Three designers brought garden-inspired accessories, feminine ready-to-wear and Indian couture to Dubai’s international runway.
- Christopher Italy brought Italian garden inspiration to bags and shoes.
- Joséphine explored feminine silhouettes through its Le Jardin collection.
- Tarun Tahiliani celebrated three decades of Indian craftsmanship and couture.
- Maya Diab closed the finale with a striking runway appearance.
A garden can inspire far more than a floral print. It can shape a colour palette, influence the fall of a dress or inspire the finish of a beautifully made handbag. At Dubai Design District, those ideas came together on the closing day of Dubai Fashion Week SS27, where Italian accessories, Vietnamese ready-to-wear and Indian couture offered three distinct interpretations of modern style.
The final shows made a case for fashion that starts with a point of view. Christopher Italy looked to the Italian garden, translating its sunlit colours and considered details into bags and shoes defined by fine leatherwork. The mood was polished without feeling overly formal. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach Jauncey added a familiar face to the runway.
Garden-inspired fashion can take many forms. For Vietnamese fashion house Joséphine, it became Le Jardin de Joséphine, a ready-to-wear collection built around feminine silhouettes, thoughtful detailing and contemporary design. Rather than relying on one literal floral motif, the collection drew on the broader feeling of a garden, its softness, balance and quiet elegance. There was a romantic thread running through it.
The final word belonged to Indian designer Tarun Tahiliani, whose The Many Moods of TT brought three decades of craftsmanship, couture and contemporary design into focus. Bridalwear, occasion wear, menswear and couture shared the stage, reflecting his familiar conversation between Indian tradition and modern dressing. It was a broad expression of the house’s design language.
For anyone who follows occasion wear in the UAE, the details of the finale were especially worth watching. Elegant kaftans, long coats and stylised headwear offered ideas for dressing that moves between formal gatherings and statement-making evening looks. Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab appeared as the showstopper, bringing star presence to the final walk. The closing moment had character.
Beyond the runway, the collection also points towards a new retail chapter for Tahiliani. The designer is preparing to open his first Dubai boutique, giving local fashion followers a future opportunity to explore the house beyond the show. For shoppers who look for craftsmanship and distinctive occasion wear, that is a detail to keep on the radar.
Across the final presentations, Dubai Fashion Week’s international mix was the story: Italian leatherwork, Vietnamese ready-to-wear and Indian couture sharing the same closing programme. Each designer approached fashion from a different cultural starting point, yet all placed design and detail at the centre.
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