Invitation-only fashion show attracts French community for cultural festival
French Fashion University Esmod International (FFUEI), the Dubai campus of the French fashion institution, has celebrated the French 'Chandeleur' festival by hosting an exclusive fashion show, held on February 19, 2007, at the University's Academic City Campus.
The invitation-only event, organised by FFUEI in association with Dubai's French Association, attracted a sizeable portion of Dubai's French community who viewed fashion creations with a 'Chandeleur' theme by students of the University. The Chandeleur festival, historically a fte held in February, has been celebrated by the French for hundreds of years by feasting on crepes.
"The French community in Dubai is very proud of its cultural heritage; a heritage perhaps most famously renowned for our Maestro's of food and fashion. At the recent fashion show, FFUEI, assisted by Mrs De Warenghien from Dubai's French Association, combined these two passions to produce an exciting event with students modelling innovative designs, while the audience feasted on crepes and celebrated an important cultural tradition," said Tamara Hostal, Associate Director PR and Marketing, FFUEI and Board Member of Dubai International Fashion Week.
In October 2006, Esmod opened its Dubai-based French Fashion University, directed at tapping into the region's booming fashion industry and the growing demand by Middle Eastern consumers for haute couture. Founded in Paris in 1841 by Frenchman Alexis Lavigne, Esmod has since opened schools in 20 countries and trained generations of professionals who have worked for stylists such as Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Kenzo, Paco Rabanne, Gaultier and Givenchy.
The University has recently started taking admissions for public courses, offering master-classes in trend forecasting and fashion media communication, in addition to a six month fashion workshop. The courses will explore pertinent issues in fashion education through flexible afternoon or evening classes lasting eight weeks.
FFUEI also offers a range of creative, technical and marketing programs for students wishing to become actors of the growing fashion industry in the region. Various courses are taught by the French-trained instructors, including a three-year full time bachelor's course, a two-year part time diploma and a short certificate course.
"Our recent fashion show was another hugely successful event and attracted many people from the upper echelons of the business community. Our talented students are professional and dedicated and it is highly likely that leading names in fashion design will emerge from the UAE within the next couple of years," Tamara Hostal concluded.
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French Fashion University Esmod contact details:
Tel. +971 (0) 4 334 17 35
Fax. +971 (0) 4 360 48 33
Website: www.french-fashion-university.com
Mrs. Tamara Hostal
Associate Director,
Marketing & PR relations
Mobile: +971 50 356 2650
© Press Release 2007
