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weekend | around town
Fashion Takes Karachi!
FPW Winter Festive ’18 was held at Pearl Continental in Karachi. The PR was done by Talking Point.
HSY, Bilal Ashraf & Junaid with Models
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Asad ul Haq & Farah
Azfar Rehman & Sohai Ali Abro
Anusheh Shahid
Sarwat Gillani
Mehreen Syed
Deepak Perwani
weekend | around town
Tooba Siddiqi
Yousaf Bashir Qureshi
Imran Aslam, Fareshteh Aslam & Mohsin Saeed
Frieha Altaf
Zhalay Sarhadi
Nikhar Riaz
Vaneeza Ahmad
Wardah Saleem
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Hareem Farooq, Maheen Khan & Sadaf Malaterre
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Komal Rizvi & Hassan Rizvi
Sadaf Jalil & Sana Hashwani
Maliha Rehman & Sadaf Fawad Khan
Tapu Javeri
Hira Hussain
Hira Tareen
Kubra Khan
Navin Waqar
Amir Adnan
Ayesha Toor
weekend | around town
Adeel Hussain, Razikh, Pheby & Nausheen
Rano Usman
Salima Feerasta
Aijaz Aslam
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Pomme Amina Afzal
Ayeza Khan with Sara Rohale Asghar
Mansha Pasha
Alizeh Gabol
Adnan Siddiqui
Amal Qadri
weekend | around town
Aloha Baby!
Hira and Numra Waqas hosted a tropical themed baby shower for their sister Faria Waqas in Lahore.
Tehniat Sheikh, Maleeha & Tehreem
Fayez Qamar & Faria Waqas
Nimrah Khokhar & Nur Zehra
october 07, 2018 | 12
Zahra & Minayel Nabeel
Hirra Waqas & Anaya Fatima
Zainab Malik
Mishal Asad
Numra Waqas
weekend | around town
Nimrah, Zainab, Faria & Nur Zehra
Zaney & Ayez
Zeest
Sarah Sheryar
Sahar Uzair
Samreen
Faiza
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Sehr Noon
Zainab Abbas
Khadija Zaka
weekend | around town
Samreen & Shaista
Let’s Pasta Together!
Hospitality Inn arranged Pasta Classes for the ladies in Lahore. The classes were taken by Chef Aamir in collaboration with Mario’s Pasta.
Amara & Olga
Umaima & Sumaiyah
Saleha & Memona
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Bithia Sheram & Irum
Huma Khalid & Novaira
Zaib Kiyani
Tehreem Zameer
Kherzan Zaidi
Mehak Imtiaz
weekend | around town
Hina Zulfiqar
Zoya, Irha & Zoha
Amir Abdul Razzaq
Mahrukh Zaman
Muntaha
Sana Nawaz
Maham Irfan
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Muheet Shahid
Amna Shahid
Dr. Minahil
Parwarish
weekend | around town
Laraib Zahra
Birthday SoirĂŠe! Fatima Ameer celebrated her birthday amongst friends at Fuchsia Kitchen in Lahore.
Fatima Ameer & Shanzey Sheikh
Maliha & Sadaf
Aymen Hikmat & Zahra Naveed
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Amina Junaid & Amna Saqib
Ammara Ahmed, Maryam Hayat & Tehreem
Amna Monnoo
Anum Soofi
Anush Ammar
Daneese Ali
weekend | around town
Amina Rehman, Naveen Ellahi & Mehreen Monnoo
Nazish Sameer
Shanzae Ali
Alina Faizan
Maheen
Ayesha Farooq
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Risham Saqib
Mahnoor, Fatima & Maheen
Naveen
Maryam Faisal
weekend | around town
Janat with a friend
Trunk Show!
‘Sadaf Fawad Khan displayed her bridal collection ‘Bonita’ at Ensemble in Karachi. The PR was done by Mint.
Purniya & Maida
Sadaf & Fawad
Amal Qadri & FZM
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Sarwat & Momal
Zhalay Sarhadi
Nikhar Riaz
Huma Adnan
Ayesha Toor
weekend | around town
Iqra, Rida, Amal, Sadaf, Fawad, Fatima & Fareeha
Alishay Adnan
Naveen
Faiza Lakhani
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Hira Tareen
Yashma Gil
Maliha Rehman
Saleema Feerasta
Shireen
weekend | around town
A Digital Startup! Uber Pitch launched in Pakistan. The event was managed by JBnJaws and PR by Cartel.
Anthony, Susan & Matt
Ali Raza, Ali Zahid & Ahaz
Syed Safee & Yousaf Hussain
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Umama & Ubaid Ali Rana
Maria Unera
Ali Gul
Zainab Tariq
Mahnoor Hassan
weekend | around town
Hafsa Khuwaja
Kamran Rizvi
Saman
Kumail Abbas
Ayesha
Nomita Kiyani
Ammad
Fadia
Jahanzaib Shafique
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Mehrwush
Sarfraz Niazi
Rafay Farooqi
weekend | around town
Amal Qadri
Esfir’s Treasure! Esfir by Tasbih and Hafsa launched their new collection Silk Route in Karachi.
