we may moan and groan about the overdose of fashion in mumbai but a few indian designers are working overnight for they have to dress up dubai too yes its time for another edition of dubai fashion week october 5 to 9 with celebrated couturiers like tarun tahiliani and vikram phadnis among others showcasing their styles in the emirate choreographer and show director marc robinson cofounder of dfw along with dubaibased aldrin fernandes is upbeat just four seasons old dfw today can be proud of its achievement and it is still growing the production standards are of the highest quality theres a great mix of designers a strong buyer attendance and models from around the world bollywood designer vikram phadnis who participated in last seasons dfw this time around will present a blend of contrast concepts this inexhaustible collection gives a very pretext of unexpected femininity and comes out in an explosion of blends of neutral prints with hints of colour he informs tarun tahiliani pays homage to french designer christian dior with his sixty years of eternity collection we see the silhouette dance between the new look and what can only be called the eternal look the ancient indian tradition of draping where distinction is by the fall and luxury of fabric rather than the structured silhouette he says delhi designer charu parashars springsummer 09 line is dedicated to the modern indian princess incredibly inspired by the rich indian culture and heritage it salutes the young the flamboyant and the fabulous who are not afraid to embrace their culture just as they are not afraid to step into the glorious summer that awaits us all she elaborates troy costa will present a mens show with a difference with some innovative sports couture it would be faithful to the masculine silhouette not inyourface classical casual yet couture he enlightens other indian designers at dfw include raakhee raipanchola who derives inspiration from various abstract sources art and architecture ashima and leena singh and meera mahedevia