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Jacob Abrian | |
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| Born | Jacob Abrian February 4, 1992 Beirut, Lebanon. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | jacobabrian |
Jacob Abrian is the founder and chief executive officer of the Arab Fashion Council (AFC), the world largest non-profit fashion council as an INGO for Arab World representing the 22 Arabic countries members of the Arab League. He founded the Council at an age of 22 being the youngest founder in the world representing an international authority.[1] In 2015, Abrian founded the Arab Fashion Week, a fashion event hosted in Dubai twice a year. The Arab Fashion Week is known as one of the world's five most important fashion event alongside New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.[2]
Abrian manages the AFC's membership, international partnerships,[3] the council's future vision initiatives such as to nurture and develop the talents of young designers through its strong business alliances and position the Arab World on the international fashion map,[4] and setting up a proper infrastructure of fashion, from retail to commerce and to education.[5] He is the person behind putting the Arab World, in particular, Dubai on the international map of fashion;[6] after announcing the first Arab Fashion Week to be hosted in Dubai in October 2015.[7] Thanks to his vision Dubai is the only fashion capital to host the Ready Couture collection similar to Paris for hosting the Haute Couture.[8][9]
In April 2018 Abrian, under the Arab Fashion Council, made history by organizing the first fashion week in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, in partnership with the General Entertainment Authority under the name of Arab Fashion Week which is traditionally hosted in Dubai twice a year. The Arab Fashion Week in Riyadh has received enormous success and a global attention.[10][11]
Abrian worked directly with Arab Fashion Council and National Chamber of Italian Fashion, Honorary President, HE. Cavalier Mario Boselli and the Board of Directors, which is composed of high calibre professionals and entrepreneurs.[6]
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- ^ "'The Master in Fashion Design' scholarship launched - - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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- ^ Tusing, David (10 February 2016). "Arab Fashion Week back for second edition". No. 1.1669693. Gulf News. Gulf News. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Arab Fashion Week Puts UAE International Fashion Map". 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Breaking: Arab Fashion Week announced | Buro 24/7". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Arab Fashion Week: Q&A; with Jacob Abrian | The National". www.thenational.ae. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Arab Fashion Week Attracts Both Local and European Brands".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Just Hosted Its First-Ever Fashion Week". 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Meet Jacob Abrian, the high achieving head of the Arab Fashion Council | Arab News". 12 April 2018.