So, last week I went to an open house hosted by the lovely Ayesha Mustafa. Ayesha has founded a sartorial concept which combines her interests in fashion and the empowerment of women. It’s called Fashion ComPassion and its main focus is to showcase articles of clothing and accessories made by highly skilled artisans from underprivileged communities from the Middle East and Africa. When I hear words like ‘ethical’ in the context of fashion, I don’t exactly picture items that are beautiful or glamorous. I think ‘Great, I’m going to buy an ugly bracelet for a good cause’. That’s not the case here. Fashion ComPassion sources from brands such as Palestyle, Polly and Me and Beshtar. Not only is there a strong emphasis on fair trade but a percentage of Fashion ComPassion’s profits is donated to women’s charities all over the world. Ayesha plans to come back to Dubai soon but in the meantime, the best 
way to access the collection is through the website- www.fashioncompassion.co.uk. No ugly bracelets in sight! Here are a few pics I snapped at the event. Top: Ayesha (wearing one of the dresses from the collection) strikes a pose 
with Naomi Chadderton
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