Of Arabic and English heritage, Omar Kashoura successfully graduated in 2004 with first class honours from the London College of Fashion, and a collection that secured Best International Menswear Designer at New York’s Gen Art Style Awards in 2005. Kashoura began his working career at London based fashion house Preen and later Unconditional.
The Omar Kashoura label has since developed into an easily recognisable brand, and has gone on to gain support from the Centre for Fashion Enterprise. In 2008 Omar Kashour won the prestigious Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award and has been awarded BFC NewGen support two seasons running.
Origin – Leeds
