Dhaka Fashion Week
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Event 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 IndiaThe Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
, and Dawn
Dawn
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the sun itself is still below the horizon...
of Pakistan.
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 ClubDhaka Club
Dhaka Club is the oldest recreation organisation and the largest of elite clubs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was registered on 19 August 1911 in the model of the Bengal Club of Calcutta. It was granted legal status on 14 September 1911 under the Indian Companies Act of 1882. The club is located near...
Between June 24 and June 26 2009. Moon’s Boutique was the title sponsor and Parachute advanced and Pride Group
Pride Group
Pride Group is a vertical textile group engaged in the manufacture and export of knitwear products to the European Union, the USA and Canada. The group is also engaged in production and marketing of saris, kids wear, ladies' wear, home furnishing and other textile products through a chain of 66...
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.