Bisma Ahmed at Dubai Fashion Week

The collection aims to showcase a wide variety of traditional (Eastern) garments, fusing them with contemporary elements.

Collection name: The Hanging Garden 
Concept of the collection:

The collection aims to showcase a wide variety of traditional (Eastern) garments, fusing them with contemporary elements.  The name of the collection has been inspired by the famous “Hanging garden’’, taking the literal meaning of the phrase. ‘Hanging’ because each look of the collection is highlighted by an extra long (3.5 meters), shoulder hanging scarf (dupatta)-and ‘garden’ because fresh & vibrant colors are employed; taking stimulation from a colorful garden. The fresh garden’s look is obtained by utilizing bright colors like fuchsia, bright blue, metallic purple, yellow, green & orange.

 

The extra long dupatta is made in Silk Chunri, a traditional eastern fabric, which is pure silk, hand-dyed in various colors. The self design on the fabric is obtained by wrapping chick peas with thin thread all over the dupatta, pre-dying. Once dried, the chick peas are unwrapped, and the fabric gets a unique dots look.  This fabric is used keeping in mind its characteristic of furnishing great fall.

 

The dupatta is further accessorized with heavy silver or golden ‘Gotta’ work, which is a special traditional hand work done in different parts of India & Pakistan. Gotta work is done in different patterns and sizes, and enlivens the dupatta.  The collection will feature this dupatta in different color combinations with diverse supporting garment in each look. The supporting garments range from Eastern long and short Anarkalis with Churidar & Capri, Lehangas (long skirts) with short and long Cholis (tops), Long Kameez (shirts) with tight Capri, to the Middle-Eastern Abaya (dress) with Shiela (scarf).
Gotta wrapped bangles and head gear will further enhance the Hanging Garden collection.

 

An interesting fact about the eye catching dupatta is that each of it is approximately made in a period of 8 days, with 6 women from rural parts of Pakistan working on it at once, a small but significant way to empower rural women.
The Hanging Garden collection is truly what a Spring-Summer collection is meant to be- fresh, vibrant & dynamic, it captured hearts during Dubai Fashion Week and is sure to gather attention at the upcoming Seattle Fashion Week too.

Bisma Ahmed at Fashion Week (U.S)

B'ZMA by Bisma Ahmed, recently showcased her Hanging Garden Collection at the prestigious Seattle Fashion Week (U.S), and the audiences raved with appreciation.

B’ZMA Paints Seattle Red!

B’ZMA by Bisma Ahmed, recently showcased her Hanging Garden Collection at the prestigious Seattle Fashion Week (U.S), and the audiences raved with appreciation.  It was the first time ever that an Eastern collection was showcased in front of a predominantly Western audience in the state, but what an overwhelming response it got!

“Americans love ethnic wear, and when I saw Bisma’s collection, I immediately invited her to showcase it here in Seattle”, said Janet Tinsay, executive director of Seattle Fashion Week. She added “Her style very creatively fuses the two worlds, East and West, and it’s something the audiences here loved.”
Although she faced some visa issues, this young designer did not give up, and decided to send her collection across the border in an attempt to display her rich cultural heritage, and successfully did so.

Bisma Ahmed at Dubai Fashion Week 2010

Dubai Fashion Week started with mesmerizing collection of Bisma Ahmed entitled 'Chantilly Lace & a Pretty Face', which is an enchanting fusion of famous French lace and traditional Mughal fashion.

Bisma Ahmed showcased her mesmerizing collection at Dubai Fashion Week entitled "Chantilly Lace & a Pretty Face”, which is an enchanting fusion of famous French lace and traditional Mughal fashion.

The collection is brimming with rich Mughal culture reflected in its burnished gold work and heavy embellishments with a touch of Elizabethan delicacy on the lace creations.

The collection focused on two cultures with a masterful stroke, lace blended with silk, chiffon and jersey and embedded with heavy embellishments gave a spell-bounding look of ‘infused royalties’.

Bisma Ahmed Collection at Islamabad Fashion Week

Bisma Ahmed, the young Dubai based fashion designer, and recent winner of Dubai Fashion Week's Emerging Talent title, showcased her latest collection "Chantilly Lace & a Pretty Face" in her home town Islamabad.

Bisma Ahmed, the young Dubai based fashion designer, and recent winner of Dubai Fashion Week’s Emerging Talent title, showcased her latest collection “Chantilly Lace & a Pretty Face” in her home town Islamabad, during the first chapter of Islamabad Fashion Week.  The talented young designer showcased her ethnic-meets-contemporary collection, based on an interesting fusion of the Elizabethan Era with the Mughal Era.

She kept the color palette of the collection to pastel shades, keeping the forecasted color trends by Pantone in mind. While fellow designers showcased heavy Western influenced collections, Bisma decided to enthrall the audiences, which included a high ratio of foreign buyers and media, with her own culture. Her collection showcased what Pakistani women have been wearing, or would wear easily, and provided a good insight to the overseas spectators of what’s en vogue for the average woman.

This collection saw her collaboration with a leading Tissue paper brand Rose Petal, and her finale piece was a skillfully crafted, hand embellished and stitched baby blue gown made entirely from tissue. This Swarovski crystal embedded can-can dress did not only attract the who ever witnessed it, but also made an important social comment on fashion going green.