Inspired by his father’s memory-related health problems, Desiree Vlekken founded 4get-me-not; a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness on Alzheimer’s disease in the UAE.

Dignity and integrity: these are the two words that sum up the two decades worth of Wafa Qasimieh’s career as a Major Cultural Consultant in Cultural Administration at the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities – Government of Dubai, where she vowed to respond to the call of duty with heart.

Photo by Alex Callueng; Photography Assistant – Bethoven Filomeno
Special thanks to – Giordano, Nikon, Liali Jewellery, Lulu, Mitsubishi and Western Union.

Here are three hardworking UAE-based Filipinos, aspiring for success in their various professional lives, whose occupations intersect in the world of fashion.

Fashion designer Francis ‘Izhcka’ Zeta is the quintessential fashionista. Those who are familiar with him know all too well that Izhcka doesn’t only create amazing couture, but he also dresses quite distinctively, so much so that people who pass him by can’t help but look.