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A FASHION AFFAIR IN PORTO MONTENEGRO What better place to hold an ultra-glamourous event than Porto Montenegro? The relatively new luxury destination and playground for the Elite, turned up the heat this summer with an impressive début: their first International Fashion Festival.
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estled in the mega-yacht marina, the fabulous fashion show ensured all tastes within luxury fashion, style and art were catered for to the VIP event and guests. The most notable names were UAEbased House of Hend and NewYork designer LaQuan Smith. The event took place in the iconic Synchro building, a newly renovated waterfront setting suspended over the entire village, giving it an industrial and urban feeling- which set the scene for the impressive shows that followed the opening ceremony. House of Hend from Dubai, led by Her Highness Sheikha Hend Faisal Al Qassemi, brought a third dimension to the show spectacle, by presenting a collection of eastern-inspired embroidered dresses, crafted to the finest detail. Like poetry in motion, their Spring Blossom collection featured their signature femi-
