DUBAI: British Moroccan model Nora Attal posed with the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Business of Fashion publication Imran Amed at the BoF 500 Class of 2024 celebration during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The annual list highlights 500 of the most influential people in the global fashion industry, with this year’s cohort including the likes of Thomas Plantega, who has been recognized for steering the turnaround of the resale platform The Vinted Group; Faraz Manan, a Pakistani designer based in Dubai whose bridal garments are worn across South Asia and by the South Asian diaspora in the Middle East and beyond; and Maryse Mbonyumutwa, the founder of pan-African fashion brand Asantii and garment manufacturer Pink Mango. The Class of 2024 includes people of 37 nationalities based in 26 countries. “Back in September 2013 when we first conceived of the BoF 500, I wrote: ‘No other sector has a cast of characters as passionate, diverse and interesting as those who influence and animate the business of fashion. Yet, mostly, what’s projected in the media that reaches the broader world is only a thin, and sometimes superficial, slice of this captivating group. The more we thought about it, the more we felt like now was the right time to explore this talented community of people and collect them together online’,” Ahmed wrote in his editor’s note ahead of the release of this year’s list. The celebration was held at Paris’s Shangri-La Hotel and was attended by industry insiders, including design duo Benjamin Alexander Huseby and Serhat Isik, who both wore outfits adorned with the Palestinian keffiyeh print. The Berlin-based duo have garnered a large industry fan-base for their streetwear aesthetic and focus on sustainability. Attal attended the event in a striking black grown with a cut-away back portion that left a white, swimsuit-style corset visible when she turned around. The model has had a busy season so far, walking in high-profile shows such as Burberry, Simone Rocha and Nensi Dojaka — all within a span of just two days — at London Fashion Week in September. After wrapping up her appearances at London Fashion Week, the model headed to Milan where she hit the runway for Alberta Ferretti and Dolce & Gabbana.