Colliding Continents

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Isla Moda

Fashion Island in Las Vegas is a misnomer, it is not an island at all, but Dubai Infinity Holdings (DIH) is looking to make such an island a reality. Isla Moda is a real fashion island combining haute couture boutiques, luxury hospitality facilities including a fashion resort and themed residential villas. Think Rodeo Drive meets St. Tropez on an island.

Isla Moda will be set in The World islands, an engineering feat in its own right. It is a development project focused on creating an array of island parcels organized to look like a map of the world from a bird’s eye view.

DIH hopes that Isla Moda will make Dubai a new fashion center like New York and Milan. Luxury has long made a home in Dubai and is heavily incorporated into the Isla Moda theme. Take for example the residential “collection” which boasts stylish villas and limited edition villas which offer private beaches and beautiful views. The idea is to be able to create your own customized “couture home.”

If you just want to visit, Hotel Moda offers 250 rooms and serviced apartments and of course boutiques from every major designer across the globe. If you are having a hard time deciding where to spend your money, Isla Moda offers concierge service for guests and residents from clothing to art to technology.

A little too much? Well, if you are going to re-create the world out of island parcels, I’m sure there is a space for everything and everyone, so long as you can afford it.

Written at 11:55 AM by Sebastien.

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