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In a long, sinuous room at the Novotel hotel, set against the backdrop of the World Trade Center, Dubai’s first iconic building since the establishment of the UAE, there’s a lot of irony.
A group of Japanese residents in the UAE came here in beautiful kimonos to show their support for the organizers. One of them is a very shy and embarrassed 70-something in his 60s, and the mother of Look Up fashion show director Rytshiko Kaneko.
Businessmen from the UAE and Japan played an important role in the exhibition, which was summed up well by Huzaifa Ibrahim, President of the Global Peace Foundation. “Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun. Dubai is a country of more than 200 ethnic groups, and we are excited to coexist in the land of the future,” he said amid the enthusiastic response in the hall, especially by the Japanese.
Almost no one on the dias can converse in English except one Japanese, but a translator has proven to be a busy link between the parties. Ibrahim set the tone through understanding and paused to let the tense translation get to work.
The main creative, designer Yuko Murakami (above), said she chose Dubai as the location for her kimono collection as she sought to modernize folk fashion using nanotechnology in a Western style and modern materials.
There are others who provide ethical or technical support through their expertise. Major businessman Yakoob Al Ali, Pakistani model singer Azeem Tahir and Hollywood singer Persiana Dulo are among them.
Another example of multiculturalism at this event is the choice of presenters. Indian model Ayesha Mulla will be the focus of the kimono show.
“This will be my first, not only my first fashion show in India, but my first experience with Japanese culture, and I’m very excited about it,” said Mura.
Kimonos are traditionally paired with a wide belt, called a sash, and are often paired with accessories such as zōri sandals and tabi.
Dressed in a bronzed tan and in a suit, Mulla said she did a try-on the morning before the event was announced and she felt “good” that the belt somehow hides the boost of confidence. The way people wear kimonos is called kitsuke, which means “dressing” in Japanese.
Mulla recently appeared in a remix video of the old Hindi classic “Ghar aaya mera pardesi” (translation – my outsider/foreigner is home).
Given the overwhelming response and mutual affection between the UAE and Japan, expect to see a lot of kitukes at the Look Up fashion show trying to create a sense of ‘home’ in the land of the future.
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