Dhaka Fashion Week is an annual fashion parade event held in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
History
Dhaka Fashion Week (DFW), has become one of the most talked about event of the capital city these days, and is drawing lot of attention from fashionistas. It has helped to create necessary exposure for some of the fashion powerhouses of Dhaka city, and to create a global profile for Dhaka as a fashion capital. It has received wide coverage from many news dailies, namely ''
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
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2008
The Marico sponsored 'Aromatic Gold Dhaka Fashion Week 2008' was a 7-day fashion fiesta, which celebrated 400 years of the city of Dhaka. For this, four themes were chalked out: 'Architecture of Dhaka','Fusion City', 'Natural Environment of the City' and 'Evolution of Urban Youth'.
2009
DFW 2009 was organized by Tupa And Associates and hosted by
Dhaka Club
The Dhaka Club (formerly spelled as Dacca Club) is the oldest recreation organisation and the largest of elite clubs in Dhaka. Originally it was an all-white association in British India.
Description
Dhaka club has been described as "an oasis of ...
Between June 24 and June 26, 2009. Moon's Boutique was the title sponsor and Parachute advanced and
Pride Group were the co-sponsors. Trends/ New Age, IcE today, Ekushey TV were the media and persona was the make over partners. Bengal Music was music partner and Kawshiki Tupa Nasser directed and choreographed all the 15 fashion Shows except the one by Emdad haque.
References
The Daily Star-Aromatic Gold Dhaka Fashion Week 2008DFW 2009DFW 09 in the Times Of India
External links
Official Dhaka Fashion Week homepage
{{Bengali clothing
Fashion events in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi fashion
Cultural festivals in Dhaka
Fashion weeks