From Paintbrush to Fashion Runway: The Creative Journey of Amna Irshad

SBS Urdu

Pakistani-origin artist and fashion designer Amna Irshad is redefining the relationship between art and fashion by transforming her original painting skills into wearable creations. In an exclusive conversation with SBS Urdu, she shares the inspiration behind her exhibition, “Dress to Impress,” and explains how she blends fine art, traditional craftsmanship, and contemporary fashion to create garments that tell a story beyond the canvas.

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Published 14 July 2026
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Pakistani-origin artist and fashion designer Amna Irshad is redefining the relationship between art and fashion by transforming her original painting skills into wearable creations. In an exclusive conversation with SBS Urdu, she shares the inspiration behind her exhibition, “Dress to Impress,” and explains how she blends fine art, traditional craftsmanship, and contemporary fashion to create garments that tell a story beyond the canvas.

Amna Irshad, a resident of Australia for the past twenty-five years, says that it has been ten years of her hard work to introduce a new style of clothing

Amna Irshad’s fashion exhibition, “Dress to Impress,” will run from 3 July to 27 July, showcasing her “Intercontinental Collection”—a unique fusion of Western silhouettes and Eastern aesthetics. According to Irshad, the collection is designed to transcend cultural, racial, and ethnic boundaries, with garments created to appeal to people from all backgrounds

Irshad said every piece featured in the exhibition has been personally designed by her. She added that, alongside introducing Eastern-inspired fashion to Australian audiences, the collection also aims to spotlight the craftsmanship of skilled women artisans in Pakistan and bring their work to an international audience

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