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| Bibi
in brief - New cuts form various sources |
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| Bibi comes from a very cultural
family. Her father known as Sadhu Bhai (Late Mokhlesur Rahman) - and mother Rose apa were
very prominent personalities in media world. |
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| Bibi completes her B.S.C.
from Home Economics College, Dhaka before departing for London to study 4 year diploma
course in Fashion design. |
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| Bibi was the first woman
from Bangladesh to study at the London College of Fashion. When she graduated in 1975 she
modeled her own graduation show, she was immediately offered modeling assignments with
Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani |
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| Bibi is 5'10'' tall and
debuts her modeling career in 1976. From 1986 to 1992, she was dominating as a top model
in Vogue, Haper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan magazines. |
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| Bibi was model for almost
all popular products, such as Kodak, Channel, BMW, Toyota, Yves Saint Laurent, Karl
Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani etc. and did catwalk on the stage with almost all top models of
the world such as Naomi, Claudia etc. |
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| In 1990 she returned to
Dhaka to realise a long held ambition to build an international reputation for locally
crafted textiles by promoting traditional Bangladeshi fabrics, Khadi and Jamdani. |
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| Bibi Russel has been named
"UNESCO Special Envoy: Designer for Development. UNESCO Director General Federico
Mayor announced the name in recognition of Bibi Russel's commitment to welfare of weavers
of Bangladesh and her devotion to the promotion of traditional crafts in the cause of
human dignity, development and eradication of poverty |
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| Bibil made her US debut
earlier November 1998 at the closing ceremonies of the State of the World Forum, a six-day
gathering of activists and global decision makers. Young Bangladeshi models strutted to
folk songs and ghazals before a backdrop draped in handloomed Bangla silk sarees at the
San Francisco show. Sporty looks loose hooded silk shirts over khadi-inspired pants, and
whimsical village getups vied for attention with graceful skirts tied with yards of
multi-textured silk. A white wedding dress, shown with stylised Hindu wedding headgear and
a sheer veil inventively tied at the shoulders, drew cheers and gasps from the audience. |
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| On 8 March 1999 Bibi
receives Women Awards 1999, at El Palauet Luca, Barcelona. Organized by FIDEM,
and supported by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. She reccives international
Award for her Bibi Productions in Bangladesh. She studied at the School of Fashion in
London where she began a career in modeling that lasted for fifteen years. After that, she
returned to Bangladesh to start up her own business, with the small loans from Grameen
Bank. She now employs 30,000 people, consisting of knitters and artisans that produce her
original designs. |
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Several of
Mumbai's celebs hopped on to a flight heading for Calcutta, last week (May 9, 2000), to
join Rathikant Basu for the launch of his new company, Broadcast Worldwidet -- which makes
a bow with four new channels, one each in Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati. All four
channels will be titled TARA (television aimed at regional audiences), with the event in
Jyoti Basu's town being held to commemorate the launch of the Bengali channel. One spotted
chief guests Amitabh Bachchan and Aparna Sen mingling with other special invitees like
Amar Singh, Maneka Gandhi, Simi Garewal, Shatrughan Sinha, Ila Arun, Bachi Karkaria,
Ramesh Sippy and Kiron Juneja, Neena Gupta, Shobha and Dilip De, and MP Ajit Panga. But
what really set the Crystal Room at the Taj Bengal sparkling was the fashion show
organised by internationally-renowned designer Bibi Russel, who used Bong
models like Bipasha Basu and Noyonika Chatterjee to show off her exclusive man-made
fabrics and shoes. And just when everyone thought things couldn't get any better, they
were treated to performances by Bengali rock band Bhumi, and one by Sukhbir. (Indian
Express) |
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becomes honorary fellow of London College of Fashion |
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from Bibi on dieting |
| Bibi Russel Bichitra interview |
| Bibi
becomes honorary fellow of London College of Fashion |
| Bibi Production fashion show video (real audio) |
| Bibi's US
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| Making development fashionable |
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