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#29 Mahenaz Chowdhury 🇧🇩 - Building the slow fashion movement in Bangladesh with Broqué Life Line - Stories of Changemakers for the SDGs
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🇧🇩 Mahenaz Chowdhury is a sustainable fashion, zero waste and gender activist on a mission to break stereotypes and build the slow fashion movement in Bangladesh.
♻️ She founded Broqué, the first upcycled fashion label and textile recycling innovation lab of Bangladesh and is the Ambassador of Slow Fashion Bangladesh. She’s fighting every day to reduce the water impact of the fashion industry, to make fast fashion companies accountable and to encourage citizens to transition to slow fashion.
💥 She also launched Broqué to break the stereotypes when it comes to gender by designing gender-neutral clothes and by empowering people to celebrate their difference - “Broqué is not a brand, it’s a lifestyle”.
💪 She shares how she grew up in an artistic environment, worked in human resources department for a few years before starting her slow fashion advocacy, through Broqué, articles, exhibitions and workshops throughout Bangladesh.
❤️ TIMELINE:
6’ - A proud sustainability scientist & zero-waste designer & artist
29’ - Finding her why and celebrating her difference
41’ - The birth of Broqué, its philosophy and its first collection
57’ - Developing a gender-neutral brand to break the stereotypes
68’ - The negative impacts of the fashion industry
78’ - Broqué is not a brand, it’s a lifestyle
88’ - Becoming the Ambassador for Slow Fashion Bangladesh
94’ - How to educate yourself on the fashion industry and take action
🗒️ References:
To explore the universe of Mahenaz.
Visit the shop of Broqué.
“Bangladesh - The quiet frontier of sustainable fashion”.
Connect with Mahenaz apu on Linkedin.
Join the Slow Fashion Movement.
Compare Ethics tool.
🎧 Where to listen?
YouTube.
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
Google Podcasts.
Deezer.
All platforms.
🙏 To support Life Line, you can:
Share this episode and speak about Life Line to your friends! ❤️
Subscribe on your favourite platform.
Leave a 5-star review on the Apple Podcast app.
Leave your email for the weekly newsletter.
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
🇧🇩 Mahenaz Chowdhury is a sustainable fashion, zero waste and gender activist on a mission to break stereotypes and build the slow fashion movement in Bangladesh.
♻️ She founded Broqué, the first upcycled fashion label and textile recycling innovation lab of Bangladesh and is the Ambassador of Slow Fashion Bangladesh. She’s fighting every day to reduce the water impact of the fashion industry, to make fast fashion companies accountable and to encourage citizens to transition to slow fashion.
💥 She also launched Broqué to break the stereotypes when it comes to gender by designing gender-neutral clothes and by empowering people to celebrate their difference - “Broqué is not a brand, it’s a lifestyle”.
💪 She shares how she grew up in an artistic environment, worked in human resources department for a few years before starting her slow fashion advocacy, through Broqué, articles, exhibitions and workshops throughout Bangladesh.
❤️ TIMELINE:
6’ - A proud sustainability scientist & zero-waste designer & artist
29’ - Finding her why and celebrating her difference
41’ - The birth of Broqué, its philosophy and its first collection
57’ - Developing a gender-neutral brand to break the stereotypes
68’ - The negative impacts of the fashion industry
78’ - Broqué is not a brand, it’s a lifestyle
88’ - Becoming the Ambassador for Slow Fashion Bangladesh
94’ - How to educate yourself on the fashion industry and take action
🗒️ References:
To explore the universe of Mahenaz.
Visit the shop of Broqué.
“Bangladesh - The quiet frontier of sustainable fashion”.
Connect with Mahenaz apu on Linkedin.
Join the Slow Fashion Movement.
Compare Ethics tool.
🎧 Where to listen?
YouTube.
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
Google Podcasts.
Deezer.
All platforms.
🙏 To support Life Line, you can:
Share this episode and speak about Life Line to your friends! ❤️
Subscribe on your favourite platform.
Leave a 5-star review on the Apple Podcast app.
Leave your email for the weekly newsletter.
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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