Dubai steps back onto the runway
Dubai Fashion Week returns with a vibrant Spring/Summer 2027 edition, uniting homegrown talent like Yousef AlJasmi with international names such as Tarun Tahiliani and France’s Weinsanto. The show underscores the city’s ambition to cement its status as a global fashion hub, offering buyers’ programs, panel talks, and a month‑long pop‑up at Harvey Nichols.
Beyond the runway, the culinary scene shines with L'Abysse, the latest French‑Japanese concept by multi‑Michelin‑starred chef Yannick Alleno at One&Only The Palm. With a 34‑seat dining room and an intimate sushi counter, the restaurant blends French extraction techniques with traditional Edomae sushi, delivering a meticulously crafted 13‑course experience.
The visual arts are equally dynamic. Kenyan artist Maggie Otieno presents her first solo show at Efie Gallery, turning reclaimed wood and metal into layered narratives of memory and survival. In Abu Dhabi, Eman Al Hashemi debuts at Iris Projects, using clay to sculpt hybrid forms that echo the sun, streetlights and urban geometry of the UAE. Meanwhile, a retrospective of Emirati painter Abdulqader Al Rais at Opera Gallery traces five decades of evolving abstraction and calligraphic motifs.
Literary life in the region is highlighted by Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller, a witty memoir that follows the founding of Egypt’s first independent bookstore chain. The book offers a candid look at entrepreneurship, cultural change and the resilient spirit of Cairo’s literary community.