The organisers of Sole DXB have cancelled the 2021 edition, without citing any specific reasons for the decision.
The eight edition of the festival was held in December 2019 in Dubai Design District. Last year’s edition was cancelled too.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Sole DX said, “Despite our best efforts, we won’t be able to make the festival happen this year.
“We’d like nothing more than to bring the community back together u current circumstances don’t allow us to build a show we want.
The organisers haven’t announced any new dates or when the next edition will be held. The added, “Sole DXB will be back, and when it is, we will make it count.”
The eight edition of the festival was in December 2019 attracted a crowd of over 36,000 people from more than 60 countries. The three-day event celebrates film, fashion, art, sport and music, street style and pop culture. It has attracted the likes of The Wu-Tang Clan and Kerby Jean-Raymond, the founder of New York-based luxury and ready-to-wear brand Pyer Moss too.