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Walking into <\/span>Rahemur Rahman\u2019s<\/span><\/a> AW19\u00a0<\/span>presentation at London Fashion Week Men\u2019s was like stepping into my mother\u2019s living room. And perhaps if you\u2019re South Asian like me, you too would be reminded of your mother\u2019s or grandmother\u2019s sitting rooms as well. That\u2019s exactly the feeling Rahman wanted to stir up as he made his first official foray into fashion, one which is acutely inspired by his South Asian family heritage. <\/span><\/p>\n

Flicking through family photographs, Rahman<\/span> saw the trajectory of struggle and change his loved ones had gone through. The first few pictures he stumbled upon were of his family when they immigrated from Bangladesh to the UK in the late 1980s and initially stayed in a hostel \u2014 eight people in one room no less. Then, the next photographs were of his family in their first English council flat in London, and so forth. \u201cWith the damask wallpaper, people now see it and think it\u2019s connected to our Asian roots but actually it was us fitting in and being super English,\u201d reveals Rahman. \u201cThe differences are in the small nuances: you couldn\u2019t just have a floral border and paint the rest of the wall, you had to have the two wallpaper options with the gold trim so it was entirely covered, that\u2019s what made it extra and South Asian.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hearing Rahman recount other familiar interior design choices felt like a visceral walk back into my childhood: the (fake) gold container to hold your tissues, the same blue and white willow pattern china plates and silver cups we all seem to have in our kitchens. Yet, it was in these seconds of rummaging through the past that Rahman recognised something: \u201cWe all had the same houses. Inside, we were all going through the same journey, but with our different selves whether that\u2019s in London or Bradford. Without even being together, we were all together.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":73223,"id":73223,"title":"DSC00318","filename":"DSC00318.jpg","filesize":439515,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rahemur-rahman\/dsc00318\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc00318","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73221,"date":"2019-01-10 10:30:48","modified":"2019-01-10 10:30:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","thumbnail-width":64,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","medium-width":1280,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","medium_large-width":1280,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":8,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00318.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1280,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}},{"ID":73224,"id":73224,"title":"DSC00239","filename":"DSC00239.jpg","filesize":392243,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rahemur-rahman\/dsc00239\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc00239","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73221,"date":"2019-01-10 10:30:59","modified":"2019-01-10 10:30:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","thumbnail-width":64,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","medium-width":1280,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","medium_large-width":1280,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":8,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00239.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1280,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

That sentiment was the central thread of countless WhatsApp and Instagram DMs alerting me to the existence of Rahemur Rahman. Showing his LFWM collection on Hanbury Street \u2014 where on one side there\u2019s a large Bangladeshi community, and on the other, fashion week was unfolding in gentrified establishments \u2014 Rahman chose, in his words, \u201cto be on the right side\u201d and host his collection in the iconic Kobi Nazrul Centre. Yet, on seeing Rahman\u2019s presentation, it became apparent that for once anecdotes of hardships were not going to be the only thing that made up the South Asian identity. There\u2019s no longer beauty in the struggle; just like the men sitting around a made-up living room in Rahman\u2019s fashion week presentation, we can all sit and share stories just as we would do at our Nani\u2019s house. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYour eyes are the first sense that takes in anything as you walk into a room, so I wanted everyone to see softness first \u2014 and then the different types of boys,\u201d Rahman tells SLEEK. Working with <\/span>Zaf Shabir<\/span><\/a> from <\/span>The Cactus Agency<\/span><\/a>, the only agency actively promoting desi men in the UK, it was a shock to see such a variety of South Asian men in one setting \u2014 a fashion one at that \u2014 and not playing into the stereotypes of twenty-first century desi men: all macho and binary maleness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>If anything, Rahman consciously removed the element of toxic masculinity we see in so much of the narrative connected to South Asian men by presenting a feminine cut on a masculine frame. \u201cUsually on a man\u2019s suit, the waist is cut a lot lower so I made the jackets fit the curve of a woman\u2019s waist,\u201d explains Rahman. \u201cWe\u2019re so scared of words like \u2018womenswear\u2019 and \u2018menswear\u2019, just like we\u2019re scared of queer words and the reason we\u2019ve been let out of that conversation. So, I designed the collection and space like this so everyone could feel invited.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

