking just one look at the Elie Saab Spring 2012 Couture collection, it’s obvious that the dresses will soon be making their way down the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

The InAisce Fall/Winter 2012 lookbook features nomadic looks that take fashion cues from Oriental-inspired styles. From dramatic draping to Kung-Fu master hairstyles, this bold collection pushes fashion boundaries, presenting InAisce’s style vision of the coming future.

With New York Fashion Week less than a month away, the invitations are pouring in and the fashionphiles are buzzing with their predictions as to who will showcase the best collections. Editors and bloggers are already talking about this season's new "it girls" (new models who are making their catwalk debuts). But amidst all the excitement, one may miss history in the making—the launch of UNDERWRAPS, the first global modeling agency exclusively representing Muslim female models. Wait what?

THE henna on Merlee Tiew’s fingers is still showing when Mohd Shariff held her hands for the photo shoot. The chemistry between the newlyweds, who tied the knot last November, is apparent in the photos.