Bibi Russell is an incredible individual who is an epitome of strength, courage, resilience, grace, hard work and compassion. She is a Bangladeshi fashion designer, a former international model and an entrepreneur.   Bibi Russell is a source of inspiration for every woman who wants to end gender-based inequalities and violence. Under the Slogan Fashion for Development to save craftspeople and help revive their dreams, she set up Bibi Productions in 1995. The brand has provided work for thousands of weavers and artisans. Development of handloom fabrics with colours that are non-chemically produced, thus environment friendly.   She has received the title of Artist for Peace by the UNESCO in 2001 and is also the UNESCO Special Envoy. She has won the Peace Prize by the United Nations Associations of Spain in 2004 and is the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador.  Her collections have always been based upon the love of nature with people as the core of the brand. It is a global, innovative, ecological, creative and sustainable in which design, harmony and humanism come together.  Bibi says... 'through art and design, it is my intention to sensitize and demonstrate the immense skills and expertise of the local artisans, to provide for employment opportunities, to empower women and to contribute towards eradication of poverty. This is my commitment.'