The official grand opening of the Fashion Dome at Mall Of The Emirates took place!
On October 3, 2010, the new specialized Fashion Pavilion was officially opened in the large Mall Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, which hosted more than 40 designer clothing and shoe stores, cosmetics and perfumes, cafes and restaurants located on a common area in more than 10 thousand square meters. The grand opening ceremony of the Fashion Dome was held by Peter Valichnovski, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, Shahram Shamsi, First Vice President of Majid Al Futtaim Properties and Fuad Sharaf, Vice President of Mall of the Emirates, who cut the ribbon together for everyone to access. under the new "dome" of fashion. In the presence of numerous guests and representatives of the press, boutiques of such famous brands as Christian Louboutin, Cartier, Canali, Boutique 1, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Gucci, Paul Smith, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Galliano, Versace, See by Chloe opened their doors at the same time. , Mulberry, Missoni, Diane von Furstenberg, Sephora and D&G. Let's look only at some of them. So…
Bottega Veneta Fashion Dome
To mark the opening of a new brand boutique at Fashion Dome, the Italian brand Bottega Veneta, known for its clothes, shoes, accessories and luxury goods, has released a limited edition of 25 clutches called “Dubai Knot” (“Dubai Knot”). When creating these clutches, large reptile leather and pure antique silver were used. Each “Dubai Knot” clutch has a unique serial number and a distinctive inscription inside “Dubai 2010”. The retail price of the limited edition clutch is AED 21,800. The novelty can only be purchased at the Bottega Veneta boutique in Mall of the Emirates.
Gucci fashion dome
Gucci, an Italian fashion house, was pleased to confirm the rumors about expanding its presence in the Emirates by opening its fourth brand store in Fashion Dome. Frida Giannini, creative director of Gucci House, worked on the design of the new boutique. In accordance with its innovative concept, the store turned out to be spacious and comfortable. The decor uses "warm" expensive materials, and the glass facade is "flooded" with golden light, which allows a good view of everything inside, while outside. The new boutique presents a wide range of Gucci products, including collections of ready-made men's and women's clothing, handbags, suitcases and leather goods, watches and jewelry, gifts. Soon, Gucci Kids baby clothes will appear in the store.
Galliano fashion dome
It happened! Finally, the shocking English fashion designer John Galliano, whose first boutique was opened at Fashion Dome, indicated his presence in the sands of Dubai. John Galliano is known worldwide for his avant-garde collections. Since 1996, he is the art director of Christian Dior House. During his career he was repeatedly awarded the prestigious awards of Great Britain and France.
The most tendentious and trendy youth of the city was invited to celebrate the opening of the Galliano boutique, who was able to appreciate the new collection of the master, the main theme of which was "The Big Modern City". John Galliano himself worked on its design and interior decoration of the store, where new lines of men's and women's clothing and accessories are presented today.
As part of the opening of the boutique, a winter-autumn collection of the "King of Outrageous" was shown. Female models were held under such main themes as “City Superstar”, “Sloppy Flower” and “New Romantic Vintage”, male models - “Global City Chic”, “Random Grunge” and “Hard Rock Sports”. Galliano, as always, expertly and easily mixed three different universes, changing and complementing prints, combining shiny and matte fabrics.
The collection was complemented by a full range of accessories: leather and fabric handbags with newspaper and floral prints, men's handbags made of leather and tartan, soft and loose boots, ankle boots and high-heeled boots for women, sneakers and heavy-duty leather boots for men.
Sephora fashion dome
The sixth Sephora store in Dubai and the 20th in the Middle East region are another valuable addition to the Fashion Dome. In less than four years, this French retail chain, which opened its first store in Bahrain, has become a major and significant “player” in the beauty sector in countries of the region like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the UAE.
The new Sephora brand store offers its customers an unusual experience, as it consists of three areas: the Beauty Room, the stand with cosmetics and skin care products Sephora Corner, and the exclusive Exclusive Shiffa Spa with a number of anti-aging and healing treatments, which you can "indulge" after a grueling shopping.
Bovet miniature portrait of Sheikh Mohammed on a rare watch
A custom-made watch featuring the face of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president, prime minister of the UAE and ruler of the emirate of Dubai, was presented at the Cuadro Fine Art Gallery in Dubai. the watches were hand-assembled and painted by Andre Martinez, master watchmaker at the Swiss Bovet manufactory, and truly became the highlight of the exhibition. According to Andre Martinez, this work took him eight months, sometimes I had to work 20 hours a day. Watches at the exhibition were presented by representatives of the large Emirate company Ahmed Siddiqi & Sons, which became its sponsor and is the exclusive distributor of many brands of Swiss watches in the UAE.
