The GANNI x lululemon Dubai launch opens on 15 October, with the collection sold in the UAE only at the lululemon Dubai Mall store. This partnership pairs a Canadian activewear brand with a Copenhagen fashion house. GANNI x lululemon release date is the same worldwide, set for 15 October. Local buyers get one point of sale: the Dubai Mall location.
What the collection includes
The 22-piece GANNI x lululemon collection spans womenswear, accessories and footwear. It mixes familiar lululemon shapes with GANNI design codes. Leopard print, ruffle trims and bold colour pairings run through the range. Proprietary fabrics Nulu and Softstreme feature across the pieces for comfort and freedom of movement.
Dance shapes the look. Leg warmers, boleros and headbands bring 1980s studio style into daily wear. The GANNI lululemon Define Jacket is one reworked favourite, rebuilt through GANNI’s lens. These pieces read as fashion as much as sportswear.
The collection sits between two worlds. lululemon brings technical construction and shapes built for exercise. GANNI brings colour, print and a studio-to-street sensibility. The brands describe a shared belief in the joy of movement, and the range is built to work in a gym class or on the street. Nulu and Softstreme give the fabric its stretch and soft feel. GANNI’s styling turns each piece into something wearable outside a workout. The 22-piece count keeps the range tight rather than broad.
Where the design started
Eighties dance films set the starting point. “Dance movies have been part of my life since I was a child,” said Ditte Reffstrup, Creative Director at GANNI. She drew on the energy and freedom of those films, then blended GANNI motifs like leopard and frills with lululemon’s focus on movement. Jonathan Cheung, Global Creative Director at lululemon, traced the project to movement itself. He said dance was GANNI’s practice, and the line grew from there. Cheung valued the blend of lululemon technical materials with GANNI style.
The campaign behind the drop
GANNI and lululemon opened the GANNI x lululemon collaboration with a campaign called “JOY IS A POWER MOVE.” Actor Jennifer Beals and singer and dancer METTE front it. A short film, shot in a dance studio, moves between rehearsal and performance. Beals described the campaign as an honour and said she is a longtime customer of both brands. METTE said lululemon had been with her since dance school, and GANNI entered her life while she worked on a film in London.
Buying the GANNI x lululemon Dubai collection
The GANNI x lululemon Dubai collection has no second UAE stockist at launch. Shoppers who want the range in person go to the lululemon Dubai Mall store from 15 October. The global line also sells online and in select stores across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. For the Emirates, the Dubai Mall site is the one confirmed door. The GANNI x lululemon Dubai debut gives local buyers the same pieces offered in other markets.
For UAE shoppers, the arrangement is simple. The range is new, the window is a single store, and the stock is shared with global markets. Early demand for limited collaborations can clear fast. Anyone set on a specific size or piece has reason to visit the Dubai Mall store near the 15 October opening.
