#29 Mahenaz Chowdhury 🇧🇩 - Building the slow fashion movement in Bangladesh with Broqué

<p>🇧🇩<em> </em>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.&nbsp;</p><p>♻️ 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.&nbsp;</p><p>💥 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”.</p><p>💪 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.</p><br><p>❤️ <strong>TIMELINE:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>6’ - A proud sustainability scientist &amp; zero-waste designer &amp; artist</p><p>29’ - Finding her why and celebrating her difference</p><p>41’ - The birth of Broqué, its philosophy and its first collection</p><p>57’ - Developing a gender-neutral brand to break the stereotypes</p><p>68’ - The negative impacts of the fashion industry</p><p>78’ - Broqué is not a brand, it’s a lifestyle</p><p>88’ - Becoming the Ambassador for Slow Fashion Bangladesh</p><p>94’ - How to educate yourself on the fashion industry and take action</p><br><p>🗒️<strong> References:</strong></p><p>To explore the universe of <a href="https://linktr.ee/mahenaz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mahenaz</a>.</p><p>Visit the shop of <a href="https://www.thebroque.com " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broqué</a>.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.goethe.de/ins/bd/en/kul/all/cra/22007258.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bangladesh - The quiet frontier of sustainable fashion</a>”.</p><p>Connect with Mahenaz ap