DUBAI: US actress Gabrielle Union-Wade stepped out this week in a jaw-dropping gown by Lebanese designer Elie Saab to a Tiffany & Co. event in New York City to celebrate the reopening of the city’s flagship store. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The star wore a black lacy dress with a plunging neckline and black ruffles that were spaced out on the gown. Saab was not the only Arab designer championed at the event. US fashion blogger and designer Aimee Song wore a gown by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika. The ensemble, from his Spring/Summer 2023 ready-to-wear collection, featured a satin pink top, with a large ribbon around the waist and a sheer skirt with crystals. This week, Tiffany & Co. lifted the lid on its newly renovated New York City flagship, the centerpiece of a broad brand reset orchestrated by its owner, LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury group. “Wonder Woman” film actress Gal Gadot presided over the early Wednesday morning ribbon-cutting ceremony, flanked by Tiffany CEO Anthony Ledru and Alexandre Arnault, executive vice president of product and communications for the label and one of LMVH chair and CEO Bernard Arnault’s five children, who hold key positions in the French firm. The nearly four-year overhaul of the historic building, which was built in the early 1940s and anchors a prominent stretch of midtown Manhattan real estate, began before Tiffany was purchased by LVMH, Europe’s most valuable company. The store accounted for 10 percent of Tiffany’s global sales before closing for renovations in 2019 and will likely remain the label’s most important retail outlet, both in terms of sales and as a means to project its image, Ledru said. “It’s not a flagship, it’s a landmark — a landmark that has been here for 83 years,” Ledru told journalists after the ceremony. The afterparty, which took place on Thursday, featured a long lineup of A-list celebrities, including Katy Perry, who performed at the exclusive party, Blake Lively, Hailey Bieber, Anya Taylor-Joy, Michael B. Jordan, Florence Pugh, Gal Gadot, Jacob Elordi, Tracee Ellis Ross and Anitta.