First-ever Bangladesh Couture Week signs off in style
Fashion
Design Council of Bangladesh’s first-ever Bangladesh Couture Week 2021
concluded Saturday at the Edge Gallery in Gulshan with a special award giving
ceremony, honouring celebrated Bangladeshi style and fashion icons.
Noted
actress Shampa Reza received the Style Hall of Fame award, while singer-actor-musician
Tahsan Khan and popular actress Jaya Ahsan bagged the Style Game Changer award.
Beauty
icon Farzana Shakil, renowned singer, dermatologist and pioneer in laser
treatment Dr Jhumu Khan, and General Secretary of Gulshan Society Barrister
Shukla Sarwat Siraj received the Most Stylish Personality award at the event,
for their individual and influential contributions in the society.
Young
heartthrob actor Siam Ahmed, ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ famed global award-winning
actress Azmeri Haque Badhon (currently travelling in New York, US) and model,
television presenter and fashion choreographer Azra Mahmood received the Style
Trailblazer award, while revered singer Mehreen Mahmud received the Style
Innovator award and popular singer Xefer Rahman bagged the Most Stylish Music
Star award, among others.
FDCB
Founder President Maheen Khan handed over the awards to the recipients, who
were greeted with flowers by FDCB General Secretary Shaibal Saha.
In her
acceptance speech, veteran actress Shampa Reza said, “I have always been an
avid lover and spokesperson of our own crafts and culture. We have a rich and
age-old cultural heritage including the artistic, handmade and comfortable
clothes such as our Masleen, however, our cultural identity has been
jeopardized in recent years. My agenda is to fight against that, and I truly
appreciate FDCB’s effort towards our fashion industry.”
Style
Game Changer award recipients Tahsan Khan and Jaya Ahsan lauded FDCB’s
initiative to appreciate the personalities, while Azra Mahmood said that FDCB
filled the void of a much-needed recognition in the Bangladeshi fashion industry.
Other
award recipients also appreciated FDCB’s effort towards promoting the fashion
of Bangladesh and expressed their gratitude for the honour.
“Over
the years, we, the Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh, have held a number of
fashion events to promote the homegrown textile industry in Bangladesh, with
the sole intention of supporting the sector and aiding the livelihoods of the
skilled artisans of our country. This was our first-ever Bangladesh Couture
Week as a homage to our handwoven silk industry, situated particularly in the
district of Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi - and it is our utmost pleasure to
honour these iconic and stylish personalities with these awards, who have been
continuously promoting our crafts and upholding the pride of our country,” FDCB
Founder President Maheen Khan said at the concluding ceremony.
With
the hope to steer and promote the Bangladeshi silk community and its patrons
through this 3-day long fashion exhibition and event, FDCB, the nonprofit
organization being the host of this first-ever Couture Week, further aspires to
promote artisanal work and advocate home-grown textiles and designs to the mass
audience with their efforts and endeavours.
The
maiden edition of Bangladesh Couture Week has essentially promoted high-end
fashion wear, showcasing 17 top designers of the country. The famed designers
taking part in the event were Chandana Dewan, Sarah Karim, Faiza Ahmed, Maheen
Khan, Farah Anjum Bari, Shaibal Saha, Farzana Nova, Tasfia Ahmed, Sadia Rashid
Chowdhury, Rifat Rahman, Rupo Shams, Rima Naaz, Afsana Ferdousi, Sharukh Amin,
Lipi Khandker, Nawshin Khair and Emdad Hoque.