february 14, 2016
Hey Weekenders! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
CONTENTS 06. Around Town... One party at a time. 50. Cross Stitch Valentine’s Special Collection Cross Stitch takes us on a lovestruck adventure with their Valentine’s Day collection! 56. #RelationshipGoals If you’re single, chances are you hate Valentine’s Day. Even so, these couples will melt your cold heart! 60. W’s Roving Eye This week’s hottest looks. 62. In Conversation with Quddus Mirza A deeply personal and moving conversation with Quddus Mirza on his love affair with art. 70. 7 Days with QYT Qasim Yar Tiwana’s unstoppable social calendar. 72. How to Spot a Truly Fashionable Woman Sunshine Shah on the ladies who’ve got it since birth! 82. Beauty Dos & Don’ts Minahil Sherazi on the do’s and don’ts of beauty, starting with the very basics! 88. Shady Business Amberene Asad gives us her scoop on styling sunglasses. 94. Love Struck What we’re obsessed with this weekend.
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Our week began with a fabulous trip to Karachi where we met tons of cool people, checked KLF out and naturally bummed around the beach. Back in Lahore, we got ready for our new and very exciting campaign #WeekendLoves that kicks off TODAY! So get ready to head out to the Galleria Mall, Lahore and check out our favorite and recommended buys. Watch out for the dotted tag! This week, we are all about love and celebrating the power couples that make us teary eyed with their all around coolness! Meanwhile, Minahil Sherazi talks to us about the do’s and don’ts of makeup, Ambrene Asad gives us the lowdown on styling the right pair of sunglasses and Quddus Mirza talks to us about his love affair with art as Sunshine Shah gives us her tips for spotting a Truly Fashionable Woman (TFW)! Of course, your Weekend just got bigger and better with our 100 page issue! Happy Weekend, and have a great day surrounded by those who love you best xx Sincerely, Team Weekend
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Asma Khurram
TEA PARTY Sana Omer hosted a hi-tea in Veranda, Lahore for friends.
Fatimea, Muneeze & Ilham
Khuban
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Tayyba & Fatima
Mahnum
Sana
Fatimea
Momina, Mahnum, Alin & Maheen
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Mariam & Sara
Sana & Mehreen
Momina
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Zahra
Zainab Sufi
Ilham
Sabin & Amina
Sara
Abeera
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READY, GET SET, LAUGH! Mr. & Mrs Farhan Chawala
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Mr & Mrs Fahad Shaukat
Mr. & Mrs. Ahmed Haris
The Karachi Chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) hosted a Comedy Night with the second Funniest Man in the World and renowned comedian, Saad Haroon.
Nauman Vohra, Saad Haroon & Nabil Janda
Mr & Mrs Maayr
Mr & Mrs. Latif Ashraf
Mr. & Mrs. Danish
Mr. & Mrs. Sheraz Waqar
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Hussain Chandio
IT’S ARTISTIC Hamail Art Galleries hosted Hussain Chandio’s exhibition in Lahore.
Asma, Aaliya & Violed
Hashim Ahmad & Minahil Ahmad
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Nusrat & Mona
Shugufta Butt
Jamil Ahmad & Mehreen Piracha
Maham & Bushra
Seemal & Hamail
Sarfraz & Samina
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Roshanay
BIRTHDAY BASH Saman hosted a birthday party for her daughter’s first birthday with all her friends and family.
Rida & Mariam
Kinza & Hassan
Nuria
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Tayyba & Anum Asif
Saman
Amna Waqas
Raasti
Ayesha Abbas
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Samina Nayyar
Anisha
Shabnum
Abeera
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Amna & Anum Hassan
Razia Omer
Ammara
Rabia
Memona
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CRUNCH PARTY Samra & Umair
Pizza Hut, Boat Basin hosted a ‘#CrunchParty’ in Karachi to launch their crunchy Doritos Pizza.
