DISRUPTIVE FASHION
Fashion show as movement against Bangladesh RMG crisis Fashion show + set design 2020 Role: Project Architect Team: Paraa Site: Former Utah apparels(Decommissioned), Tejgaon, Dhaka Site area: 30,000 sft Built area: 4,000 sft
In the middle of this pandemic, the launching event of ‘Chol’ was organized within a partly demolished, under construction site reusing / recycling the resources of the long-closed apparel industry in Tejgaon. We pushed the boundaries of fashionset design to create new trend and uphold the message of Chol Chol is a platform for designers and artisans to think beyond the constraints of ‘fast fashion’. Chol understands the need of preserving and pushing cultural boundaries. Chol is affordable, sustainable and hand-made fashion brand. Chol collaborates with bold designers and talented artisans of Bangladesh to create beautiful products. Chol pushes design boundaries. On 24 April 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which housed five garment factories, killed at least 1,132 people and injured more than 2,500. Only five months earlier, at least 112 workers had lost their lives in another tragic accident, trapped inside the burning Tazreen Fashions factory on the outskirts of Dhaka. The show was intende to leave a strong message for labour rights in fashion industry as well. This project has played an important role in supporting, enabling and pushing designers and artisans to create together. It will focus on the important role of the arts, the crafts and the people that intrinsically define the cultures of a place.
