New York Fashion Week to look a little different

A number of top designers have opted out entirely, including Marc Jacobs. File/AFP
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Updated 12 September 2020
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New York Fashion Week to look a little different

DUBAI: Due to restrictions brought on by COVID-19, New York Fashion Week is set to look a little different this season. Reuters reported that the typical seven-day parade of events has been stripped down to five days, and will be a “phygital” mix of digital and real-life events with online runway shows and smaller, socially-distanced audiences.

Running from Sept. 13-17, there will be heavy restrictions in place, from distancing to masks to in some cases, required coronavirus tests. Host IMG said it had worked closely with the governor’s office to understand the protocols needed in order to have the shows running.

Highlights this season include Anna Sui, Jason Wu and Christian Siriano, who will show from his Connecticut home.

Meanwhile, a number of top designers have opted out entirely, including Marc Jacobs who traditionally closes out New York Fashion Week.


Highlights from Saher Nassar’s ‘Chronicles from the Storm’ exhibition in Dubai

Updated 27 February 2026
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Highlights from Saher Nassar’s ‘Chronicles from the Storm’ exhibition in Dubai

DUBAI: Here are three highlights from Saher Nassar’s ‘Chronicles from the Storm,’ which runs until March 18 at Zawyeh Gallery in Dubai.

‘Chronicles No. 1’

In his latest solo exhibition, the Palestinian artist “reimagines events that push past emotional capacity toward moral exhaustion, questioning the ethical certainty of the human spirit when faced with immense suffering,” according to the show catalogue, with works that “contemplate the devaluation of hope as a fundamental factor of human survival, sometimes revealed as currency for escape, sometimes seen in people resorting to their primal instincts to endure.”

‘Chronicles No. 8’

“Drawing from both personal and collective experiences, the exhibition unfolds as a layered reflection on how repeated trauma reshapes perception, belief, and the instinct to survive,” a press release for the show states. “Nasser translates lived realities into visual studies that move beyond immediate reaction. Rather than seeking resolution or catharsis, the works dwell in a state of moral exhaustion.”

‘Chronicles No. 3’

In “Chronicles from the Storm,” the UAE-based multidisciplinary artist is not attempting to offer answers, the press release suggests; rather, he is “bearing witness” and “inviting viewers to sit with unresolved questions and the uneasy persistence of the human spirit in the aftermath of the storm.” The works on show “carry a restrained intensity, resisting spectacle in favor of contemplation,” the release continues.