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Cadillac announced today that its all-new luxury crossover, the XT5, would appear at venues in partnership with the fashion designers Public School. At a private kickoff event, Public School said it would debut its Pre-Fall collection on a runway in Dubai, in collaboration with the launch of the 2017 Cadillac XT5. It is also creating an XT5 collection for the invited guests at the Dubai show this November.
The upcoming XT5 is part of a new series of Cadillac crossovers, all with the “XT” designation, with the number indicating relative size. XT5 succeeds the current SRX, Cadillac’s best-selling product line worldwide, although the brand is regional when compared to the global luxury powerhouses of Audi, BMW and Lexus.
The show in Dubai will mark Public School’s first international runway show, displaying the pre-fall collection that will be available in 2016. Public School attempts to expand through the partnership with Cadillac: the curated collection will be revealed as part of the runway show in Dubai on the evening before the Dubai Motor Show opening.
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