Omar Mansoor
LFW Spring/Summer ’23
‘’ Margilan”
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Omar Mansoor inaugurates the 18th presence in the London Fashion Week with his collection titled,
‘Margilan’.
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The collection is made in shades of black with trimmings made from multi-colour hand-woven Ikat fabric sourced from Uzbekistan.
The colour black represents the confidence, assurance and vividness with multi-colour trimmings and sleeves are depicting vibrancy.
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Ikat is a unique textile which is patterned by dyeing the threads before weaving by using environmentally-friendly dyes. Since old days, city of Margilan has been famous for its wonderful and fine silk. Via the Great Silk Road traders brought Margilanian silk to Cairo and Athens.
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As a campaigner of sustainability in fashion, Omar uses fabrics made up of a mix of new and recycled fibres in this collection as a means to care about our planet and the future of the fashion industry. This is also as a step towards shifting fashion from a linear to a circular model.
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This evening wear collection consists of puffed sleeves, short length dresses to full length gowns that can be glamorously graced up by adding the right accessories.
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This year, Omar Mansoor's collection was presented physically as well as digitally, at The Royal HorseGuards London Hotel.
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Instagram: @omar.mansoor
Twitter: @omarmansoor
Photos: Shahid Malik
Illustrations: Jazmine Cant
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