in afghanistan
Choosing fabrics in a Kabul souk with mom in 2005 for a bohemian Afghan-women made collection, inspired by the tribal embroideries of Afghanistan. My dream then was to open a sewing factory for Afghan women to create jobs but unfortunately it didn’t happen as planned (a long story for a rainy day). Those were pre-social media days meaning an independent fashion designer like myself had limited channels to not only source + produce small batch productions but also to show and