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Kazna was invited to take part in the Your Space or Mine project, where she curated a series of posters and billboards across London and Sheffield, fully funded by BUILDHOLLYWOOD. The initiative offers artists and creatives a platform to bring their work directly to the streets.

Kazna was invited by Paper Bag Africa and the British Council to participate in I Wear My Culture—a Zimbabwean project mentoring designers to create work that sustains and protects the country’s ethnic tribes and cultural heritage

Kazna Asker showcased her collection at the recent Lakmé Fashion Week 2025 in Mumbai. She was a winner of the Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) 2022 Debut Talent prize and presented her work alongside other FTA prize winners, Salim Azzam and Yousef Akbar, as part of a collaboration
between Lakmé Fashion Week and the Fashion Trust Arabia.

With everything happening the world right now, it's important we use every platform and opportunity to come together and collectively stand for something… so what are we fighting for? 

What are we fighting for? Is a collection that expands on combining Asker’s Yemeni heritage with her British Northern upbringing. Showcasing the intergenerational perspectives on fashion and role of femininity in the resistance, the collection features a range of tracksuits stitched with traditional woven fabrics alongside skirts and coats inspired by the Arab world. 

‘Fight for me, Sheffield’ is a short film focusing on the importance of education, local businesses and young people in the city of Sheffield.

Sheffield is a city in the north of England known for its nature, but is often overlooked when it comes to everything else! The city’s charm has been built on the spirit of local communities. This film features interviews from teachers, headteachers, community leaders, activists, counsellors and business owners who were all born and raised in the city and continue to fight for the city.

For two consecutive years, Kazna Asker has presented her brand at Sole DxB - an annual festival in Dubai’s design district that focuses on creating an immersive experience that seamlessly combines music, art, fashion, and cultural exploration. 

From Sheffield to Dubai, Kazna was given the opportunity to showcase her brand and community values to the Middle Eastern audience embodying the spirit of the new generation and redefining fashion norms in the Arab world and the diaspora. 

Kazna Asker was chosen to representKindnessin Kurt Geiger’s People Empowerment Campaign in the month of Ramadan for her community activism and perspective in fashion. In the collaborative shoot, members of Kazna’s community modelled her designs alongside Kurt Geiger’s accessories. The team also visited Kazna’s local community in Sheffield and explored further the true inspiration behind her brand’s active goal to pursue kindness. 

Asker participated in the 4th annual Fashion Trust Arabia winning the Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award. Asker was able to represent her home country Yemen and showcase her work inspired by her local community, to a jury of notable fashion designers, stylists, and journalists such as: Pierpaolo Piccioli Creative Director of Valentino, Olivier Rousteing Creative Director of Balmain, Remo Ruffini CEO of Moncler, Ruba Abu-Nimah Creative Director of Tiffany & Co., Fashion Designer Zuhair Murad, Laura Kim & Fernando Garcia Creative Directors Oscar De La Renta and Monse, Gherardo Felloni, Creative Director Roger Vivier, Guram Gvasali CEO Vetements, Iris Van Herpen, Fashion Designer and many more.

Asker’s debut MA collection ‘Watered by one Water’ combines her British Northern upbringing with her Yemeni heritage. The collection features a mixture of technical fabrics, often used for outerwear and tracksuits, alongside traditional woven Middle-Eastern fabrics and scarfs. Inspired her local community in Sheffield, Asker would often see her grandma and aunties in Islamic clothing and silhouettes beside their children who were wearing sportswear tracksuits. Combining these two worlds of culture, Asker presented the first ever Hijabi collection to grace the Central Saint Martins runway at London Fashion Week.