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Culture Alert: Fashion, books and photography in December

The Middle Eastern cultural calendar for the end of the year includes a book fair in Beirut, a modest-dress fashion event in Dubai and a cartoon biennial in Tehran.
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As the new year approaches, the Middle Eastern culture calendar is filled with fashion, photography and modern art.

Dressing up: The Holon Design Museum in Tel Aviv has just launched an exhibition that takes the concept of Franco-Israeli haute couture to new heights. The show, “Je t’Aime, Ronit Elkabetz,” looks at more than 500 pieces of apparel, including an array of corsets and undergarments, that belonged to the Israeli and international screen icon. The exhibition reveals Elkabetz to have been a woman of capricious, uncompromising chic with a cheeky ability to play with fashion. Elkabetz’s incredible wardrobe and unique taste are on display until April 30.

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