Tribune - Sunday Magazine - 28 Jul 2019

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Style 101 Playing dress up with Curated

The

Vault Sarah Asif

Shahnameh unlocks her vault

Toss Up Vanessa Alam plays a round of rapid fire

Qalamkar presents

their luxury formals collection

Contents Society Pages

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Shoot Qalamkar presents their luxury formals collection

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The Cut A round-up of the best dressed of the week

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Style 101 Playing dress up with Curated X A and M

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The Vault Sarah Asif unlocks her vault

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Toss Up Vanessa Alam plays a round of rapid fire

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TEdit Reports A round-up of what’s happening locally and around the globe

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On Our Radar A round-up of everything on our radar this week

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Editor: Ibriz Sheikh

Fashion Editor: Amber Liaqat

Subeditors: Keziah Leena Peters, Sara Mumtaz For feedback and submissions: edit@tribune.com.pk

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Asad Shuja and Azra Mohiuddin

Dr Patrick Treacy

Abdullah Sultan

LOVE THE SKIN YOU’RE IN! Rene by SPL hosts the second PAADS Aesthetic Conference 2019 in Karachi

Dr Nosheeba

Nida Ali and Ali Shuja

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Hasan Rizvi, Komal Rizvi, Yasir Hussain and Asad Siddique with guest

TRULY KOMAL

Komal Rizvi launches her make-up line in DMC, Karachi

George Fulton

Shaista Lodhi Faryal Mahmood and Danial Raheal Azra Mohyeddin

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Adnan Siddiqui and Parisheh James

Mehwish Hayat and Aijaz Aslam

Shabnam and Saqib Malik

Alicia Khan

DANCING WITH THE STARS Frieha Altaf hosts an after party for LSA award winners in Karachi

Natasha Baig

Nomi Ansari, Amna Isani and Maya Ali

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Maria Wasti

Shafaat Ali and Rebbaca

Sarwat Gilani

Atif Aslam

Meera Jee Frieha Altaf

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Alyzeh Gabol

Raza Rehman with Family Abdullah with kids

TOY STORY

Mini Minor hosts the premier of Toy Story 4 in Karachi

Muneeb Nawaz with family Seyham Vahidy

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Saman

Aazer and Hadiyya

Nafeesa

SUMMER LOVIN’ Mango Kids showcase their new collection at Emporium Mall, Lahore

Sara Sohail Nayel, Iman and Labeeka

Seyham Vahidy

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Asad and Anushay

Amna Adeel Monno

Ammara

Danish Karim Ayesha and Nosheen

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Rubia Moghees

Unforgettable looks of the week!

THE CUT

FASHION

Mahira Khan Mahira exudes old world glamour in a pretty white Zara Shahjahan ensemble. She styles her look perfectly with a sleek bun and ethnic accessories.

Maryam Ishtiaq Maryam is summer ready in a white dress and tan accessories. With loose curls and a million dollar smile, Maryam looks effortlessly chic.

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Maya Ali Maya oozes elegance in a trendy white top and flared jeans. She teams her look with loose curls and funky court heels. The perfect look for a day out!

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Amna Ilyas Amna is an absolute head turner in a floral print Nomi Ansari sari.

She keeps her look simple yet stylish with loose curls and rosy make-up.

Amna Hassan Tahir Amna hits all the right style notes in white flared pants and a cute denim top. She opts for funky sunglasses and a super cute hand bag- the perfect holiday look!

FASHION

Style

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CURATED

XAMAL AND MUNISCHA

Amafah Mubashir and FarihaTariq play dress up with Amal and Munischa’s Curated hand embellished luxury wear collection. These designs are credited to the brilliance of various brands from across the globe.

These two style-savy girls show us how to style each piece to perfection!

These exquisite handcrafted beauties in white and navy capture essential elegance with femininity.

Beautifully embroidered in art-deco style motifs using delicate sequins and beads with gilded accents that is aided by a streamlined silhouette. Style these dresses with matching or contrasting accessories for celebratory occasions and red carpet affairs.