@home be at home!
New @home at Mall of the Emirates: Al Tayer Trends, a large Emirate retailer, has delighted home shopping enthusiasts with the opening of another @home store. Here you will find the widest selection of fashionable and stylish items, including useful and eye-pleasing items for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room, as well as decor elements and household appliances. With the opening of @home in the Mall of the Emirates, the total number of stores in this distribution network has reached seven - six operate in the UAE and one in Bahrain. On the eve of the New Year holidays, a wide selection of exclusive products is presented within the walls of the new store, the main theme of which is the sophistication of “Belle Epoque”.
Carrefour online shopping
Carrefour Supermarkets in Dubai offer to shop online. Thanks to the new initiative of the second largest retail operator in the world, buyers in Dubai have the opportunity to order and purchase online more than three thousand items, including those that are not on sale in the Carrefour supermarket chain.
Buyers can purchase online: video and cameras, mobile phones, printers, game consoles, televisions, household appliances, garden furniture, household utensils, cosmetic products and much more. The Carrefour website has the opportunity to compare products from different brands and choose the best option for yourself.
Free delivery in the city is provided for purchases worth more than 1000 dirhams (US $ 273), if the order is made for a lower amount, delivery will cost an average of 12 dirhams (US $ 3.2).
Ajmal Perfumes on the board of the Arabian Perfume Fund
The largest perfumery house in the UAE, Ajmal, was honored to become one of the members of the board of a prestigious international organization - the Arabia Perfumery Fund, with its headquarters in New York. The candidacy of Abdullah Ajmal, deputy general director of Ajmal Perfumes, was nominated for the post of vice president of the Arabian Perfume Fund. It should be noted that the Middle East branch of the Fund was formed after the creation of similar partner organizations in Australia, Great Britain, Italy, France, Germany, Russia and Japan.
The partnership of Ajmal Perfumes with the Arabian Perfume Fund puts this emirate perfume house on a par with legendary perfume manufacturers such as Elizabeth Arden, Coty, Guerlain, Helena Rubenstein, Chanel and Parfums Weil
Paule Ka is the first monoboutique in Dubai
The French fashion house Paule Ka, synonymous with timeless elegance, finally reached the UAE by opening its own brand boutique in The Dubai Mall. It is there, on an area of 110 m², the seasonal collections of Paule Ka are already presented. “I am very pleased that I had the opportunity to open the boutique of our Fashion House in Dubai,” said Serge Kajfinger, creative director of Paule Ka, at the grand opening ceremony.
Paule Ka products are already sold in the Harvey Nichols Gallery of the Mall of the Emirates in the UAE, as well as in another 12 brand stores located in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain and Syria.
Asateer is your event room at Atlantis
Atlantis, The Palm, a renowned luxury resort complex, has a new Asateer venue for celebrations, which will provide hotel guests with exclusive opportunities. Here you can hold private or corporate events, weddings and receptions, fashion shows and presentations of new products, while enjoying amazing views of the Persian Gulf and the highest level of service. In the construction of the Asateer Hall, whose name is translated from Arabic as "myths", more than 300 workers were involved. The process of building the hall lasted about 8 weeks. Asateer is accessible via a separate entrance from the hotel; Private parking for 500 cars and even a helicopter landing pad are provided for guests.
Cartier unique exhibition
Cartier House presented an exhibition of unique watches and photographs. Under the patronage of Sheikh Majid bin Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Cartier photo exhibition dedicated to the history of watchmaking of this eminent French brand was held at Dubai Mall, the largest Dubai shopping center.
Specifically for this occasion, Cartier brought to Dubai 17 unique historical watches that were on display at the central Grand Atrium. Among them, it should be noted: the gold watch The Mystery Clock with one axis, created in the distant 1921; pocket chronograph with one button - Single-button Chronograph Pocket Watch, created in 1927; One-button pocket chronograph The Tortue, created in 1929 and sold to Ezel Ford, the son of the founder of the Ford Motor Company, as well as other unique and interesting exhibits.
The opening of the exhibition was honored by the presence of Sheikh Majid bin Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum himself, chairman of the Office of Culture and Art of Dubai. Together with Lewis Furla, managing director of Cartier Middle East & India, the sheikh was the first to inspect the unique exhibition.
