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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sundus Abdi

Fast-breaking fashion: Ramadan becomes part of London fashion week

Female model on a Persian carpet in front of a red tree
Kazna Asker’s Hour of the Sunset presentation. Photograph: Karen Stanley/The Guardian

For the first time in its history, Ramadan and the act of fast-breaking have been officially incorporated into a London fashion week show, according to the British Fashion Council.

On Monday evening, 29-year-old British-Yemeni designer Kazna Asker deliberately paused her presentation at sunset to share iftar with the models, who were also fasting, as were the interns and many of the staff.

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