Hafsa, Tasbih & Faiza
Sarah Lalani
Mariam Rahmatullah
Anam Ayub
Maira Hashmi
Palwasha
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Shazah Ayub
Maliha & Faiza
Faryal Leghari
Farah Vayani
weekend | around town
Mr. Wang
#LoveLifeLoveMiniso Miniso launched its new store at Packages Mall in Lahore. The PR was done by social.inc.
Zainab Abbas, Wardah & Ushna
Mehnaz & Rea Moammar Rana
Dr Farzeen with daughter
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Hadiyya & Aazer
Sara, Nabeel & Safa
Faryal Syed
Amna Monoo
Myda Malik
Zahid Khan
weekend | around town
Nabiha & Murad Rahim
Waqas Aslam Niazi
Ali Haider & Ammar
Ushna Habib
Farhan Hafeez
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Zoya Nasir
Seemal & Waleed
Murtaza Husain
Arham Qadir
Maham Syed
Zainab Khalid
Fashion Diaries Qalamkar
wedding formal unstitched collection
‘Foret De Luxe’ @qalamkarofficial1
Qalamkar is a women’s clothing brand which aims to provide unique designs, featuring vibrant colors and cutting edge embroidery techniques, to Pakistani women.
Muse: @zarminayhaq Photography: Basarat Irshad Location: @kitandkaboodleinterior
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Raven
Featuring silver bugle beads on a straight knee length kurta, this classic black look won’t go unnoticed.
A hint of mint
A mint green net ensemble with sequins and tassle detail. A sophisticated, feminine look for a formal night out.
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Grey Skies
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The flint grey ensemble features an elongated silhouette and intricate embellishments. This outfit makes for an understated chic look this winter wedding season.
Lilac Wine
Abstract cuts of lavender pink fabric with pearl fringe detail and an embroidered hem. This outfit is a go-to for day weddings.
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One of Lahore’s most popular restaurants recently opened its doors in DHA. Our team got together this week at the new space to enjoy a good meal and a few laughs.
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weekend | food Let’s get one thing straight : raw meat is delicious. To those who don’t know, Carpaccio is an Italian appetizer consisting of thin hand cut slices of beef drizzled with virgin olive oil and parmigiano shavings. We would highly recommend to all the beef lovers to give this one a try!
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Pina Colada
Margarita Mint
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Golden crisp chicken fillet with mushrooms and marjoram sauce served in spaghetti tossed in olive oil and herbs!
Creamy spinach and artichoke dip baked with a parmesan crust, served with bread.
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Carpaccio
Spinach and Artichoke Dp i
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HSY
Elements
Elements by HSY derived its inspiration from natural elements, celebrating mothernature. True to the HSY aesthetic, each piece was classic and elegant.
DAY 01 Aamna Aqeel
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Dazzling Dames
Aamna Aqeel’s Dazzling Dames delved into regal pomp and pageantry of 18th Century British high society. Dazzling Dames saw the use of structured silhouettes, contoured Basque waistlines, bias cuts, asymmetry and notch and stand-up collars, brought together with finesse by traditional artisanal embroidery.
Huma Adnan
Lajwanti
Huma’s collection was inspired by the ethereal bridal aesthetic of bygone eras. The collection featured warm, solid colors with a rustic chic aesthetic. The work and embellishments were made from appliques and gota work which was reminiscent of the beautiful culture and heritage of the designer’s home town.
Rivaaj by Lajwanti showcased timeless, traditional designs popular in the prepartition era. The pieces evoked a nostalgic charm in tones of gold, ice blue, beige, and mint green.
Tales of Dheradun
TenaDurrani Rara Avis
Day 1 opened with ‘Rara Avis’ by Tena Durrani. An avid believer in women who pursue joy and happiness and strive to live life to the fullest, Tena presented a collection featuring different shades of red and orange with heavy embellishments, mirror work and gota work.
Rivaaj
DAY 01
The Pink Tree Company Gulaabi Gang
The Pink Tree Company took influence from the Gulaabi Gang group that emerged in India as a response to violence against women. Sheema Kirmani opened the show where she defined the colour pink, that also reigned the runway!
DAY 01 DAY 02 Zainab Chottani Khwab
Khwab by Zainab Chottani was inspired by the Victorian era, celebrating timeless feminine elegance. With the use of opulent, traditional craftsmanship, her collection varied from elegant pieces with cut work sleeves and borders, shaded dupattas, sari tops with bow ties, flared sleeves, shimmery kaftans to tailored sleek silver-grey pant suits.
