Sunday 17 / November / 2024
Muscat: More than 53 exhibitors, including 33 fashion designers, took part in the recent Wedding Fair organised by the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa during the weekend.
The fair with a garden theme also included a grand fashion show with five premium designers.
Collections of Amal Al Jamali, owner of Sunset Fashion, French-born Mireille ALoughlin, owner of Arushi Fashion Design, Buthaina Anees Issa Al Zadjali, the lady behind ‘Buthaina Designs’, Khadija al Lamki, owner of the Kawashi and Amal Al Raisi of the reputable fashion brand ‘Dar Al Aseel’ were showcased at the fashion show.
“I think this fair was brilliantly organised and I was able to sell a lot of pieces. So, in terms of visitors, they had a great sense of fashion and everything was done quite well. There were also some social media bloggers, and that was great for all the participating brands as well,” said Ahmed Al Balushi, a young Omani fashion designer who participated in the exhibition.
“We decided to host the wedding fair as this is a market that is seeing tremendous growth and we wanted to not only showcase Shangri-La as the perfect venue for weddings, but also provide brides-to-be a place where they can gather information, meet suppliers and gain inspiration for their special day, all under one roof,” said Rebecca Platt, Director of Communications at Shangri-La. The fair aimed at supporting local designers, and the fashion show proved to be a great way to do this since it showcased some of the leading fashion designers.
“The support we received was overwhelming, not only by the suppliers who exhibited, but guests who came to visit the wedding fair. We were delighted with the turn out on the day. Following the success of this wedding fair, we would like to make this an annual event and are already looking forward to the 2017 Wedding Fair at Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa.”
