Omar Otuom at Dubai Fashion Week
Jordanian designer Omar Otuom on the two looks from his Chaos collection that he showed at Dubai Fashion Week.
On Sunday 25 October 2026, Omar Otuom sent two looks down the Dubai Fashion Week runway at Dubai Design District. He showed as part of the Picasso Institute of Arts & Design show, which opened the evening programme with work by the institute’s students. The looks come from Chaos, his new collection.
The designer
Omar explores the relationship between clothing and identity, turning ideas and emotions into designs that carry stories and meaning. His work brings together craftsmanship, experimentation, deconstruction and reconstruction: taking familiar forms apart and putting them back together in new ways. His guiding philosophy is “Wear Your Identity.”
I create space for people to express themselves freely.
The collection
Chaos starts from disorder and the tension between structure and randomness. Through overlapping layers and contrasts, it looks at the beauty of contradiction. The two looks shown in Dubai explore the layers of human emotion, and the contrast between what we reveal to others and what we carry within. Omar used overlapping materials, transparency and volume “to give feelings a tangible form.”
It reflects my vision of chaos as a creative space where new and unexpected forms of beauty can emerge.
Look one
The first look is built from transparent plastic, tulle and denim. The plastic’s sharp, structured form lends strength and rigidity to the silhouette. The skirt continues the idea through layers that include lace, and the tulle trousers underneath add another dimension, so the look unfolds through successive layers.
I chose plastic for its ability to reflect light, symbolizing the light that exists deep within the self.
Look two
The second look takes the idea further. The skirt grows in volume and layers build up around the collar, heightening the sense of drama and emotional fullness. Across both looks, lace and red create a sense of drama.
The exaggerated volumes express the intensity of emotions that can be far greater than what is visible on the surface.
Imperfect on purpose
Asymmetry runs through both pieces. Omar also plays with proportions, shapes and the relationships between design elements through deconstruction, which he describes as part of his identity as a designer. Through this process he looks for ways to reinterpret familiar forms and create garments that express the complexity and contradictions of the inner self.
I used asymmetry to express the absence of perfection and the idea that nothing is ever entirely identical.
Follow Omar on Instagram at @omarotuomm