The hand-embellished twin ponchos in Dusty Pink and Ivory are an effortless ode to refined modernity and truly offer flawless regal moments in the spotlight. Crafted from flowy chiffon featuring a seamless pattern of gold bead and sequin laden delicate leaves all over. Pair with solid coloured silk or raw-silk pants for a fashion forward look.

Who said dresses can’t be worn to traditional Pakistani weddings?

This luxe-piece exudes a contemporary take on the timeless peshwas with a heavily handembellished bodice covered in silver sequins and a recurring pattern on the edges of the sleeves. The statement key-hole back is a surprise element that goes well when worn as a dress to a party or styled as a peshwas for a wedding. For its traditional version pair with matching net or chiffon dupatta and accessorise with beautiful crystal earrings.

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This sequinned haven in silver artfully catches the light in this festive season.

This dreamy piece requires minimal effort due to its rich sequinned pattern and versatile back. Style it with stilettos and dangling earrings to make heads turn all night.

Channel your inner beauty in this breathtaking red number. This mermaid-esque style dress is embellished with superlative sequins all over. This piece is perfect for transseasonal festivities.

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The hand-embellished nude floor length dress is an effortless ode to refine modernity and truly offers a flawless regal moment in the spotlight. Crafted from flowy net featuring a seamless pattern of silver sequins all over. Style it with a sleek bun for a classic yet fashion forward look.

FEATURE

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Dazzle

by Sarah

Sarah Asif of Dazzle by Sarah specialises in creating dainty and sophisticated khussas and jootis featuring stunning craftsmanship and vibrant hues. She shares with us her love for exceptional handwork and traditional jootis as well as some interesting details about the exquisite footwear inside her vault!

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How and when did you develop an interest in designing footwear?

Handcrafted products have always caught my eye since childhood. Seeing my grandmother wearing hand weaved and hand embellished dresses so casually really fascinated me. I remember going to her wardrobe and coming across jootis, dresses and clutches luxuriously weaved with kora dabka and semi-precious gems. I would take them out and create looks on me and would secretly wish of having them one day as my assets. So in short, handcraft has always been my first love! Being a typical Pakistani girl, handcrafted jootis have always been my go-to shoes for casual wear as well as festive wear. But the fact that they would always cause blisters if worn for a while put me off! This annoyed me to a point where I decided to abandon my vast shoe collection and move to mules and padded shoes to give my feet some life. Keeping in line my love for handwork and traditional Pakistani jootis, I decided to step in the footwear industry. This brought me to fetching a piece of paper and a pencil and sketching out my first ever khussa pattern for the girls out there who crave for handcrafted luxury jootis like me.

Which pair of khussas are your personal favourite from your collection?

Pink Lotus from Dazzle X Shiza Hassan Eid Collection!

That’s my personal favourite as it is a product of five different handwork techniques known by very few karigars in pockets of Pakistan. It is meticulously weaved with pink and white hued cut glass beads, hand-dyed silk thread loops, layers of shaded sequins, Swarovski crystals and hand embroidery.

Is there any shoe you are emotionally attached to and why?

That would be the Pink Lotus. It took me a day simply to decide on the basic material selection and the colour palette to ensure the right amount of pizazz while keeping it all subtle and classy for the festive season. I am glad I went for pastel hues as it was loved and admired by clients worldwide!

Tell us about the first pair of shoes that you designed.

The first pair I designed and launched was Adele. The

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design aesthetics included chevrons encrusted with handdyed peach silk thread knots, pearls, sequins, dabka and gold beads to give a royal twist to the classic footwear. I was so eager to try out different handwork techniques in just one pair of shoes that the karigars had to tell me to save some for the next designs in line. However the Adele jootis have around 6 unique handwork techniques.

Are there any materials that you would like to explore further?

