Walliuddin Ahmed Chowdhury’s solo fashion photo exhibition titled ‘Moving the Globalization Fashion’ has begun in Galerie Zoom of Alliance Française de Dhaka.

Tariq Anam, Nema Rahman, Chanchal Mahmud and Shaibal Saha were among the distinguished guests present in the opening on Tuesday (3 February).  Alliance Française de Dhaka director Bruno Plasse welcomed the guests and also presided over the inauguration ceremony.  

The globalisation of fashion or the availability of different styles has given rise to something called – ‘Fusion Fashion’. And fusion fashion is here to stay. Fusion fashion is about mixing two different styles of clothing to give the attire a elegant and different look. A promising fashion designer, Walli Ahmed Chowdhury has come up with his latest collection that displays the spirit of ‘Fusion Fashion’ at its best. The exhibition showcases photographs of models wearing dresses designed by Walli Ahmed. In the photographs, it becomes apparent that the fusion does not result from a turgid incoherent blending of different styles; and by putting the dresses on real-life models, Chowdhury shows that his creations are reciprocal and complementary to the wearer. At the same time he does not forget to experiment.

People, primarily youth like the idea of mixing and matching, thus they might opt for the clothing representing ‘Fusion Fashion’. The trends keep changing, but this intermingling of the east and the west continues to captivate haute couture scene. One can find new creations very often that symbolises the influences of two different cultures. This represents a beautiful blend of styles and designs and cultures, making the world smaller. Walli Ahmed Chowdhury is back with his ‘Fusion Fashion’ collection to exhibit just that.

The exhibition will be open to all until 16 February 2015 from 3:00pm to 9:00pm (Mondays to Thursdays), 9:00am to12:00noon and 5:00pm to 8:00pm (Fridays and Saturdays, except for Sundays.