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Saudi Arabia will host its first fashion week in Riyadh next month
2018-02-21
[IMAGES.DAWN] Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
is set to host in March its first ever Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council announced on Monday, overturning decades of draconian policies on arts and entertainment.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia as of 2016....
, the powerful heir to the Saudi throne, has been leading a drive to reform the country’s dependence on oil, including expanding the private sector and empowering women.

The Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council said on its website that fashion week would be held in Riyadh from March 26 to March 31, with a second edition already scheduled for October.
Posted by:Fred

#1  ...Not quite as stunning as it sounds - when I was there in '95, the malls all had women's stores with stuff in the windows that would have made a Frederick's of Hollywood store blush.

(You just weren't allowed to look at an actual human lady wearing the stuff.)

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2018-02-21 21:13  

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