DUBAI: British supermodel Naomi Campbell’s charitable organization Fashion for Relief has joined forces with Qatar Creates to launch a new global initiative called Emerge.
Through Emerge, the catwalk star will co-host a charity gala and fashion show to support creatives and business talents around the world, with a focus on Africa, the diaspora and developing communities around the world.
The event, held under the patronage of Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, sister of Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, will take place on Oct. 28 at Qatar’s Ceremonial Court.
Emerge is expected to “create new apprenticeships, after-school programs and university programs focused on creative and alternative industries such as general education, fashion, technology, art, sustainable innovations and agriculture.”
Emerge will unfold in three main events leading to a grand couture show — the Art Exhibit, the Fashion Exhibit and Emerge Talk.
The Art Exhibit will highlight leading and acclaimed young artists. The Fashion Exhibit will showcase a selection of award-winning fashion designers from Africa, the diaspora and the Middle East, such as Thebe Magugu, Bianca Saunders and Abdel El-Tayeb.
The creative and business event, Emerge Talk, will bring leading professionals together to discuss the future of alternative industries after an opening conversation on the power of creativity in business between Campbell, Sheikha Al-Mayassa and New York-based artist, Kehinde Wiley.