By \u201ceveryone\u201d Rahman really does mean <\/span>everyone<\/span><\/i>. And everyone really did show up. Bangladeshi families of old and young, people of colour from the community around Brick Lane \u2014 South Asian and other ethnic minority creatives were for once not the only ones in the room. \u201cThe families were taking photographs with the models, enjoying themselves, it was so funny to watch. This show wasn\u2019t just for fashion week,\u201d recalls Rahman of the past weekend. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":73225,"id":73225,"title":"DSC00411","filename":"DSC00411.jpg","filesize":659208,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rahemur-rahman\/dsc00411\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc00411","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73221,"date":"2019-01-10 10:32:20","modified":"2019-01-10 10:32:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","thumbnail-width":64,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","medium-width":1280,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","medium_large-width":1280,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":8,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00411.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1280,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}},{"ID":73228,"id":73228,"title":"DSC00797","filename":"DSC00797.jpg","filesize":461914,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rahemur-rahman\/dsc00797\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc00797","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73221,"date":"2019-01-10 10:35:24","modified":"2019-01-10 10:35:24","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","thumbnail-width":64,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","medium-width":1280,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","medium_large-width":1280,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":8,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00797.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1280,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

The array of turquoise and neutral tones on belted tops with geometric shapes, paired with purple and green high top boots courtesy of <\/span>ROKER<\/span><\/a>, felt like a new friend from a past life. Rahman took away the shame and snobbery associated with South Asian people in their traditional garments \u2014 the idea that it isn\u2019t British, or something only the working class Bengali community wear on the streets of East London. Combined with his reevaluation of the merits of traditional dress, an unashamed queerness also permeated the presentation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Aware of the difficult conversation around being gay \u00a0and South Asian, Rahman intentionally made sure Leo Kalyan\u2019s songs about queer South Asian love was strumming through the room. Kalyan also modelled for the collection among faces such as <\/span>Ms Langi<\/span><\/a> \u2014 art curator of <\/span>Hungama<\/span><\/a>, a queer Bollywood, hip hop night out. Expressing his enthusiasm after the show, Kalyan said, <\/span>\u201cThis entire show is imperative f<\/span>or brown creatives to unite in order to take control of our narrative. South Asian men are rarely seen as fashionable or even attractive \u2014 \u00a0it was empowering to challenge preconceived notions of what a South Asian man can or should look like.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":73227,"id":73227,"title":"DSC00317","filename":"DSC00317.jpg","filesize":345580,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rahemur-rahman\/dsc00317\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc00317","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73221,"date":"2019-01-10 10:34:27","modified":"2019-01-10 10:34:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","thumbnail-width":64,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","medium-width":1280,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","medium_large-width":1280,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":8,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00317.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1280,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}},{"ID":73232,"id":73232,"title":"DSC00224","filename":"DSC00224.jpg","filesize":389631,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rahemur-rahman\/dsc00224\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc00224","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73221,"date":"2019-01-10 10:39:26","modified":"2019-01-10 10:39:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","thumbnail-width":64,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","medium-width":1280,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","medium_large-width":1280,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":8,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC00224.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1280,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

This work to unlearn taboos is recognisably on the rise within the grassroots of South Asian queer movements. Rahman, however, is not just redefining what it means to be South Asian, Muslim or British-Bangladeshi, his 360 plan includes reshaping how we see Bangladesh and the rest of South Asia when it comes to the textile industries. After stumbling into those who work behind <\/span>Aranya<\/span><\/a>, an ethical and sustainably sourced fair trade company, and hearing that many indigenous techniques were dying as children of tailors nowadays are choosing an education instead, Rahman partnered with Aranya for his AW19 collection. <\/span><\/p>\n

Working largely with sustainable natural dyes, Rahman has combined his learnings with silk weavers and traditional embroiderers to remove the stigma: \u201cMade in Bangladesh\u201d. \u201cWhenever someone says their clothes are made in Italy, there is a sense of amazement. I want people to have that when they see a logo that says it\u2019s made somewhere in South Asia, instead of thinking it\u2019s just cheap labour and appreciate the skills and talents that we have.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Rahemur Rahman has not just created a collection, he\u2019s a part of a generation of South Asian minds who are tired of being ignored and who are exhausted from asking for representation, so much so they have now taken it into their own hands. His debut at LFWM isn\u2019t solely about putting out an entire collection but also rediscovering what it means to be British-Bangladeshi. When I ask what advice he has for others who not only look like him but who are also coming up in the industry, instinctively he responded with two memorable words: \u201cDon\u2019t hide\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

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