I believe that there is a dearth of handcrafted shoes in Pakistan. We are exploring and experimenting in different traditional footwear categories but Dazzle jootis have to be the queen of all the footwear because of their unbeatable design aesthetics and comfort.

How would you describe your signature aesthetic?

It’s all about the newest trend in town! Sorbet shades, delicate embellishments, a blend of classic and contemporary handwork is what sets us apart in terms of designing. We keep evolving our design aesthetics as per our customer’s needs as well as the latest fads on the streets while keeping our core, the traditional jooti shape consistent.

FEATURE

Blogger and marketer, Vanessa Alam rises up to our rapid fire challenge. From wanting to become a pilot and rebellious teenage days to her pet peeves and what she loves most about her job, Vanessa shares it all!

How did you get into marketing?

I was in my first year of my Bachelors in Marketing and Media and decided to take a semester off because I needed a break. During that time off from university, I started an internship at Sunday Times where I helped kick start their Digital Marketing and when it was time to leave at the end of my internship period, I was offered a job there. I was then the Digital Marketing Specialist at Sunday Times which made me who I am professionally today.

What is the first thing you remember wanting to become as a child?

I remember wanting to be a pilot. Back then I didn’t have the fear of heights and was super adventurous.

What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you on the job? How did you handle the situation?

Oh I can never forget this, I had a meeting with a renowned brand’s Marketing head and I forgot my notepad on which I had jotted down all the points I wanted to talk about and wasn’t even carrying my laptop. But luckily I had read over the pointers a few times after writing them down.

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Also, I pretended to be really confident. In my opinion, that’s the key. Be so confident that nobody can tell you don’t actually know what you’re talking about.

What is the best thing about your job?

The exposure; as a blogger and a marketer, I get to meet people from all walks of life, get to interact with representatives of various businesses big and small and that made me a better person. I’ve become more patient and accepting.

What is the most rebellious thing you did as a teenager?

I was very rebellious as a teenager and I gave my parents and teachers quite a tough time.

What is your go to excuse to get out of an event?

I try to make it to as many events as possible because I think it’s rude not to show up if someone has invited you. But if it’s something I’m really not interested in, I usually say my mother needs the car.

If you had to choose another career what would you be doing?

I’d be a human rights activists or the minister for minorities in Pakistan.

What social stigma does society need to get over?

Discrimination on the basis of religion.

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What’s the closest thing to real magic?

True, unconditional love (friends, family, a special someone).

What is your current obsession?

Being around positive people who I love and of course, my newly Keratin infused hair.

What is a pet peeve you have?

There’s many but the biggest probably is not being on time.

What is one fashion trend that can never let you down?

Flared jeans/pants with a nicely fitting shirt always look good. Also, oversized sweaters with skinny jeans are something I feel comfortable in.

What is the silliest nick name ever given to you?

There are two actually, one given to me by my paternal grandmother, Mutki and then a lot of people also call me Neeesu.

If animals could talk, which animal would be the most annoying?

I don’t think any animal can be annoying. God made us all unique and so I accept and love each and everything for its uniqueness. P.S. I love animals.

What is your advice for keeping love alive?

Find happiness in each other’s happiness. Communicate, love unconditionally and just have faith.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

A very happy businesswoman with a beautiful family.

FEATURE

Fatima Sohail accuses Moshin Abbas Haider of cheating and domestic violence Fatima Sohail, wife of actor Mohsin Abbas Haider recently took to Facebook sharing bruised images of herself accompanied by a caption that accused Haider of cheating with model Nazish Jahangir and beating Fatima up while she was still pregnant.

Haider has since rubbished the assault allegations saying that his wife is playing the ‘woman card.’ Nazish Jahangir has also denied all accusations made against her by Sohail. However, several celebrities from the entertainment industry have come forward to support the allegations as witnesses.

