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Sunday, 19 February 2017

100% Egypt Cotton on display at London Fashion Showcase

100% Egypt Cotton, a fashion installation featuring some of Egypt’s best emerging designers, continues at London’s International Fashion Showcase 2017 until Tuesday. The installation, sponsored by our friends at CIB, opened Thursday night. Designers were welcomed at the Egyptian ambassador’s residence for a reception on Friday night. A friend who sent in photos from the installation writes: “The backdrop is Egyptian cotton hand woven with a scene of cotton field. Light changes to reflect time of day. Dawn to dusk — it’s magical. The launch was Thursday night and the Egypt exhibit was packed — more than any other country.” Egypt is the only Arab country invited to attend.Adds CIB retail banking chief Ahmed Issa: “Egyptian cotton is synonymous throughout the world with quality and luxury. We are proud to sponsor this exhibition that so beautifully showcases our great country.” Attending designers included:

Tap any one the designers above to learn more about them, or download the 100% Egyptian Cotton press release here (pdf).

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