Deepak & Fahad Zartaab
Deepak & Fahad’s ’ Zartaab’ celebrated the golden era of nobility. Inspired by art from the Mughal era and European chintz, their collection used a clean and classic colour palette of ivory, gold and black.
Maheen Khan
Maheen Karim Lueur De Luxe
Maheen Karim’s bold party wear collection showcased edgy trouser suits, shimmering dresses and theatrical two piece sets. The colour palette ranged from shades of red, coral, cabaret pink to tangerine.
RAW
Maheen Khan paid tribute to all the vibrant, passionate women out there. Women who know what they want and persevere through difficulties to reach their goals. ‘Raw’ served as an undisguised ode to millennial, careeroriented women and mothers.
DAY 02
Rano’s Heirloom
Sara Rohale Asghar
Rano’s Heirlooms presented PhoolBunro, a collection that celebrated the to-be married girl of today. PhoolBunro means the adorning of flowers, which holds a grand place in traditional Pakistani weddings. Rano took us back to the simpler times with her timeless, traditional
Sara Rohale Asghar’s collection was inspired by the grand history of French royalty. She worked with hues of pink, red and oxblood, nudes and pastels; featuring playful peplum tops, puff sleeves and flowy pants with frills and tassel details.
PhoolBunro
Fleur De Lis
DAY 02
Shahmeer Ansari Beyond Generations
Beyond Generations by Shahmeer Ansari showcased the journey of a man starting from his graduation day to the day he leaves his legacy to the next generation. With a focus on fine tailoring and clean lines, Sastre Culture showcased a bold and strong menswear collection.
Wardha Saleem ChaandBala
Opening day 2 with Ma Dhai playing folk music live in the background, Wardha presented rich fabrics like hand-woven nets, jamawar, pure silks, velvets, custom digital printed silks and organza. The collection took inspiration from the sub-continent’s legacy, in particular the Chandbala (bali/hoop) design.
DAY 03 Deepak Perwani’s Solo Show
Fashion Pakistan Week Winter Festive’18 continued on Day 3 with a solo show by Deepak Perwani, titled ‘Madhaniyan’. The avant-garde catwalk and décor was done in a palatial garden of an enchanting mansion in Karachi. Perwani’s collection explored the journey and special bond between a father and his daughter. The collection display was high on the emotional and glamour quotient, portraying the tale of a young girl becoming a woman, then a bride and ultimately how her father gives her away in marriage; all of these phases were beautifully crafted in separate segments, delving into depths of emotions, love, affection, hardship and heartbreak.
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W’s ROVIN ell, what’s the use of W a pair of good eyes that never rove? Weekend’s been going through our fashion files for the week
Anusheh shahid
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Anusheh steals the spotlight at fashion week day 2 in this effortlessly elegant Shehla Chatoor number.
Palwasha yousuf Style star palwasha makes a basic look edgy with androgynous black boots and a fanny pack worn as a crossover.
Farah vayani Our very own, Farah Vayani looks super pretty in a powder pink dress shirt paired with black trousers. The statement necklace elevates the look.
weekend | Fashion
ING eye and these are the people who caught our fancy for either their style, their courage or their star power. Well played!
Sadaf Jalil Amal keeps it comfortably chic in a diagonal cut tunic paired with maroon culottes. She accessorised the look with a Frida Kahlo print satchel.
Fashionista Shazah shows us the right way to pair a cropped blazer with bootcut jeans.
An all white attire can never go wrong! Sadaf looks simple and sophisticated in an ivory ensemble with gold button detail.
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Amal qadri
Shazah ayub
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Abid & Mariam Majid of Wagging Tongues Production
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Curators of Pakistani Pavilion at the London Design Biennale
To start with, tell us about Wagging Tongues Productions and how did the idea of representing Pakistan at LDB came about? Wagging Tongues Productions (“WTP�) is dedicated to realising projects in arts, design, film and performing arts to offer a platform for collaboration between Pakistan and the UK. Since establishment in 2016, WTP has produced short films and documentaries as well as staged theatre plays at London Olympia as part of the Muslim Lifestyle Show 2016, 2017, and Southbank Centre as part of the Karachi Literature Festival, Alchemy Festival 2017. It was after the success of our sold out shows we were approached by our strategic partner Suniya Qureshi with the suggestion to pitch for the London Design Biennale. Has the WTP team worked with art related proj-
Through the Pakistan Pavilion we hope to encourage the global Pakistani community’s interest in the arts, promote cultural intelligence and enrichment.
