Arab Fashion Council

GABRIELA HEARST, FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF NAMESAKE BRAND AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF CHLOÉ, TO BE HONORED BY THE COUTURE COUNCIL OF THE MUSEUM AT FIT

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT (MFIT) announced it will honor Gabriela Hearst, founder and creative director of her namesake fashion brand Gabriela Hearst and creative director of French luxury fashion house Chloé, with its 2023 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion during its annual luncheon on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. The event heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with proceeds benefiting MFIT, the only museum in New York dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion. Lara Meiland-Shaw, board chair, Couture Council, and Melissa Mafrige Mithoff, vice chair, Couture Council, wIll serve as co-chairs, and Nordstrom is the presenting sponsor.

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  • The event heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with proceeds benefiting MFIT, the only museum in New York dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion.
  • Lara Meiland-Shaw, board chair, Couture Council, and Melissa Mafrige Mithoff, vice chair, Couture Council, wIll serve as co-chairs, and Nordstrom is the presenting sponsor.
  • Her runway shows have been a prominent example of sustainability, using deadstock fabrics and eliminating plastic use, and her SS20 collection marked the first-ever carbon-neutral runway show.
  • In December 2020, Hearst was named creative director at Chloé, and since her arrival has built the brand into a purpose-driven and socially engaged company that has experienced exponential success.

Musa Tariq Joins Guardant Health Board of Directors

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Monday, February 27, 2023

Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, announced today the appointment of Musa Tariq to its board of directors, effective March 6.

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  • Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, announced today the appointment of Musa Tariq to its board of directors, effective March 6.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230227005656/en/
    Musa Tariq, Chief Marketing Officer of GoFundMe, is joining the Guardant Health board of directors.
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    “We are very pleased to welcome Musa Tariq to our board of directors,” said Helmy Eltoukhy, Guardant Health chairman and co-CEO.
  • “I am excited to join the Guardant Health board at such a pivotal time in the company’s evolution,” said Tariq.

Intuit Mailchimp debuts NYFW: The Shows Capsule Collection and pop-up shop in partnership with the Black in Fashion Council

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Today, Intuit Mailchimp announced its NYFW: The Shows debut through a new capsule collection and pop-up shop featuring five Black In Fashion Council (BIFC) selected designers.

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  • Today, Intuit Mailchimp announced its NYFW: The Shows debut through a new capsule collection and pop-up shop featuring five Black In Fashion Council (BIFC) selected designers.
  • Guests of New York Fashion Week: The Shows can view the capsule collection in the Mailchimp activation space located in the main lobby of Spring Studios and at mailchimp.com/nyfw .
  • The Mailchimp activation space was designed and produced by Wink , Mailchimps in-house creative agency, in partnership with IMG.
  • NYFW: The Shows Capsule Collection, presented by Mailchimp, and pop-up shop opens at Spring Studios on Saturday, September 10, and runs through Wednesday, September 14.

JOOR Announces Fall Digital Fashion Event Lineup, Powering the Largest Global Curated Wholesale Marketplace

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, JOOR , the worlds industry-standard digital wholesale platform for fashion, announced that it will exclusively power the upcoming global fashion industry events this summer and fall on JOOR Passport : Splash Paris, Ontimeshow , Shanghai, China, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week , Istanbul, Turkey, and Bogota Fashion Week , Bogota, Colombia.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, JOOR , the worlds industry-standard digital wholesale platform for fashion, announced that it will exclusively power the upcoming global fashion industry events this summer and fall on JOOR Passport : Splash Paris, Ontimeshow , Shanghai, China, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week , Istanbul, Turkey, and Bogota Fashion Week , Bogota, Colombia.
  • JOOR will also host its first curated event for mens and womens elevated contemporary brands, JOOR Showcase , running September 1 through December 2020.
  • So far, JOOR Passport has powered London Fashion Week , PREMIUM Berlin , TOKYO FASHION AWARD , Cabana Miami and Liberty New York .
  • JOOR previously announced partnerships with the Arab Fashion Council and Japan Fashion Week Organization to power Arab Fashion Week and Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO, both scheduled for October.

Leading Virtual Showroom Provider JOOR Expands Global Event Coverage to Middle East and Japan

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

These events are in addition to JOORs current partners London Fashion Week , Premium Group and Liberty Fair s , creating the largest curated fashion marketplace and marking JOOR as the leading global provider for digital events.

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  • These events are in addition to JOORs current partners London Fashion Week , Premium Group and Liberty Fair s , creating the largest curated fashion marketplace and marking JOOR as the leading global provider for digital events.
  • TOKYO FASHION AWARD and Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO will select emerging fashion brands from Tokyo and support their international expansion.
  • The brands will leverage JOORs platform to showcase their collections via virtual showrooms and connect with buyers in markets in and outside of Japan.
  • The Arab Fashion Week, founded in 2015 by Jacob Abrian, the Founder and CEO of the Arab Fashion Council, is a biannual fashion event endorsed by the Arab Fashion Council.

Arab Fashion Week (AFW) Sixth Edition

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Following the highly successful first edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) in Riyadh earlier this season, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) continues to revolutionize the regional fashion industry with the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week held in Dubai.

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  • Following the highly successful first edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) in Riyadh earlier this season, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) continues to revolutionize the regional fashion industry with the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week held in Dubai.
  • "We are extremely pleased with the line-up of fashion talent for the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week in Dubai.
  • As part of the continuous efforts to establish a sustainable fashion ecosystem in the region, the Arab Fashion Council also introduced the AFC Green Label initiative that supports emerging eco-friendly labels by showcasing their work during the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week.
  • Held on board of the historic Queen Elizabeth 2 ship, the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week became the world's first 'floating' fashion experience.

Arab Fashion Week Sixth Edition

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Following the highly successful first edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) in Riyadh earlier this season, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) continues to revolutionize the regional fashion industry with the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week held in Dubai.

Key Points: 
  • Following the highly successful first edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) in Riyadh earlier this season, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) continues to revolutionize the regional fashion industry with the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week held in Dubai.
  • Ever since its inception in 2015, the Arab Fashion Week has received wide recognition as one of the world's highest-profile designers showcase and has been featured alongside the other big fashion weeks held in New York, London, Milan & Paris.
  • Held on board of the historic Queen Elizabeth 2 ship, the sixth edition of AFW became the world's first 'floating' fashion experience.
  • The Arab Fashion Week will return later this year with its Riyadh and Dubai editions that will take place in October and November 2018.

Arab Fashion Week Sixth Edition

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Following the highly successful first edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) in Riyadh earlier this season, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) continues to revolutionize the regional fashion industry with the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week held in Dubai.

Key Points: 
  • Following the highly successful first edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) in Riyadh earlier this season, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) continues to revolutionize the regional fashion industry with the sixth edition of Arab Fashion Week held in Dubai.
  • Ever since its inception in 2015, the Arab Fashion Week has received wide recognition as one of the world's highest-profile designers showcase and has been featured alongside the other big fashion weeks held in New York, London, Milan & Paris.
  • Held on board of the historic Queen Elizabeth 2 ship, the sixth edition of AFW became the world's first 'floating' fashion experience.
  • The Arab Fashion Week will return later this year with its Riyadh and Dubai editions that will take place in October and November 2018.