Here’s a story from Arab News that’s sure to put a wrinkle on the brow of more than a few Saudi conservatives!

Strut your stuff guys! Jeddah is gonna host first men’s pageant

JEDDAH: The bride of the Red Sea will soon make history with the Kingdom’s first men’s fashion show. A number of well-known designers will participate in the show which aims at promoting and developing fashion design. Abdullah Sindi, head of the pageant’s organizing committee, said the main goal of the event was to create an annual event that caters to the demand for fashion and to develop the field by encouraging talented designers to become professionals. “The event has been approved by the authorities but the date has not yet been decided,” Sindi said, adding that he expected it to be before the year-end. He said that the organizing committee was eager to create an event up to international standards so that it would become an annual world fashion event. Sindi said that Jeddah, because of the emergence of various designers, was carving out a niche for itself among the world’s fashion capitals. He said that the fashion show would include participation by international brands for both formal and casual fashion.