DUBAI 2009 — INDIA / WEST AFRICA
SHREKAHNTH
Fashion, Textiles & Craft
Shrekahnth is a sustainable fashion and textile design brand created in Dubai in 2009, with an archive of international runway collections and experimental textiles. Today, the brand is developing contemporary, craft-led collections through ongoing textile research in India and West Africa.
Explore the Archive01 / HERITAGE
A Fashion Brand Since 2009
Created in Dubai in 2009, Shrekahnth is a sustainable fashion and textile design brand with a runway archive defined by experimental prints, bold silhouettes and craft-led design. Collections presented at Dubai Fashion Week and Muscat Fashion Week explored regional visual cultures, followed by a collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week.
02 / MATERIAL
From Runway to Textiles
Shrekahnth brings fashion design together with handwoven textiles, natural fibres, natural colour and traditional craft. Its contemporary textile practice draws on regional techniques to create distinctive materials and considered, craft-led fashion.
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Textile Design
From experimental collection prints to handwoven cloth, textile design shapes Shrekahnth’s distinctive visual and material language.
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Natural Colour
Indigo and other natural dyes bring depth, and uniqueness to handwoven textiles, creating rich colours through traditional dyeing processes.
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Craft & Material
Cotton, silk and linen are the natural yarns that bring distinct texture, fit, movement and character to each textile design.
03 / PLACE
India / West Africa
Shrekahnth draws on Indian hand weaving heritage and West African approaches to cloth and colour, bringing diverse textile knowledge into a contemporary design language.
India
Handloom silk and natural fibres reflect Shrekahnth’s connection to India’s rich hand weaving heritage and its evolving approach to textile-led fashion.
West Africa
In Daboya, Ghana, Shrekahnth explores indigo dyeing and traditional Fugu cloth through the knowledge and skilled practice of local artisans.
04 / COLOUR
Material,Colour
& Weave
Indigo reveals the depth and variation that natural colour can bring to cloth. Through dye, weave and Material, Shrekahnth explores textile textures that give contemporary fashion a deeper material story.
06 / CHRONOLOGY
The Archive
2009
Shrekahnth established in Dubai.
2010–2012
Collections from Dubai Fashion Week and Muscat Fashion Week enter the runway archive.
2013–2016
Travel, print and textile experiments continue; Spring/Summer 2015 work appears at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week.
Today
A textile-led fashion practice exploring fashion, craft, colour and material across India and West Africa.
From Runway to Textile Heritage
Explore the collections and the story behind Shrekahnth's evolving fashion and textile practice.