{"id":26496,"date":"2022-08-25T16:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T12:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=26496"},"modified":"2022-08-25T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T12:01:19","slug":"fashion-trust-arabia-debut-talent-finalists-collections","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/fashion-trust-arabia-debut-talent-finalists-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Trust Arabia 2022 Debut Talent Finalists Share The Inspiration Behind Their Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fashion Trust Arabia 2022<\/a> announced its Debut Talent finalists, Kazna Asker from Yemen, Claudia Khachan from Lebanon, Rayana Boulila from Algeria and Mohammed El Marnissi from Morocco, who are up for the prestigious award in their category. These qualifying designers were plucked from a long list of talented candidates who all submitted their best collections to a panel of judges who recognised their effort, innovation and design principles. The winner for Fashion Trust Arabia’s Debut Talent category will be announced in Doha, Qatar<\/a> this autumn and will receive international recognition as well as over Dhs 90,000 to grow their business. Ahead of this announcement, three of the Fashion Trust Arabia 2022 Debut Talent finalists share the inspiration behind the collections submitted for their applications in an exclusive interview with Grazia<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Kazna Asker<\/h3>\n
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“My MA collection was called ‘Watered by one Water,’ meaning we are all equal as we all drink the same water focusing on the importance of community and providing a voice for the voiceless. The collection combines my British upbringing with my Yemeni heritage, merging technical sportswear fabrics with traditional woven Middle Eastern scarves and fabrics. In order to show the togetherness behind the community, I purposefully designed in pairs, creating matching menswear and womenswear looks as well as a range of corresponding tracksuits and outerwear with Islamic abayas and thobes.<\/p>\n

The garments featured graphic-designed posters that asked the questions: What does community mean to you? What are you fighting for? And Who inspired you today? I designed the posters and asked my local community in Sheffield, UK, to fill them out, later printing their answers on the back of the garments. I created a short film documenting the process and a book of their answers\u2013showcasing the true voices of the community in places where they are not fully represented.<\/p>\n

Being the first hijabi collection to showcase at Central Saint Martin\u2019s MA fashion show, I used models directly from my community to present my collection at London Fashion Week. The models are British minorities that come from different backgrounds, and who challenge the stereotypes associated with the Muslim community by representing their identity with pride and showcasing that we are actually cool people. Considering Yemen is currently facing the world’s humanitarian crisis and my family\u2019s journey as immigrants, I used my MA collection to provide a message and set the foundations of a community that I will continue to build on as the brand develops.”<\/p>\n

Claudia Khachan<\/h3>\n