Faisana Fashion Weekend

Faisana Fashion Weekend brings together the crème of Indian and Pakistani design talent on one platform in the UK for the very first time

The Capital to play host to the Sub Continent’s most celebrated fashion houses in a pop-up weekend extravaganza


Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May, Mayfair Hotel, Stratton Street, London W1: Faisana Fashion Weekend curates and presents for the very first time together on one international platform three of India and three of Pakistan’s most celebrated designers – Anita Dongre, Rina Dhaka and Bhairavi Jaikishan (India); and Umar Sayeed, Nida Azwer and Sania Maskatiya (Pakistan).


Faisana: Fashion Weekend marks the first event to combine Indian and Pakistani fashion from the respective countries’ most lauded fashion houses and provide a unique buying experience that will showcase the high end of South Asian fashion. The two-day event at Mayfair Hotel will launch with an exclusive Champagne, Canapés and Couture evening on 2nd May, 7-9.30pm in Mayfair Hotel’s Crystal Room, where attendees will preview the latest collections from all participating designers, presented by the designers themselves. The evening will be interspersed with a runway show and classical dance performance by celebrated Kathak dancer Fasih ur Rahman of the Akademi institute.

A free to attend, open exhibition, The Grand Trunk Show, will follow on 3rd May, 12-7pm, showcasing a wide range of pret and couture from the designers’ latest collections for the general public, again hosted by the designers themselves.