Zia Ur Rehman Shah remembers growing up surrounded by swatches of different colored fabrics and mannequins. €My Father is a designer based in Dubai and running wholesale store call Gulf Islamic Store, I used to see him sketching, designing and trying out fabric on mannequins along with his 10 master cutters,'' says Zia. €There were rolls of material, thread and embellishments that he used to work with and I found them fascinating. I loved being in the midst of all that. '' Although he earned a degree in marketing from the UK, €my dream was to enter the world of fashion designing,'' says the 25-year-old.
That came true in 2004 when he was admitted to the prestigious dubai College of Fashion. €It was truly a dream come true,'' he says, relaxing in her tastefully decorated atelier in Jumeirah, Dubai. he is now preparing to exhibit new collection of modern abayas, Zia Ur Rehman is always bubbling with new ideas and designs that are typically traditional but exhibit a modern twist. €I've been designing abayas ever since I returned from UK in 2008 after earning my degree in fashion,'' he says.
It all began when he couldn't find an abaya that suited his customer taste. Respecting the philosophy behind the abaya and without violating its full-length structure, Zia experimented with styles, textures and silhouettes and soon his designs began to resonate with young girls. Three years ago, Zia launched new modern collection abaya, He is proud that his collections are being selling at several top stores in UK, USA, FRANCE AUSTRALIA, GERMANY, MALAYSIA, Abayas can be structured and elegant fashionable garments that need not be restricted to the Arab region. They can embrace international tastes and styles,'' he says. €My silhouettes are truly international.€
My select clientele of young fashion-forward girls love my designs and are thrilled to find garments that express their traditional as well as modern sensibilities so well,€ says Zia, who personally designs every piece in his collection. €I have always believed that less is more. If you take all the passion and pain to create fewer pieces, you truly come out with better designs and gain greater satisfaction, he says.
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