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

<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><p>🎤 “In my work, advocacy is a top priority. Without it, Broqué is just another fashion brand and that's not what it is. Broqué is a lifestyle. It's an ethical, idealistic lifestyle that I want to communicate and share with people, which is what excites me a lot about Broqué: it's not just about a garment, it's about so many aspects of my childhood. Essentially, that's what I want to pass on, that's the legacy that I want to share with people, stuff that I have experienced.</p><p>Enjoy this episode and see you in 2 hours!</p><br><p>❤️ <strong>TIMELINE:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>6’ - A proud sustainability scientist &amp; zero-waste designer &amp; artist</p><p>11’ - Bringing arts into the human resources world</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