Kaftan Festival 2015

For the first time in the UK The Kaftan Festival was launched at the Westfield’s White City Centre on Saturday 21st March 2015. A one day event featuring three fashion shows, an exhibition, arts & crafts from around the world, dance performances, a live band and a DJ.

This event was to celebrate International Women’s Day along with Mother’s day and to highlight the potential that is held by designers, in the current global business environment, through building relation with ambition talents via the exchange of fashion and art.

The exhibition took place in the Westfield atrium near the catwalk, for viewing the fine art, designers’ jewellery, amber, painting, accessories, scarfs, fashions etc. Most of the exhibitors came from around the world.

Event Credits:

Kaftan Festival by A & Z Traders LTD
Fashion Show: Ziryab Fashion Show
PR By: Enigme Internationale
Photography: Shahid Malik
Catwalk Show produced by Hajira @ EBH
Styling: Sumera Ashraf
Hair & Makeup by: Jawaad Ashraf & Team
Jewellery: Almas Jewllery

The fashion show designers:

Usya Soeharjono (Indonesia), SHUROOQ SALEH SALMEEN (Kuwait), May Kazma (Lebanon), Nadya Hazbunova (Palestine), Amal Al Hajri (Qatar), Maryam Fakhri (Qatar), Rasha Al Khaldi (Qatar), Balkees Al Qadheb (Saudi Arabia), Eman Benjabi (Saudi Arabia), Aisha Cabital (UAE), Farida Al Banai (UAE), Zaem Jamal (UK).

Here are some glimpses from Kaftan Festival 2015 :-

Women’s Growth and Success Foundation (WGSF)

Vision

The Women’s Growth and Success Foundation actively encourages women in business, through themed and focussed events, to gain confidence, that they can give the best of themselves in a competitive professional environment, and enjoy the process at the same time.

Values

The Women’s Growth and Success Foundation recognizes and promotes the following:
– That there is a growing recognition of the role businesswomen play in their countries’ economies.
– Female entrepreneurship has been increasing and becoming more visible over the last decade.
– Women-owned businesses are contributing to economic growth and wealth creation, and creating employment opportunities for other women.

Mission

Empowerment starts with the self; an individual has as much chance as any other to achieve success.