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The rest as they say is history. We were very impressed by their well established network and professionalism. They made the whole process seamless and it was an absolute pleasure to collaborate with them. In what way do you think art is evolving in Pakistan? Pakistan has always enjoyed great art and literature but it is only now that their tremendous work and contribution is being recognised. Artists, writers and creatives are constantly questioning and redefining the cultural identity of Pakistan. This is key to the construct of our national fabric. It nurtures the soul of a country. Our very own Biennales in Karachi and Lahore, the literary festivals - have all introduced arts and culture into the public realm. It gives an opportunity for inspiration, encouraging critical thinking and familiarity with these great avenues of self- expression, it gives the courage to have a voice and for that voice to be heard. To be able to represent Pakistan on the national stage in one of the most multi-cultural global cities is truly a privilege. Pakistani artists you look up to? We have so many masters with their own discipline, we have the avant grade that navigate the cacophony of the global art scene. It is impossible to pick one over another, they all have their place and their own strong voice. They enrich our lives with their alternative view of reality. Please also elaborate on ‘Aangan’ and its connection with this year’s theme “Emotional States”? The installation explores the concept of habituation in relation to craft making, the introspective nature of the task and the inner worlds of the artisan. The cascade of garments forming the rising helix turns into a live
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ects before also? Mariam Majid, managing director of WTP has a first class degree in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, majoring in sculpture and a Postgraduate in Filmmaking from Kingston University. However, WTP’s focus has been performing arts and film since its establishment, this is the first art/ design project it has curated. As members of the Pakistani art community, what do you hope to achieve Pakistan’s representation at LDB? Through the Pakistan Pavilion we hope to encourage the global Pakistani community’s interest in the arts, promote cultural intelligence and enrichment. We aim to present a counter narrative to the negative rhetoric, providing positive data points to reaffirm the poly centric multi-culturism of Pakistanis in the global eye. Walk us through the entire process, how did the idea came about? Why Kaarvan specifically? To represent Pakistan amongst a strong cohort of the most innovative designers from across the world we had to establish how we were going to approach design. Hence craft, the mother of design. Pakistan has a tremendous labour force, handiwork is our strength and being the 4th largest exporter of textile in the world, a concept began to take form. Translating it into design and then finally implementing the design took six months of brainstorming, sketches, maquette, consultations and going back to the drawing board we finally locked down a design. Introduction to Kaarvan Crafts Foundation came as a pleasant surprise, we were trying to identify organisations that would helps us employ female artisans, it seemed liked a gargantuan task. And there it was, a newsletter from Kaarvan in our inbox.
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canvas. Film projections, inspired by the internal monologue of an artisan, display visual representations of emotional states. Responding to the movement of the viewer, the computational art forms an interactive display of words, inviting the viewer towards an introspective interpretation, evoking emotion, ascribing value to the desaturated and decontextualised garments. Where the needle between fingers makes two ends meet, the craft of the artisan transcends beyond self-expression and is firmly rooted in self-preservation. A story of emotion: attachment, pride and resilience is born. The installation aims to encourage an internal dialogue expressing the human collective experience through intrinsic associations and the global visual language. How long did it take to create the pavilion? Was it all made in Pakistan? The installation had many moving parts - the plain garments, the craft garments, the armatures, the truss structure, then the film, computational art and the sound design. It took us around 6 months to put the whole things together, beginning with the garments that were of course all handcrafted by the artisans from rural parts of Pakistan. The armatures were all handmade in the workshops of the wrought iron company, Red Line Collection, in Lahore. The film work, which incorporated visual effects, green screen, animation and good old editing was a collaboration between Wagging Tongues in London and talent from Pakistan. The computational art was developed
by Mehrbano Khattak in Rawalpindi and the sound design was created by Ahmed Nasir in Poland. There was a lot of going back and forth which eventually culminated in a rich mix of disciplines complimenting each other. Do you think Pakistan’s representation on such a mega stage will have a positive impact on how people in that part of the world look at us? It is all about familiarity and association. The more we project ourselves on global platforms as part of a global culture, the more we help eliminate the concept of the ‘other’ which comes part and parcel with dehumanisation of a people. We give very strong signals of unity through diversity and a more pluralistic message to the world about who we are and what our place is in the world. How is LDB different from other art and creative platforms? The main difference would be the approach. A specific theme is presented and countries, regions, cities or organisations all respond with their individual interpretation, it reinforces the message of diversity in the human race and reinstalls
the message that we all have our unique ways of looking at the world and yet we can come to one platform with mutual respect and appreciation. It also allows participation which is more fluid, anyone with some connection to the arts can pitch a concept, it is not restricted to architect and purely designers. We feel it adds to the rich mix. What is next for WTP after LDB 2018? The doors are always open. We have a short film, ‘A Night with Noorjehan’, in the pipeline which is in its final stages of editing. It was filmed in Lahore around the vintage cinemas near Laxmi Chowk and is a snapshot of human connection between a street child and a transgender. We also have two feature film scripts we are working on. So watch this space! Facebook: @waggingtonguesproductions Instagram: @waggingtongues Twitter: @waggingtonguesp
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