LARA DIZEYEE
WHEN FASHION BECOMES MEMORY, RESISTANCE
AND ENCHANTMENT
In a world increasingly thirsty for meaning, fashion is returning to its deepest roots: identity, memory, and free expression. On the occasion of Milan Fashion Week this September 27, Kurdish designer Lara Dizeyee presents a collection that reads like a poem. “Milan Enchanted” is not just a runway show, it’s a soul-stirring journey, a declaration of existence, and a celebration of plural femininity.
Born in Vienna to a Kurdish family in exile, Lara was raised in the United States, where she studied International Relations. But it was in her land of heart, that she spent the past fifteen years working in a strategic industry: oil and gas. At first glance, nothing suggested this cultured, multilingual woman, deeply attuned to the geopolitical issues of her region, would one day become a fashion designer.
And yet, from her multiple origins, Lara draws a rare narrative power that flows through every piece of her label, Lara Dizeyee Haute Couture. “For me, fashion has never been a superficial pursuit. It’s a way to rebuild, to reaffirm who we are when everything around us collapses.” Her creations don’t just revisit traditional Kurdish dress, they reinvent it, liberate it, universalize it. Clothing becomes a silent manifesto, a diplomatic tool, an ode to resilience.
Since her groundbreaking debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2023, where Lara Dizeyee made history by becoming the first Kurdish designer to present a heritage-inspired collection at Paris Fashion Week. A remarkable recognition, and well deserved. Her Paris debut left a strong impression: cascading gowns, embellished capes, silhouettes sculpted from the collective memory of a people searching for light.
MILAN ENCHANTED COLLECTION
By Lara Dizeyee
Her new collection, aptly titled “Milan Enchanted,” evokes tales, iconic cities, and inner landscapes. Composed of 32 unique pieces, the collection unfolds like a visual novel: each outfit is a heroine, a chapter, a feeling. Luxe fabrics, flowing silks, reimagined Kurdish brocades, hand-embroidered tulles, meet architectural silhouettes, transparency, and layered structures inspired by Milan’s neoclassical facades.
“The architecture of Milan inspired me just as much as the songs of Kurdish women,” Lara shares. “This city has an ancient elegance, a contained strength, a refinement that echoes the essence of my people: dignified, discreet, unbreakable.”
The collection pays tribute to feminine figures, real or symbolic, who shaped her imagination.
Each look tells their story, their grace, their right to exist.
