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Somaya Ahmadi is an Afghan-Canadian fashion designer and the founder of Somaya Fashion Studio, a Vancouver-based womenswear label. A graduate of LaSalle College Vancouver, she creates collections that explore confidence, transformation, and identity through contemporary design. Her work is distinguished by sculptural silhouettes, considered construction, and a balance of strength and elegance, creating garments that encourage women to feel powerful, confident, and unapologetically themselves. Since presenting two collections at Vancouver Fashion Week, she has continued to establish her creative voice through projects including the Cashmere Collection 2026. Through Somaya Fashion Studio, she believes fashion should do more than dress the body—it should empower women to embrace their presence with confidence and strength.
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What is the philosophy behind Somaya Fashion Studio?
Somaya Fashion Studio believes fashion should do more than dress the body—it should empower women to embrace their presence with confidence and strength. The brand explores confidence, transformation, and identity through contemporary design.
How would you describe your design style?
Somaya Ahmadi’s work is distinguished by sculptural silhouettes, considered construction, and a balance of strength and elegance. Her garments are designed to encourage women to feel powerful, confident, and unapologetically themselves.
What can people expect from your latest collection?
You can expect a collection that balances sculptural construction with fluid movement. Threshold uses architectural elements such as archways, curtains, woven forms, and structural silhouettes, with each look representing a stage in the journey from uncertainty to confidence.
What inspired the Threshold collection?
Threshold explores the space between who we are and who we are becoming. Inspired by quiet moments of transition, the collection reflects the experience of standing between one chapter and the next while finding the courage to move forward.
How does architecture influence the Threshold collection?
Architecture serves as a visual language throughout the collection. Archways, curtains, woven forms, and structural silhouettes symbolize passage, transformation, and possibility, while the colour palette reflects the changing qualities of light within architectural spaces.