Karl Lagerfeld & Hogan
World famous couturier, art director of Chanel House, Karl Lagerfeld is experimenting! He not only created a new capsule collection of clothes and accessories for the famous Italian brand Hogan, but also shot a small promotional film. The black-and-white short film has received the name "Letter" (La Lettre). It tells about a couple in love who quarrels over a mysterious message. At the same time, Karl Lagerfeld once again proved that talented people are talented in everything: he wrote the script, became the director of the film and even starred in a small role. As for the new Lagerfeld collection for Hogan, including models for both women and men, it will go on sale in late January 2011. Built on modern fabrics and sporty silhouettes, the collection consists of silver and black nylon sports jackets, a double-buckle sneaker, and bags with geometric prints.
Galeries Lafayette - dancing buttons
Galeries Lafayette, the largest multi-brand store in Dubai, hosted one of the most interesting fashion shows of the year called “Twisted Buttons”. During the show, "hot" autumn-winter collections of ready-made clothes were demonstrated, which used vintage elements of the 1920-30s in modern processing, as well as trendy colors, graphics and shapes. The launching of the magnificent limited collection of AG Limited bags from Alessandra Gucci, specially flown to the Emirates for this, was the apotheosis of the fashion show. Her appearance was warmly received by Dubai fans of her work and fashion lovers.
Festival Colbert French Luxury
French association Comite Colbert held the first "French luxury" festival in the region in Dubai. This interesting and unique event took place within the walls of The Dubai Mall in close partnership with its management. The festival was attended by 30 French luxury brands, including Baccarat, Bernardaud, Caron, Cartier, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christofle, Guerlain, Hermes, John Lobb, Lacoste, Lancome, Louis Vuitton, Pierre Frey, ST Dupont, Van Cleef & Arpels, Yves Delorm and others. The Comite Colbert Association currently consists of 75 French luxury brands and 11 candidates for membership. It was formed in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Guerlain. All members of Comite Colbert specialize in the manufacture, manufacture and sale of expensive and luxury jewelry, perfumes, crystal, leather goods, earthenware and porcelain, silver and bronze products, ready-made clothes, and also work in the hotel business and gastronomy
Corneliani luxury clothing is now at The Dubai Mall
Corneliani, an exclusive Italian brand of luxury men's clothing, continues to implement its dynamic program to expand and launch new stores around the world. This time, Corneliani branded boutique opened in partnership with the Emirate-based company SALAM Studio & Store at The Dubai Mall. It is located on the ground floor of the center under the number G062 and covers an area of 150 m². The interior and exterior of the boutique are fully consistent with the character of the famous Montenapoleone street, located in Milan and considered to be “Italy Fashion Street”. Comfort and elegance - these are the main distinguishing features of the corporate identity of Corneliani boutique, which presents a wide range of ready-made clothes and accessories for men.
Symphony long-awaited boutique
As part of the 2-week fashion extravaganza, which was held at The Dubai Mall from October 7 to 20, fashion lovers and fans had the opportunity to get acquainted with the new collections of the Fall / Winter 2010-2011 season. The celebration of fashion and style began with the official opening of the new Symphony multi-brand boutique, where not only the latest collections of leading international fashion houses were presented, including Vera Wang, Halston and others, but also books, photo albums about fashion and style, objects of art and accessories. At the opening of the boutique, the presence of many famous personalities, such as the top model Raina Hein, who is the "face" of the Symphony autumn-winter collection, as well as Whitney Port, Christian Siriano, Camilla Skovgaard, Erin Featherstone and Rupert Sanderson, local VIPs and media representatives . As part of the celebration, a symphony x FACE Africa charity auction was held.
La Martina all for polo
The famous Argentine brand La Martina opened its second brand store in Dubai. This time it is located in the Mall of the Emirates. For connoisseurs of the brand, a wide range of ready-made sports and casual wear is presented within the walls of the new store, including the famous Polo line. In addition, there are leather products, accessories, sports equipment on sale. The total area of the store is 400 m², its design and interior are fully consistent with international standards of the brand. Recall that the first La Martina store was opened in The Dubai Mall.
