Riyadh Fashion Week’s 3rd Edition Goes Bigger Than Ever
- Nada Armanious
- Fashion
Riyadh Fashion Week made its comeback this year, running from October 16 to 21 in the Saudi capital. Now in its third edition, the event didn’t just return, it made an entrance, serving over 30 runway shows and fashion presentations across six action-packed days.
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Part of Saudi Arabia’s wider push to elevate its creative industries and cement Riyadh as a rising global fashion city, the event continues to draw serious international attention. And this year? Let’s just say it went bigger and far more glamorous. Vivienne Westwood opened the week with the brand’s first-ever show in the Kingdom, while Stella McCartney sealed the finale with her debut presentation in Saudi Arabia.
Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week
Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week
Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week
Hosted across multiple venues in the city, the lineup spotlighted outstanding local and regional talent. Saudi fashion houses like Atelier Hekayat, who presented their theatrical collection “A Ticket to the Theater”, took the stage alongside Abadia by Shahd Al-Shehail, Leem, Rebirth, Amen, Jana Safi, Tima Abid, Mashael Al Faris, Honayda, Waad Aloqaili, and Ashwaq Al-Mashrhad, among others.
Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week
The front row delivered its own star power, with Naomi Campbell in attendance, joined by Halima Aden, Karen Wazen, Yasmine Sabri, Lojain Omran, Maya Diab, Aseel Omran, and Saudi supermodel Amira Al Zuhair.