The new “Benz” in town

Making clothes was the one consistent thing in Syeda Benazir Sadaquat's life for as long as she can remember. Her childhood consisted of making clothes for the babies that she would play with, and as time went by, it slowly moved on to designing not her own, but for her relatives as well.

"I always received positive responses to clothes that I would make. I say make because not only did I draw and conceptualise the designs, but I would make the entire outfit by hand," says Benazir. With a business degree at hand from a reputable private university, she juggled two jobs initially; as a corporate employee and a Facebook page for clothing by the name "Benz Collection," short for her own name that her loved ones usually address her by. "I saved up money from my 9 to 5 corporate job to sustain my online clothing line," she said.

Her designs mostly comprise of single kameez pieces with a touch of chic in them perfect for the young university or office going crowd. She plays with geometric, aari, chikankari and other kinds of patterns, contemporary cuts on solid colours. Benazir also does abstract embroideries and has her own signature floral pattern that she incorporates into her pieces.  

She has a party-wear line that mostly comprises of saris in muslin and silk fabrics, with a touch of fusion using katan, and other kinds of embroideries. She also takes on custom orders for the discerned customers. For Benazir, the overall finishing of the stitches is the one place she focuses the most on and never compromises in, and the collections are all reasonably priced.

Address: Lane 4, House 311, Level 2 Baridhara DOHS, Dhaka

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Photo: Syeda Shahtaj Sadaquat