If there is one thing that sets Bibi Russell apart from everyone around her, it is her sense of individuality. Her bright colours and array of jewellery, from bangles to nose ring, are bound to turn heads in any room she enters, and draw a mixed reaction of awe and appreciation for her unique and artistic taste in dressing and the way in which she carries herself. Even the tea in her rather artistically decorated office in Motijheel is served innovatively, in small glasses with something akin to saree paars in different colours wrapped around them. But posted on the walls of her office are not pictures of Bibi Russell, model for Vogue and Armani which once had made international headlines, but "Bibi Apa", surrounded by children and the weavers with whom she shares her life.