Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025 Returns to Dhaka This December

Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025 is set for December 5–7 at Aloki, Dhaka, running from 9 AM to 11 PM. The upcoming edition continues Arka’s mission to democratize fashion, uplift emerging designers, and spotlight Bangladesh as a global cultural force. 

⚡ FAST FACTS

Detail	Info
Dates	5–7 December 2025
Venue	Aloki, 211 Dhaka 1208
Daily Time	9 AM – 11 PM
Themes	Modern • Heritage • Sustainability
Runway Shows	24 shows across 3 days
Key Highlight	Tribute to Jamdani craftsmanship
Audience	Designers, youth culture, creators, fashion lovers
Experience	Runway • Marketplace • Masterclasses • Concerts

🔥 What Arka Fashion Week Stands For

Arka Fashion Week aims to shift Bangladesh from exporting garments to exporting fashion — a move that strengthens cultural identity and global presence. The festival creates equal opportunity for both established designers and new voices across the country. 

This Winter, the entire visual identity pays homage to Jamdani, celebrating its artistry through student collections, venue motifs, and live weaving demonstrations.

🛍️ Marketplace: Where Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025 Meets Modernity

The Marketplace highlights innovative Bangladeshi brands including Ami Dhaka, Kathal, Inteblu, DAANIA, Zuhrah, Living Blue, Denim Shenim, and Dhaka Waste Collective.

Stalls are built using 100% organic, reusable, sustainably designed structures, emphasizing Arka’s long-term eco-committed vision. 

This year, the Marketplace shifts outdoors to accommodate a larger creative community and offer a more immersive shopping experience.

🎓 Masterclasses: Hands-On Learning at Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025

Masterclass	Instructor(s)
Hand-knitting cloudy side bags	Maisha Hasan
Fashion/lifestyle content creation	Sadiya A. Suchita
Metal jewelry welding	Hiba Sharafuddin
Origami-textile techniques	Mehedi Hasan Roby
Glam beauty	Mayesha Asmita
Painterly photography	Rony Rezaul
Zero-waste design	Taiara Farhana & Tarannum Nibir
Jewelry reimagining	Tahmina Shaily
DJ/music production	Kadin

🎭 What’s Happening Each Day at Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025

From bold modern expressions to heritage storytelling and sustainable innovation, each day brings its own creative identity.

Across three days, Arka Fashion Week presents 24 runway showcases, each highlighting a distinct voice in Bangladeshi fashion.

📅 DAY 1 — Modern

Category	Details
Theme	Bold, forward-thinking silhouettes from rising and established designers.
Designers / Shows	Poushee • Kathal • Daania • RANOW • Grissho • Royal Bengal Couture • More
Artists	Modernotaku • Kadin • Readhwan

📅 DAY 2 — Heritage

Category	Details
Theme	Grounded in cultural storytelling and traditional craftsmanship.
Designers / Shows	Student Runway • Venori • Kayvo • Gentleman’s Wardrobe • Inteblu • Taan • Guzel
Artists	Ohyana • JAXXD • The Brown Testament

📅 DAY 3 — Sustainability

Category	Details
Theme	Showcasing conscious design and responsible production practices.
Designers / Shows	Canvas • Zuhrah • Shotta • AranyaRA by Rabbe • Nashra • Denim Shenim • SOOTH
Artists	Shibu • Muza

🎵 Performances at Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025

Daylong performances at the Collective Live stage will run throughout the Marketplace — mixing DJs, rappers, instrumentalists, and experimental acts.

The festival opens with Weeknds with Arka Fashion Week, presented by Live The Moment, featuring DJs JBI, SHEZMIX, and MOMI. 

🧵 Artisans in Focus

In collaboration with Aarong, six master artisans will demonstrate weaving, block printing, hand-stitching, and needlework live — spotlighting the craft heritage that defines Bangladeshi fashion. 

🌐 Partners

Category	Partners
Experience Partner	Live The Moment
Platinum Partner	Aarong
Gold Partners	Prime Bank • Arabika • Inteblu
Fashion Partners	Kathal • Ami Dhaka
Strategic Partners	Arka Studio • Loudworks • Azra Mahmood Talent Camp • Persona • MUM • Studio Okkho
Media Partners	Canvas • Colors Magazine • The Fame Magazine • TINDS • The Daily Star • Prothom Alo • BlurB • Ice Today • Men’s World Magazine • Front Page • Haal Fashion • Cablgram

🎊 Don’t Miss Out!

Arka Fashion Week Winter 2025 brings together fashion, culture, youth energy, craftsmanship, sustainability, and music — creating one of the most dynamic creative festivals in Bangladesh. This December, Dhaka becomes the meeting ground for designers, artisans, creators, and the next wave of fashion thinkers.

Follow Arka Fashion Week for updates — and don’t miss the biggest fashion weekend of the year.