Aql&Nafs Brings Afghan Heritage and Conscious Luxury to London Fashion Week with Harper's Bazaar in attendance
The London-based label founded by Afghan twin sisters will present on September 18 at Dartmouth House in Mayfair, bringing the story of Afghan craftsmanship to the runway.
This September, Aql&Nafs will bring a deeply personal vision of fashion to London, presenting during London Fashion Week on September 18, 2026, at Dartmouth House in Mayfair. The September 18 fashion show will also have a networking event after the runway show. The shows producers, Fashion Represents, will lead the evening with Paris Runway Official there for media with Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Grazia and more.
Founded by Afghan twin sisters, Aql&Nafs is a London-based luxury label built around an idea that feels particularly relevant to fashion today: heritage does not have to remain in the past to be preserved.
At the center of the brand's story is the Afghan coat, a garment with a rich cultural history that Aql&Nafs is reclaiming through an authentically Afghan perspective. The founders describe the brand as a bridge between cultures and generations, with its name itself representing a duality: Aql, or reason, and Nafs, associated with soul and desire.
That philosophy translates into collections that balance cultural preservation with contemporary design.
Through its Heritage Collection, pieces are handmade in Afghanistan by women artisans using traditional embroidery techniques passed through generations. The initiative provides women with paid, home-based work while helping preserve skills and artistic knowledge that the founders believe are at risk of disappearing.
The result is fashion with a story behind every stitch.
Rather than simply borrowing the visual language of Afghanistan, Aql&Nafs is working to reconnect Afghan design with its origins and ensure that the artisans responsible for preserving those traditions participate in its future.
Its broader approach also embraces the principles of slow and conscious fashion. The label produces its contemporary pieces in small quantities and uses a made-to-order model intended to reduce unnecessary production and waste, while a portion of proceeds supports its work creating longer-term opportunities in Afghanistan.
From Afghanistan to Mayfair
The upcoming London presentation gives that mission an international stage.
Against the historic backdrop of Dartmouth House in Mayfair, Aql&Nafs will have the opportunity to introduce its interpretation of Afghan luxury to an audience gathering in London during one of fashion's most important weeks.
And while the clothes will naturally command attention, the story behind them may prove equally powerful.
At a moment when the industry is increasingly examining where garments come from, who makes them, and whose cultural stories they represent, Aql&Nafs offers an alternative vision of luxury... one rooted not only in aesthetics, but in origin, craftsmanship and purpose.
For its founders, bringing Afghan heritage onto a London runway isn't simply about looking backward. It is about ensuring those traditions have a place in fashion's future.
Aql&Nafs will present during London Fashion Week on September 18, 2026, at Dartmouth House.