Dubai Fashion Week 2026 sees Absent Findings' Deadstock Fabrics Debut

Absent Findings made its runway debut at Dubai Fashion Week with Not What You Think, the Fall/Winter 2026/27 collection presented in collaboration with Polimoda, Florence. Founded by Creative Director Shivin Singh, the show staged a theatrical programme of elongated silhouettes and textural layering that framed the brand’s core preoccupations: memory, architectural structure, and the psychology of how clothes are worn.

Around 70% of the collection is constructed trom
high-quality deadstock fabrics sourced globally, with sari piping and surplus fabrics appearing as intentional surtace interventions and linings — a deliberate
constraint that the label treats as a design principle. The result is an immediate material intelligence: unexpected fabric pairings, reclaimed textiles used as panels, trims and linings, and visible hand-finishes connect atelier craft to circular supply chain.

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