Ali Akbari (-93, Ghazni, Afghanistan) uses fashion design as a tool to challenge social oppression. He is driven by a curiosity of social codes around clothing, and how they affect our view upon gender roles and power. His bachelor project examines an afghan custom of dressing girls as boys – ”bacha posh” - through tailored suits, embroidery and beading.

Aiming to create clothes that carries a message and speaks a language of their own, he perceives design as a craft built upon knowledge of materials and an ability to see the possibilities that lies within them.