Kazna Asker

Kazna Asker (born 1997) is an English fashion designer. She won the Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award at the 2022 Fashion Trust Arabia. A member of the British Fashion Council's NewGen programme, she has presented collections at London Fashion Week and Lakmé Fashion Week.

Biography Asker was born the eldest of four in Fazakerley, Liverpool to Yemeni parents. When she was 12, the family moved to Sheffield. Her father is a Post Master, while her mother is a Primary School headteacher. Asker's aunt is the Labour politician Abtisam Mohamed, who introduced her to politics at a young age.

After completing an Art Foundation in 2017, Asker went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fashion Design from the Manchester School of Art in 2019 and a Master of Arts (MA) from Central Saint Martins in 2022. Her graduating collection Watered by One Water was the first to feature a hijab in the CSM Ready-to-Wear AW22 fashion show.

That autumn, Asker won the Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award at the 2022 Fashion Trust Arabia. She was selected for the British Fashion Council's NewGen initiative.

At age 26, Asker made her London Fashion Week (LFW) debut in 2023. At the presentation, she screened a short film titled Fight For Me, Sheffield. Asker represented Kindness in Kurt Geiger's 2023 People's Empowerment campaign.

Asker returned to London Fashion Week to present her AW24 and AW25 collections, titled What Are We Fighting For? and Family respectively. She also did a presentation at the 2025 Lakmé Fashion Week in India. Asker appeared on the 2024 Dazed 100 MENA list.

Artistry Asker is known for fusing the influences of her Yemeni background with those of her Northern English upbringing. This includes designing jilbab, abaya and thobe using waterproof nylon and zippers, as well as upcycling deadstock tracksuits, jackets and other sportswear with Middle Eastern textiles.