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18 Market Report

Wedding season in Arabia doesn't call for
restraint.
By Debrina Aliyah

20 This and That

Raghavendra Rathore makes dashing
designs; Rios floating hotels; limitededition timepieces by boutique brands.
22 Art Matters
Japanese artist brings doom to Doha.
By Ayswarya Murthy

24 On Design

William Brand, owner of Dutch light
sculptures Brand Van Egmond, has found
a niche of clientele in Doha.
By Sindhu Nair

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Stella Bruzzi, director of research for Film
and Television Studies at Warwick
University and a fellow of the British
Academy, spends all her time decoding
the meaning behind each costume.

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IMAGES COURTESY (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) SHAIRA; HUDA AL NUAIMI; FATEMA FARDAN; RAZAN ALAZZOUNI

The wedding season in Arabia certainly doesn't call

for restraint. Instead, it is the finest hour for guests
to divulge their closets best-kept secrets. Behind
closed doors, the eclectic styles come out to play.

IMAGES COURTESY (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) ASHI; HUSSEIN BAZAZA; ZUHAIR MURAD; BINT THANI

Jumpsuit, SHAIRA, QR2,300; Dress, HUDA AL NUAIMI, QR3,488; Kaftan, FATEMA FARDAN, QR6,264;
Gown, RAZAN ALAZZOUNI, QR16,252; Gown, ASHI, QR20,172; Dress, HUSSEIN BAZAZA, QR8,070;
Jumpsuit, ZUHAIR MURAD, QR29,130; Coat, BINT THANI, QR9,210.

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