Event
Annanya's
Fashion Parade
Elita
Karim
It
was a Saturday evening of glamour at Hotel Sheraton on October
30, 2004. The Eid Fashion Contest 2004 organised by Annanya,
the most popular fortnightly magazine for women in Bangladesh
was a relief from the more austere daily routine of the Ramadan
month.
Hosted
by popular model Azra, the contest began its display of both
the established and upcoming houses of the country. Well-known
faces like Lisa, Emi, Tina, Atashi and many others took to
the ramp to show off the Eid collections. The ramp show began
with Bichitra, flaunting its traditional cotton saris fused
with turtle-necked sweaters, black frames on the eyes, antique
jewellery and matching purses. This was followed by many more
designs, belonging to various organisations such as Nabarupa,
Motif, Kay Kraft, Grameen and many more. The different fabrics
of shalwar kurtas, panjabis and saris complemented
the lights while the mood was set with a mix of fusion music.
The event
was attended by Tasmima Hossain, the editor of Anannya, Lorraine
Barker, High Commissioner of Australia, Geetiara Shafia Chowdhury,
chairperson of Adcom and an icon to the International fashion
world, Bibi Russell. Anannya, through the years, has recognised
the women of this country, who have achieved success in a
predominantly male world in various fields such as writing,
education, entrepreneurship, the arts like music, dance, theatre,
journalism, the films, sports, architecture and law.
This
fashion show was a platform for designers to explore their
creative instincts. There were chiffon saris, splayed over
with colours, depicting elements from nature. Shalwar
kurtas were adorned with soft, pastel coloured and tissue
dupattas. Panjabis in cotton, khadi and
silk were also displayed, however mostly in the traditional
colours of white and cream, besides some of the other primary
colours.
Naborupa,
a well-known fashion house in the country, won the Eid Fashion
Contest, receiving accolades, besides a 21 inch colour television!
Their creations, which were displayed at the fashion show,
have a fine collection of traditional and contemporary patterns
done on silk, cotton and muslin. Mohammed Badul, the owner
of the house and Faisal, one of the many young designers of
Naborupa proclaimed that the unique quality of their designs
was that the materials and fabrics used in the creations are
manufactured by Naborupa itself. "We have our own factories
that produce silk, muslin and cotton," said Badul. "We
also export the silk and muslin overseas, besides using them
for our designs." Faisal, one of the many designers of
Naborupa, exclaimed that the award was the return of the immense
amount of hard work put in by all the workers and designers
of the fashion house.
The evening
finally came to an end, which was followed by a long procession
of designers and boutique houses, receiving prizes in different
categories of work from the editor of Annanya herself.
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