Ali Noor releases an Acapella version of ‘Manwa Re’ post-recovery Noori frontman Ali Noor is finally back on his feet after a terrible bout of Hepatitis A. He recently hinted to be working on something exciting and fans were certainly pleasantly surprised when he unveiled the acoustic version of arguably the singer’s biggest hit Manwa Re. The exciting part about the new release is that the entire song has been rendered by him through his mouth, with no help from any musical instruments, acoustic or electronic!

Indian comedian dies onstage, while audience perceived it as part of the act Indian comedian Manjunath Naidu died on stage while performing a stand-up act in Dubai. The performer, originally from Chennai, passed away due to a cardiac arrest caused by high levels of anxiety on July 19. According to PR manager Sana Topiwala 15 minutes into his act, Naidu started complaining about growing anxiety. “He suddenly started to pant and sat down on the bench to catch his breath.” He then collapsed and fell to the ground in front of an audience of 80 people. However, after three minutes of no movement some of the comics and hotel staff members rushed on stage to administer CPR but it was already too late.

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#NotMyDeepika: Fans trend Deepika Padukone not to work with #MeToo Luv Ranjan Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor were snapped outside director Luv Ranjan’s office, who has been accused of harassments. The ordeal has left fans confused and upset as to why the duo had been visiting Ranjan. Netizens have taken to social media platforms to start the hashtag #NotMyDeepika while highlighting how Padukone will be losing thousands of fans if she says yes to the film.

Avengers: Endgame passes Avatar to become the highest grossing film of all time Endgame ticket sales will overtake the $2.789 billion collected worldwide by James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction epic Avatar, Disney said in a statement at San Diego Comic-Con. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told fans at ComicCon that Endgame was poised to reach the box office milestone. He also said Endgame probably would eventually lose the title to Cameron’s next film.

Marvel Studios unveils a star-studded slate of superhero films Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in The Eternals, Mahershala Ali in a remake of Blade and Natalie Portman as a female Thor. The announcement was made at San Diego ComicCon where stars shared their strategies and feelings about their upcoming movies. “I am in training and thrilled,” Jolie said while Natalie speaking about the new Thor: Love and Thunder said “It feels pretty good, I’ve always had a little hammer envy.” Scarlett Johansson is also working on an action-packed Black Widow movie and said having a stand-alone film for the Avengers character was “mind-blowing.”

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INDEX

Khaadi Beauty After the successful launch of their fragrances in April, Khaadi is now venturing into the world of beauty with the launch of three ranges Soaking Sensation which focuses on hydration, Pure Intentions focusing on cleansing and exfoliating and Tressed up a hair product range that nourishes and conditions. Get your hands on the brand new beauty line by Khaadi to experience luxury at its finest.

Qalamkar’s Luxury Festive Collection Intricately crafted and modish, Qalamkar’s Luxury Festive Collection will set the right mood for the festive season.

With a bright colour palette, exceptional craftsmanship and gorgeous embellishments each piece exudes femininity and elegance. For details and updates visit their official website www.qalamkar.com.pk

Charizma Eid Collection ‘19 With the festive season just around the corner, get your hands on some fine pieces from Charizma’s Eid Collection. Ranging from unstitched pieces to ready-to-wear formals, this versatile collection is every bit opulent and luxurious; entailing ethereal designs with alluring ornate motifs and meticulous embroidery. The pieces are up for grabs at www.houseofcharizma.com

Alfatah Departmental Store launches in Johar Town Lahore Alfatah launches a brand new store with everything you need under one roof. From groceries to imported cosmetics and apparel to household essentials, Alfatah has you sorted for all your shopping needs. Drop by on August 2 to avail special discounts and deals.

FishTank Co. Aquatic Pet shop A one-stop shop for all aquatic and reptile pet needs, FishTank Co is an Islamabad-based online store that offers a plethora of aquariums and equipment along with mediation and food. You can also purchase aquatic exotic pets such as Leopard Gecko, Bearded Dragons and freshwater shrimps. Technical product specifications, reef aquarium information and expert advice are also part of the services provided by the e-store. For more details visit their official website at www.fishtankco.com JULY 28-AUGUST 3 2019

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