Afghan fashion designers - in pictures

  • Marina Khan's brand Avizeh comes off as a treatise of highly stylised, refined takes on the ornate traditions of Afghan dress. Photo: Avizeh
    Marina Khan's brand Avizeh comes off as a treatise of highly stylised, refined takes on the ornate traditions of Afghan dress. Photo: Avizeh
  • Avizeh plays on high-fashion imagery to challenge traditional notions of femininity and beauty. Photo: Avizeh
    Avizeh plays on high-fashion imagery to challenge traditional notions of femininity and beauty. Photo: Avizeh
  • Avizeh's first collection of 20 rings, three necklaces, four cuffs and two headpieces sold out in three days, in late 2014. Photo: Avizeh
    Avizeh's first collection of 20 rings, three necklaces, four cuffs and two headpieces sold out in three days, in late 2014. Photo: Avizeh
  • Avizeh's line expanded to include her takes on traditional Afghan women’s dresses. Photo: Avizeh
    Avizeh's line expanded to include her takes on traditional Afghan women’s dresses. Photo: Avizeh
  • Blingistan is the enfant terrible that uses gawdy designs to make overt, in-your-face statements, borrowing from the styles of 1980s and '90s-era hip-hop. Photo: Blingistan
    Blingistan is the enfant terrible that uses gawdy designs to make overt, in-your-face statements, borrowing from the styles of 1980s and '90s-era hip-hop. Photo: Blingistan
  • Blingistan was founded by Shamayel Shalizi in 2017. Photo: Blingistan
    Blingistan was founded by Shamayel Shalizi in 2017. Photo: Blingistan
  • Blingistan has lines of clothing and jewellery. Photo: Blingistan
    Blingistan has lines of clothing and jewellery. Photo: Blingistan
  • Zazai is the eponymous brand from male designer Naweed Zazai. Photo: A D P Yahampath
    Zazai is the eponymous brand from male designer Naweed Zazai. Photo: A D P Yahampath
  • Zazai is in the business of making statements through fashion. Photo: A D P Yahampath
    Zazai is in the business of making statements through fashion. Photo: A D P Yahampath
  • Zazai is named after the storied Pashtun tribe known for their rebellions against British imperialists and an oppressive Afghan monarchy. Photo: A D P Yahampath
    Zazai is named after the storied Pashtun tribe known for their rebellions against British imperialists and an oppressive Afghan monarchy. Photo: A D P Yahampath
  • Zazai wanted to take Afghan styles and mix them with high fashion, so he put a man in leggings and reimagined the traditional longi turban, tunics and pato, shawls worn by Afghan men across the country. Photo: A D P Yahampath
    Zazai wanted to take Afghan styles and mix them with high fashion, so he put a man in leggings and reimagined the traditional longi turban, tunics and pato, shawls worn by Afghan men across the country. Photo: A D P Yahampath