HEALING, ART, QUALITY & BEAUTY
Heirloom Fashion for the Modern Woman
Ashaki creations speak of beauty as power, wearable art that holds resilience, strength, and the language of becoming. Each garment is handcrafted with heirloom sewing techniques and intricate embroidery, shaped with body-aware design that honors both comfort and presence. Details invite play, spark discovery, and mindfully ground you in the present.
Ashaki honors the modern women who carry, create, and dream. Women who turn art into celebration, healing into beauty, and visibility into joy.
Traditional hand-sewing and embroidery techniques passed through generations, our garments feature handmade special details.
Thoughtful tailoring that honors your shape – including petite-aware fits and carefully designed coverups makes any one of our looks modest without compromising on style
Mindfully created in small batches with uncompromising attention to detail. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind expression of passion and care
“Beauty is devotion,
a steady flame.
It does not decorate,
it delivers us.”
CEO & FOUNDER
ABOUT FATEMA
Fatema is an artist, poet, and writer whose path spans medicine, media, technology, and executive coaching. Born in Bangladesh, raised in the UK, and now living in the United States, she has carried her global story into every chapter of her life. She studied Podiatric Medicine at University College London. She went on to found a Bollywood magazine. She later reported on Silicon Valley’s tech world as a writer and guided visionary executives as a coach. Through each transformation, her artistic practice remained constant. Painting and poetry were her quiet companions, sustaining her with beauty in every metamorphosis.
As a philanthropist, Fatema is deeply committed both internationally and locally. Focusing her efforts on children, education, and the arts, she has supported initiatives that nurture creativity, expand access to learning, and uplift vulnerable communities. She brings vision and hands-on involvement, creating meaningful and lasting impact.
What unifies her diverse expertise is an unwavering commitment to beauty as a transformative force. She credits beauty with holding, healing, and liberating her through adversity, enabling breakthrough moments that allowed her to soar like a bird through life’s thunderstorms.
Through Ashaki, she extends her belief in beauty’s profound mystical power to heal and elevate those who embrace it.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER
ABOUT LILY
Lily has been singularly focused since she was a young girl, admiring Manhattan from across the George Washington Bridge. Getting fashion magazines as a treat at the grocery store and doodling sketches of dresses in the margins of her notebooks, she knew she was going to be a fashion designer in New York City. Encouraged by her family to embrace her passion, she set her sights on attending the Fashion Institute of Technology, which she ultimately did, obtaining a BFA in Fashion Design before quickly moving to Brooklyn and starting a decade-long career designing for luxury fashion brands.
When asked why she wanted to be a fashion designer, Lily consistently answers, “I want to help women feel beautiful.” She holds a fundamental belief in the power of clothing to change how one moves through the world, a belief encouraged by her dad, who preached the value of looking good to feel good, knowing the influence it could wield. A power to make you stand taller, express a feeling, convey dignity, or instill confidence. That beauty is a source of strength.
Lily has been driven by this belief, the need to create, and a desire for beauty, which led her to Fatema and Ashaki. It is her sincerest hope that through these pieces, the customer can embody that power for herself.