Shoaib Hussain: Innovator in Sustainable Fashion

Discover how Shoaib Hussain, a young engineer turned entrepreneur, is revolutionizing sustainable fashion by recycling waste fabric into trendy clothes. Learn about his journey and how he is making khadi fashionable again.

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3/15/20252 min read

Shoaib Hussain- A Journey from Rags to Sustainability in FashionIn a fast-paced world of fashion, full of trends and waste, Shoaib Hussain, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, India, is defining this area with the unique combination of imagination and sustainability. At the age of 24, when most of his contemporaries are diving into corporate jobs, Shoaib decided otherwise. Coming from a family where it was expected engineering would be the road he would accommodate himself, he challenged norms by following his passion for fashion.

An Unconventional Journey

Shoaib had taken up a course in electrical engineering, hardly aspiring for himself till he saw it done once, a little additional deviation for a Masters in Design and Fashion. After his fashion degree-wad done by then-a certificate course at the London School of Trends materialized a clear vision in his head for the kind of sustainable fashion he wanted to create by just upcycling materials; it made him come back and put into an obsession in India to flip any fabric thrown.

Forming Fashion from Waste

He linked the MIET Incubation Forum, from wherever he got support to launch his startup. He now has over 20 people on board and generates about Rs 15 lakh in annual revenue. His brand converts waste fabric scraps from tailoring units and garment factories into distinct shirts, jackets, and accessories. Every piece is not merely a monument of fashion; it's a real effort of sustainable tuougbarthe and craftsmanship.

Restoring Khadi in the Feminine fashion sense

Also, a strong benefit for Shoaib's undertaking comes in the shape of his respect for Khadi,-the cloth woven in the Indian soil. Khadi inspired by Gandhi is priced really well; Shoaib would be one of those making it fashionable for a vision-meeting youth. By keeping a few things modern, Shoaib makes those designs a true testimonial to the tastes.

Shoaib's creations, eco-friendly in nature, have gained international acclaim, with orders piling in from countries like Indonesia and Singapore. His takes on each and every detail include using coconut trash for buttons. His work is not just fashion; it also empowers women artisans to achieve financial independence through their skilled embroidery and needlework.

The Road to Sustainability

For Shoaib, fashion is not just pretty; it also has choices. If we could talk about the job and the environment, then why shouldn't we?" Shoaib says that his story is the story of a blossoming innovation and resolution in itself, with elaborate proof that the least expected materials in the world may turn into a work of art.