Photo: Franka Soeria (seated 2nd from right) with participants at a workshop for modest fashion founders in Jakarta in 2019. Photo supplied by #Markamarie.

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Modest fashion ‘needs to be more empowering, supportive, inclusive’ : Q&A with Franka Soeria


Franka Soeria is a fashion consultant who works chiefly in modest fashion. Franka and business partner Ozlem Sahin are the duo behind Think Fashion, that has been organising pioneering modest fashion weeks in key cities including Istanbul, London, Dubai, and Jakarta. Franka is also behind #Markamarie, a company that provides services to modest fashion businesses especially in her native Indonesia. In February, Franka and #Markamarie announced a new ‘Fund the Founders’ incubator programme in Kuala Lumpur to help modest fashion brands compete on the global stage.

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