Fashion Pakistan Week Spring/Summer 2014 FPW 6 - The Lowdown
Wardha Saleem takes a bowThe best fashion weeks showcase a country’s top designers and their visions for the coming season. They present a platform for designers, buyers and the media to interact and...
View ArticleIn conversation with Naseeruddin Shah
The Napa Theater Festival kicked off on Saturday with an intimate invite-only question and answer session with acclaimed Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Shah has been conducting workshops at NAPA while...
View ArticleHSY celebrates 20 years in the Pakistani Fashion industry
Hassan Sheheryar Yasin aka HSYHe’s the guy who’ll walk down the catwalk with his own face plastered all over his jacket. He always seems larger than life, theatrical and even egotistical, but Hassan...
View ArticleFashion Pakistan Week 6 - HSY - Hassan Sheheryar Yasin - Spring 2014 - Venom...
Fashion Pakistan Week 6 (FPWS2014) hosted collections by some of the country's best designers. You've had the low-down on fashion week from Karachista but what everyone really wants to see is pictures...
View ArticleFashion Pakistan Week 6 - Nida Azwer - Spring 2014 - Arabesque collection
Nida Azwer's Arabesque collection was a symphony in white, with accents of gold and silver. Featuring classic cuts with a modern twist, Nida's collection was a fashion-forward yet firmly eastern...
View ArticleDeepak Perwani - Fashion Pakistan Week 6 - Spring 2014
Deepak Perwani's Fashion Pakistan Week collection was a world away from his last season's Frieda collection. While Frieda was a flamboyant celebration of an artistic concept, this time Perwani showed a...
View ArticleAamna Aqeel - Fashion Pakistan Week 6 - Spring 2014
Aamna Aqeel's FPW collection was a surprisingly uncertain mish-mash of various styles. After last year's strong debut it was disappointing to see this talented designer put up such a confused and...
View ArticleZainab Chottani - Fashion Pakistan Week 6 - Spring 2014
For Zainab Chottani, Spring 2014 is all about vibrant colours paired with chic monochrome. Chottani took a strong, trendy concept and executed it well - pairing multi-coloured embroidery and monochrome...
View ArticleAdnan Pardesy - Fashion Pakistan Week 6 - Spring 2014
Cool and creative, Adnan Pardesy's Eximius collection for Fashion Pakistan Week was truly inspired. Weaving the golden lace used for gota work into a fabric, Pardesy showed a range of jackets, dresses...
View ArticleDesigner Lawn 2014 - behind the scenes with Pakistan's top lawn labels
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR!Lawn season (read: madness) is upon us again. Karachista went behind the scenes with Pakistan’s top designers to see what went down at the shoots, and what buyers can expect this...
View ArticleRising Talent sponsored by Bank AlFalah at Fashion Pakistan Week - FPW 6
The "Rising Talent" section of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW 6) featured four graduate capsule shows on Day 1 and a prominent display in the Red Carpet area. The section was sponsored by Bank AlFalah who...
View ArticleFirst look: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week lineup PSFW 2014
So the line-up is out for PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week and, as expected, includes some of the top names in Pakistani fashion. I'm looking forward to so many - especially Elan, Shehla Chatoor, Rizwan Beyg,...
View ArticleMohsin Ali for Libas - Spring 2014 - PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week
Mohsin Ali for Libas opened PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week with a beautiful, creative collection that was a perfect marriage of his edgy style and the Libas label's ethereal elegance.Mohsin Ali for Libas at...
View ArticleSania Maskatiya at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2014
Sania Maskatiya has become known for her accomplished prints and modern take on traditional Pakistani clothing. Her Spring 2014 collection was in keeping with this - with African-inspired prints and...
View ArticleArsalan Iqbal at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week - Spring 2014
The House of Arsalan Iqbal showed a predominantly white collection that was notable for its unisex separates and for experimenting with the humble shalwar. Using crisp cottons and flowing cotton...
View ArticleShehla Chatoor Samsara collection - PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week Spring 2014
Shehla Chatoor's spring 2014 collection, Samasara, is everything you expect from Shehla - glamorous, sensual and exquisite. Drawing inspiration from the Orient, Shehla created complex prints which she...
View ArticleKarma Pink at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2014 - PSFW - Rajasthani Kahani
Karma showed a collection from its Karma Pink brand at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week this year. Karma Pink is Maheen Kardarali's retail pret brand and has always had a strong wedding wear line - in fact...
View ArticleKhaadi Khaas - PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2014 - PSFW
Khaadi Khaas produced one of the most beautiful, covetable collections from fashion week. You could almost hear fashion editors and socialites mentally earmarking pieces for their own wardrobes....
View ArticlePFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2014 Round-up: Fantasy or the business of fashion?
PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week (PSFW) is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated Fashion Week in Pakistan. It regularly attracts a good cross-section of the country’s best designers and shows collections that...
View ArticleElan at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week
Elan by Khadijah Shah is always the one to watch at fashion week. Elan's pop art collection at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week was no exception. This was one of the most striking collections of fashion week...
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