DUBAI: Noon by Noor’s fall-winter 2023 collection is an amalgamation of elongated shadows created under the Bahraini sunshine, with the new collection incorporating silhouettes that are long, lean, and chic – where skirts and coats graze the floor. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle Created by Bahraini designers Shaikha Noor Al-Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Al-Khalifa, the collection works on a contrast of dense, opaque clothes and light transparencies to create a wardrobe inspired by the core inspiration of “shared” or “borrowed” pieces, translated into a reconsidered idea of seasonal wardrobe dressing. In a statement, the cousins said: “For fall-winter 2023, we began our dialogue with images from the French illustrator Francois Berthoud and his book titled ‘Facsimile.’ First commissioned by Anna Piaggi for Conde Nast’s Vanity Fair, his work soon appeared in all leading magazines. “Beautiful, high-impact imagery that blends art, fashion, and communication created in tones of black, grey, and browns – this was a starting point,” they added. With the brief being long-lasting pieces that will live in a wardrobe forever, the collection’s jackets are a staple, from the Beanfield jacket incorporating silk for lighter wear to the Wilhelmina jacket made with wool to keep you extra warm for cooler nights. According to notes from the label, cohesiveness is a key element in the collection with smooth transitions between each look. The detachable hood used in multiple looks adds an extra edge to the final look, making a fashion statement, while keeping warm and protected by the elements. Pared back designs reflect a 1990s minimal New York scene combined with an understated element of tradition, craft, and avant-garde glamor. Column-cut cowl front dresses carry precise cuts and constructions and areas easy to wear as a T-shirt. Classic sailor collars are seen on T-shirt shape shirts or tunics. Lean, quilted coats and jackets worn with dresses. Long, languid looks in bias cuts created from soft Melton wool. The catwalk film for Noon by Noor’s fall-winter 2023 collection was captured on the grounds of RAK Art Foundation in Bahrain, a non-profit art gallery founded by Bahraini artist and collector Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa.