Bangladesh increasing a reputation for fashion

Many of the world's biggest successful brands are turning to Bangladesh as a quality, trusted producer of high-end fashion.

Personally, I found Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque report from Dhaka veeeery insightful and interesting. It illustrates just how Al Jazeera news is open to the beauty in a world that is beyond the Western version of what fashion and beauty are, and certainly sets itself apart from the relatively narrow reporting by the BBC, Fox News and others.

With Aarong Bangladeshi Fashion House also playing the role of protector and promoter of traditional Bangladeshi products and designs. It houses an extensive design library where remnants of that famous rich craft heritage, such as the lovely Nakshikantha art and Jamdani patterns, have been widely researched and archived for present as well as future use.

Models have been strutting the catwalks recently for London and Milan Fashion Week, but many of the world's biggest brands are turning to Bangladesh for cheaper fashion trends, whose quality far exceeds how much they are truly worth.

The nation of Bangladesh, also bordered by Burma and India on all sides, is earning a growing reputation as a quality producer of high-end fashion for export.

I'd pay more if I knew the money went to the working knitters and designers.

I certainly don't agree with the view that what's going on in Bangladesh is "a case of whites exploiting the poor brown people, and is nothing new." 

This is actually the best way in which talented Designers can get to showcase their talent and make useful contacts with fashion entrepreneurs around the world. The Fashion and Textile Industries are about who you know as much as it's about what you know - and to dismiss and discourage this kind of collaboration will be nothing more than ignorance or just pure jealous sabotage.

Watch the Video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAQlCAB-S5Q

With numerous rising icons within the Bangladesh Fashion industry, like the great Bibi Russell- who has almost single-handedly put Bangladesh on the global fashion map, especially the Western world. Her inspirational commitment to the development, expansion and welfare of Bangladeshi weavers and support for the skilled traditional crafts has been acclaimed and appreciated world wide.

There is even going to be a British Bangladesh Fashion Week (BBFW) 2012, which will be scheduled from 11th to 13th October 2012, highly anticipated and aimed at celebrating and promoting beautiful and innovative Bangladeshi fashion textiles, arts and culture- further campaigning the relationship between the UK and the country of Bangladesh.
This intriguing event in the East London region will showcase the vibrant and colourful talent of designers and share a Bangladeshi heritage. It promises an eclectic mix of traditional and modern designs. See the link below:

http://www.britishbangladeshfashionweek.com/