Omar Mansoor is a London-based fashion designer, best known for his couture occasion wear. He dresses British actresses, European aristocracy, and international royalty. He has been credited with re-introducing fusion clothing into modern fashion.
After attending the
London College of Fashion
The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, in London, England. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses, study abroad courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therap ...
, Mansoor was the first Pakistani to showcase at
London Fashion Week, in 2008. OM made its appearance at
Royal Ascot
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, Bahrain Fashion Week,
Paris Fashion Week and ''Top Model UK''. Mansoor's designs have been featured in publications including ''
Vogue UK
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'', the ''
Huffington Post
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'' and the ''
Financial Times
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''.
wore Omar Mansoor at the
2010 Academy Awards. The brand has also been worn by a number of actresses on the red carpet, including
Miss United Kingdom Amy Guy
Amy Guy (born 21 December 1983) is a Welsh beauty queen, television performer and athlete.
She attended Yale College, Wrexham and secondary school at Ysgol Rhiwabon, Wrexham, Wales, and was the Welsh Schools National 100m and 300m Hurdling Cha ...
.
Mansoor restyled the
Cafe Royal
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staff uniform for 2008.
Mansoor's couture, bridal and custom-made garments, together with complementing accessories, can be found at Fulham Road,
South Kensington
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, and online.
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did a short documentary on Mansoor's journey in 2015, and he won the TMUK achievement in women's wear award the same year.
He is part of a professional mentoring committee at the
University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London is a collegiate university in London, England, specialising in arts, design, fashion and the performing arts. It is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea Coll ...
and delivers lectures at various universities globally.
In October 2019
British Council invited Omar to attend 'Pakistani Diaspora Leaders Programme' to benefit the
British-Pakistani
British Pakistanis ( ur, (Bratānia men maqīm pākstānī); also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan. This includes people born in ...
Diaspora with his skills, talent and networks in order to increase their impact in Pakistan and the UK – and build bridges between the two.
Completing a decade of Royal Ascot annual collections, in 2020 Omar won horse racing magazine 'Eclipse' annual award for womenswear category.
References
External links
omarmansoor.com
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom
British fashion designers
Pakistani fashion designers