ICONIC fall and winter
Presentation of the autumn-winter HSY collection of the famous Pakistani designer Hassan Shehriyar Yasin was held at the ICONIC multi-brand store, located in the Deira City Center shopping center. It reflected the key trends of the season, which can be described as “Vintage Military,” “Minimalism,” and “1970s.” In addition to Yasin, four more Emirate designers specializing in the manufacture of exclusive Abai and Jalabiy presented their creations on the ICONIC podium. All presented collections are unique, their analogues do not exist. They are designed for oriental women and are available at the ICONIC store.
Marc Cain German Fashion
The famous German women's clothing brand, founded in 1973 by Helmunt and Roland Schlotterer, opened its first brand store in the BurJuman Dubai mall. The main principle of all brand collections is a bold combination of seemingly incompatible fabrics, styles and patterns.In the UAE, this brand is presented in two main directions: modern classic - Marc Cain Collections and a more bold direction - Marc Cain Sports. In addition, the store will sell branded shoes, accessories and much more, necessary for the wardrobe of a modern young woman.
Eid Al Adha prizes worth US $ 382 thousand
The celebration of the traditional Muslim Day of Sacrifice (Eid Al Adha) will be held in the UAE for several days, starting, preliminary, from November 17, and the period of discounts in shopping centers in Dubai will last almost a month. The total amount of prizes to be raffled during the four main days of the celebration will amount to 1.4 million dirhams (US $ 382 513). There will be 28 such prizes, and each of the winners will return home, having received 50 thousand dirhams (US $ 13 661).
Anyone can take part in the prize draw. To do this, it is enough to purchase a lottery ticket in the amount of 200 dirhams (US $ 54.6). Coupons went on sale on October 28; they can be purchased at any Dubai mall.
Scarpe shoe world
Scarpe, a branded multi-brand luxury shoe store located at the Mirdif City Center in Dubai, once again delighted its visitors with the introduction of a new fall-winter collection of shoes by the famous British label Bourne. Models of the collection went on sale in September of this year. The English shoe brand Bourne was created in 2004 and quickly gained popularity thanks to glamorous shoes and accessories. The main motto and concept of this British brand is luxury products and shoes at affordable prices. In the Dubai store, fashionistas are presented with high-heeled shoes and clutches for them, as well as interesting sandals decorated with multi-colored rhinestones, which are attached to the shoes using buttons, which allows you to change them, depending on the mood or occasion
Dumond in Sharjah
Brazilian shoe brand Dumond continues to actively expand its presence in the UAE. The first Dumond brand store in this emirate has opened in the Sahara shopping center in Sharjah, with a total area of more than 90 m² and which presents a wide range of men's, women's and children's shoes for all tastes and preferences.
"Dumond products are very well received by residents of the Emirates, as evidenced by the fact that we have already opened seven brand stores in this country, including recently in Sharjah," said Baves Shah, Dumond brand manager. “I assure you that this is not our last store in the UAE. We have big and far-reaching plans.”
Bang & Olufsen for BMW CONCEPT 6 SERIES COUPE
Bang & Olufsen announces that the BMW Concept 6 Series Coupe will be equipped with a new version of one of Bang & Olufsen’s renowned high-end surround sound systems. Bang & Olufsen and BMW have one customer group - active people who love efficiency, high quality and a unique, dynamic design. Thanks to this new collaboration, the two brands have come together to create something unique and provide BMW customers with the opportunity to listen to Bang & Olufsen's superior sound in their favorite cars. The high-quality surround sound system Bang & Olufsen High-End Surround Sound System, which is equipped with the concept car BMW 6 Series, was developed under the veil of secrecy. As a result, it perfectly combines the exquisite Danish design of Bang & Olufsen with the dynamic three-dimensional style of BMW and the flowing sports lines of the interior of the BMW 6 Series concept car.
The Bang & Olufsen High-End Surround Sound System consists of 16 fully active speakers. In the central part of the instrument panel, the high and mid-range speakers reproduce a symphony of perfect sound, and the four pairs of high and mid-range speakers on the sides of each seat plus two additional pairs behind the rear seats create a highly balanced sound atmosphere. And finally, two subwoofers under the front seats will ensure even reproduction of low frequencies throughout the cabin.
The renowned and recognized Acoustic Lens Technology (ALT) for Bang & Olufsen home and car audio systems maximizes the optimal sound quality in front of the speaker. Durable aluminum panels covering 16 high-performance speakers also complement the interior design, giving it a unique uniqueness. Thanks to the Perl Glanz finish in stylish anodized color with the Bang & Olufsen logo made by laser engraving, the panels seem to hover above the surface of the interior, emphasizing the dynamic, sporty look of the concept car.
