Maheen Khan is a well-known pioneer in the design industry of Bangladesh for creating the market for garments featuring local traditional designs. She is the managing director and founder of Mayasir.[2] She is also the founding chair of Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh.[3]
Maheen Khan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Years active | 1986 – present[1] |
| Known for | Founding Mayasir[2] |
Early life and education
editMaheen Khan was born in a family traditionally linked with clothing designing. Her father was one of the select few to embrace textiles as a career back in the 1950s and her mother has worked extensively for local weavers in Bangladesh.[4] Khan completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in textiles from Otis College of Art and Design.[5] She completed her graduation in Textile from Parsons School of Design in California, USA.[1]
Work
editMaheen Khan started her career as chief design coordinator in Arong in 1986.[1] She left Arong in 2001 and established her own fashion house Mayasir Limited. Local fabrics such as khadi, cotton, silk and muslin are used in Mayasir's products. Now Mayasir has its own garment factory.[1] Mayasir took part Asia's most anticipated bridal couture extravaganza Bridal Asia in New Delhi India in 2008. As a founding chair of Arts Council Dhaka, which advocates and promotes long-neglected Bengal art. While on fellowship, she met with fashion designers; examined heritage textiles; studied folk arts promotion and related social enterprises; and visited museums and galleries featuring Central and South Asian Collections and Native American Arts.[3] Maheen also writes a regular column on design and heritage crafts for the Amader Kotha, a women-based portal.[1] She writes a regular column on design and heritage crafts for The Daily Star.[5] She is serving as President of Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB)[6]
Achievements
edit- Bridal Asia Show in New Delhi India in 2008[1]
- Eisenhower Fellowship 2012[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Martina Mondol (8 September 2014). "Maheen Khan: A revolutionary designer in clothing industry". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Mayasir by Maheen Khan". The Daily Star. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "EISENHOWER Fellowship". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Jaydeep Ghosh (11 October 2002). "A tale of two Maheen Khans". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Fashionbd.com". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Natasha Khan. "In conversation with eminent fashion designer Maheen Khan". Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Further reading
edit- Raffat Binte Rashid (21 October 2008). "Recap: Bridal Asia 2008". Lifestyle. The Daily Star.
- Abida Rahman Chowdhury (25 February 2014). "The launching of the Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB)". The Daily Star.
- Naveed Naushad (8 December 2015). "Tête-à-tête with Maheen Khan". The Daily Star.
- Mehrin Mubdi Chowdhury (22 November 2016). "The Nakshi Kantha heritage of Bengal". The Daily Star.
- Limana Solaiman Mridha (7 April 2017). "Dressing for Boishakh". The Independent. Dhaka.