Riyadh Fashion Week 2025 Showcases Global Designs on a Saudi Stage
The event brings together couture, ready-to-wear, and streetwear from Saudi Arabia’s most exciting creative voices.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – October 2025: Riyadh Fashion Week returns from October 16 to 21st, 2025, transforming the city into a dynamic stage for fashion. Over the course of six days, the event will present more than 30 runway shows and fashion presentations, spanning couture, ready-to-wear, and streetwear for men and women.
Since its landmark debut, Riyadh Fashion Week has emerged as one of the Middle East’s most important cultural moments, positioning Saudi Arabia on the global fashion calendar. The event not only celebrates the Kingdom’s thriving creative economy but also demonstrates its growing influence as a hub for fashion, innovation, and cultural exchange.
Set against some of Riyadh’s most iconic landmarks, including Bedrock, Al Mamlaka and JAX, the program combines large-scale runway spectacles with intimate fashion showcases, embodying the diversity and ambition of the region’s design scene.
This season brings together designers reflecting the Kingdom’s role as a bridge between heritage and contemporary design. To name a few: couture by Tima Abid and Atelier Hekayat, sustainable ready-to-wear from Abadia, contemporary design from Hindamme, cutting-edge streetwear by 1886.
With Cenomi Centers and Saudia joining as official partners, Riyadh Fashion Week continues to strengthen its position as a cultural and creative powerhouse. Together, these partnerships reinforce the event’s mission to unite fashion, culture, and commerce on a global scale, while celebrating the diversity and ingenuity of Saudi design.
A Growing Global Stage
Riyadh Fashion Week 2025 is more than a fashion event – it is a statement of creative evolution. By bringing together couture, ready-to-wear, streetwear, and curated presentations under one program, the week connects designers, industry leaders, media, and cultural tastemakers. In doing so, it reaffirms Riyadh’s place as a dynamic global hub for fashion and cultural innovation.
ABOUT THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE:
Saudi Arabia has a vast history of arts and culture. The Ministry of Culture is developing Saudi Arabia’s cultural economy and enriching the daily lives of citizens, residents, and visitors.
Overseeing 11 sector-specific commissions, the Ministry works towards the support of and preservation of a vibrant culture that is true to its past and looks to the future by cherishing heritage and unleashing new and inspiring forms of expression for all.
Find the Ministry of Culture on social media:
X @MOCSaudi (Arabic); @MOCSaudi_En (English) | Instagram @mocsaudi | Website: https://www.moc.gov.sa/en(English)
ABOUT THE FASHION COMMISSION:
Founded in 2020, the Fashion Commission is leading the development of the Kingdom’s fashion sector. By driving investment and building robust regulatory frameworks, the Commission is supporting the next generation of Saudi fashion talent as they aspire to reach their full potential. The Commission enables the sector while preserving the Kingdom’s vast heritage in fashion and empowering Saudi fashion designers. Together with the Ministry of Culture, the Commission is working to unlock a thriving cultural sector that preserves and elevates the traditions that make the Kingdom unique.
Website: fashion.moc.gov.sa/en | X: @FashionMOC | Instagram: @fashionmoc
ABOUT RIYADH FASHION WEEK:
Riyadh Fashion Week is the official fashion platform of Saudi Arabia, initiated by the Fashion Commission under the Ministry of Culture. Since its debut in 2023, it has grown into a defining moment in the global fashion calendar, offering a powerful stage for Saudi and international designers to share their vision with the world.
More than a series of runway shows, Riyadh Fashion Week is a curated experience that brings together fashion, culture, and commerce. It celebrates creativity in all its forms while fostering collaboration across borders and championing the voices shaping the future of fashion in the Kingdom and beyond.
Riyadh Fashion Week plays a key role in driving the development of the local fashion ecosystem, while positioning Saudi Arabia as a global destination for design, talent, and cultural innovation.
Website: www.riyadhfashionweek.com | Instagram: @riyadhfashionweek | X: @riyadhfw
ABOUT CENOMI CENTERS:
Cenomi Centers is the leading owner, operator, and developer of contemporary lifestyle centers in Saudi Arabia. For over two decades, the company has provided customers with a complete range of high-quality lifestyle centers up to international standards, located in the most attractive areas of the country to satisfy all shopping needs and market requirements.
Today, Cenomi Centers has a portfolio of 21 assets, with more than 4,200 stores strategically located in 10 major Saudi cities. The Company’s developments include several iconic lifestyle centers, such as Mall of Arabia Jeddah and Nakheel Mall Riyadh, a consumer favourite in Riyadh. With a total GLA of nearly 1.3 million square meters, the company’s malls provide Saudi shoppers with their preferred point of access to the full range of international, regional, and local retail brands.
For more information about Cenomi Centers, please visit www.cenomicenters.com
ABOUT SAUDIA:
Saudia (Saudia Airlines) is the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established in 1945, the company has grown to become one of the Middle East’s largest airlines.
Saudia has invested significantly in upgrading its aircraft and currently operates one of the youngest fleet with 149 aircraft. The airline serves an extensive global route network covering around 100 destinations across four continents, including all 26 domestic airports in Saudi Arabia.
A member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Saudia has also been a member airline in SkyTeam, the second largest alliance, since 2012.
Saudia was recently named “Best Airline Staff Service” for 2025 by Skytrax and ranked 17th in the global airline rankings. It was also recognized as a “World Class Airline 2024” for the third consecutive year. In addition, Saudia ranked first globally for on-time performance (OTP), according to Cirium. Saudia was also recognized at the APEX World Class 2026 Awards, receiving the “World Class Airline” title for the fifth consecutive year and the “Best in Class: Service–Guest Experience” award for the second consecutive year.
For more information on Saudia, please visit www.saudia.com
