Five days of runway shows, showrooms and invite-only events at d3, from October 22 to 26.
Dubai: Dubai Fashion Week returns to Dubai Design District (d3) for its Spring/Summer 2027 edition, with runway shows each evening and showroom appointments, panel discussions and invite-only events throughout the day.
Running from Thursday, October 22, to Monday, October 26, the event is co-founded by d3 and the Arab Fashion Council. Designers from the Gulf, India, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean feature on the schedule, with Kuwaiti designer Yousef Aljasmi opening the runway programme and Indian couturier Tarun Tahiliani closing the week.
Here’s who is showing, day by day. All times are UAE time.
When: Thursday, October 22, to Monday, October 26
Where: Dubai Design District (d3), Dubai
Price: Registration through the official Dubai Fashion Week portal
Thursday, October 22: Crystals, Persian embroidery and Indian couture
The day begins with showroom appointments for buyers. Paris-based Ludovic de Saint Sernin opens at 9am with gender-fluid ready-to-wear, followed by design house Narma, Indian labels Vaishnvi Laddha and Acquire, Egyptian womenswear brand Mamzi, slow-fashion label Kochylia, modular label I AM and sustainable brand Zavi, which works with plant-based fabrics.
Yousef Aljasmi opens the runway programme at 5.30pm. The Kuwait-based designer specialises in heavily embellished eveningwear, using crystals, sequins and embroidery on figure-hugging gowns and sheer pieces.
At 6.30pm, Sara Pedram takes to the runway. The self-taught designer from Shiraz, Iran, trained in chemical engineering before founding her label in 2015. Hand embroidery and Persian motifs feature prominently in her couture, and her atelier has been based in d3 since 2021.
Pallavi Puri presents her collection at 8pm. The Indian designer, who trained at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), opened her Delhi store in 2007 and launched an Emirati line in 2021, featuring jalabiyas, kaftans and abayas. She now also has an atelier in Dubai.
Mumbai-based label Krésha Bajaj, founded in 2018, closes Thursday’s programme at 9pm with Alok Lodha Jewels. Each piece is hand-embroidered and made to order.
Friday, October 23: Accessories by day, eveningwear by night
Friday’s showroom line-up focuses on accessories, including:
- 3D-printed bags from Touchless
- Handmade eyewear from Cairo-based atelier Amr Saad and Kind Sigma
- Shoes from Colombian brand Liza Herrera and Tunisian label Balga
- Sculptural heels from Yuul Yie
The runway programme opens at 4pm with students from NIF Global, a fashion school with campuses across India, Jakarta and Bangkok, in collaboration with the London School of Trends. Gigi Boutique follows with a presentation at 5pm.
Ukrainian fashion house KEL’ takes to the runway at 6pm. Founded in Dnipro in 2009 by Olena Kondratova, the label specialises in corsetry and structured eveningwear.
Vietnamese label L’Scarlett follows at 7pm, ahead of GNL Couture at 8pm. Founded by Gunel Ismayilova in Baku in 2018, GNL Couture specialises in bridal gowns, evening couture and modest wear. The label opened a Dubai showroom in Jumeirah in June 2026.
Nafsika Skourti closes the night with an invite-only show at 8.30pm. The Greek-Jordanian designer co-founded her womenswear label with her sister, Stephanie, in 2014.
Saturday, October 24: A Colombian evening
Saturday’s runway programme is largely dedicated to Colombian designers, while the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce hosts an invite-only dinner at 8pm.
Bogotá-born Laura Aparicio opens Saturday’s runway programme at 6pm. She launched her womenswear label in 2016, combining minimalist cuts with references to menswear and Latin American cultures. Adriana Capasso follows at 6.30pm. Her designs explore volume and asymmetry, transforming fabrics typically used for lingerie into luxury pieces.
At 7pm, Paula Mejia presents ODA, the label she founded in 2021, which uses responsibly sourced materials and 3D design technology. Monica Schuster’s atelier follows at 7.30pm, showcasing couture, bridal and resort collections produced in Colombia.
FADTALENTS closes the runway programme at 9.30pm with an invite-only presentation of work by students from FAD Dubai, the fashion school based in d3.
Earlier, at 3pm, Harvey Nichols hosts an invite-only preview of its Dubai Fashion Week pop-up at Mall of the Emirates. The pop-up is open to the public until October 31, featuring looks from Pallavi Puri, Onori and Nafsika Skourti.
Sunday, October 25: UAE labels and a Paris finale
Picasso Institute of Arts & Design, which has campuses in Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, opens the runway programme at 4pm.
Three UAE-based labels follow. At 6pm, Lili Blanc presents its day-to-night womenswear. Founded by Lebanese entrepreneur Sabrina Mouhieddine, the brand is based in d3.
Onori, the womenswear label founded by Emirati designer Sharifa Al Hashemi, follows at 7pm. At 9pm, Abu Dhabi couture house Kuni takes the runway. Founded by architect-turned-designer Sara Mousa, its name means “be” in Arabic.
In between, at 8pm, Shoma presents hand-painted prints from Trinidad and Tobago, where the label was founded in 2020.
Paris-based label Weinsanto closes the night at 9.30pm. Designer Victor Weinsanto launched the brand in September 2020, and its creations have featured in the television series Emily in Paris.
Monday, October 26: The finale
The DFW Panel Discussion takes place at 11am in Building 8, R07, at d3.
The evening runway programme begins at 6pm with Christopher Italy, followed at 7pm by Josephine, a Vietnam-based made-to-measure dress label.
Indian couturier Tarun Tahiliani closes the week with an invite-only show at 9.30pm. He founded his studio in 1995 and became the first Indian designer to show at Milan Fashion Week in 2003.
Registration and access
Attendees can register through the portal linked on the Dubai Fashion Week website. Press and buyers must register separately, while buyers can book showroom appointments by emailing the Arab Fashion Council.