Tara Uzra Dawood
Hera Mannan & fellow bloggers
Marium & Nisha
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Mahirah Abbasi
Tony & Naveed
Anoushay Ashraf
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Uroosa & Mudabbir
Shazray & Amina
Marya Khan
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Areeba & Madiha
Fahad, AB Lakhani & Sajid
Noman & Alveena
Khursheed Haider
Muzna Ebrahim
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Sara Yasir
BRINGING SEXY BACK Umaima Mustafa held her trunk show at the Nishat Hotel, Lahore exhibiting her latest collection.
Alin, Rimsha & Zarminay
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Amber Gohar & Mishal Asad
Misha Farooque & Sana Tamim
Khadija & Abeera
Anushy Ammar
Richard & Chiara
Mayra & Mariaa
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Frenind & Norin
Sundas
Sadiya
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Wajiha
Humna
Zahra Rafi
Amira Zaidi
Mariah
Maham Amad
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Alina
FRIENDS WHO LUNCH TOGETHER... stay TOGETHER
Mahgul & Madiha
Alina Faizan hosted a private lunch for her friends.
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Shafaq & Nilam
Amna & Rukhsana
Ayesha
Siffat
Samia & Humira
Sibte & Nazish
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Fatima Rizwan
Ayesha, Ghzala & Zainab
Risham Saqib
Huma & Sairah Afzal
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Saira
Mahrukh
Mahirh Khan & Minahil Rizwan
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FASHION MEETS ART Renowned artist Shehnaz Sheikh showcased her saari collection ‘Art Wear’ at Café X2, Lahore.
Sana, Qasim Yar & Asim Yar
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Shahnaz Sheikh
Fauzia Toor & Tehmina
Jahanoor & Rano
Tamkinet
Mahwish
Resham & Shameem
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Mubin Wala & Anum Khan
Chanda Wassem
Rachel Gill
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Lubna & Ramy
Dani
Salma, Isra & Saira
Faisal
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Shaista Lodhi
CAT APPAREL Caterpillar launched CAT Apparel with a star studded event at Dolmen Mall, Karachi.
Sabeen & Munaf
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Sadaf Kanwal
Sadia Nawabi
Tehmina Khaled, Azfar Rehman & Anushay Ashraf
Imran Abbas
Amna Illyas
Tapu Javeri
Nubain Ali
Muzna Ibrahim
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Zurain Imam & Danish Wakeel
Mathira & Ahil
Falak Shaikh
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Wajid & Iqra
Laiqa Hasan & Moneeza Butt
Huma Adnan & Nusrat Khan
Hasan Rizvi
Semi Pasha
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THE LOVE&LAUGHTER COLLECTION, Valentine’s Day Special SHOOT BY: MOHSIN KHANWAR BRAND CROSS STITCH MODEL: ANUSHEY MUGHAL
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ell, what’s the use of a pair of good eyes that never rove? Weekend’s been going through our fashion files for the week and
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Saima Bargfrede
That massive bag, the hair, the ring, the red spectacles, even the butterfly tights are working! Take a cue and step outside the safe zone ladies!
Shazah ayub
It’s a safe bet, but we love ourselves some white on white put together well.
Zohra Rehman She’s one of our favourite style stars and is never afraid of doing her own thing. We love this ensemble!
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ING eye these are the people who caught our fancy for either their style, their courage or their star power. Well played!
Amna Babar
The blue waistcoat and red tie, plus the pulled back hair won serious points for our favourite musician.
Zahra Amer
Sure, there’s a lot going on but it does come together, and we applaud those bold sparkle pants all the way!
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Jimmy Khan
Yeah we don’t always endorse the mainstream designer clutch and heels route but she looks so fine!
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quddus mirza By Sana Zulfiqar & Heraa Khan Photo credits : A Small Shutter
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umbling our way up a dark staircase near China Chowk in Lahore, we entered Quddus Mirza’s studio. Stepping into it was like setting foot into a world of surprises, nostalgia and authenticity. The walls of the studio were bare and it was packed with canvases, old works, packs of colorful plastic magnetic alphabets, empty Dalda tins, and coffee jars. The much celebrated artist, critic and teacher was an antithesis to the compact space that he inhabited, a delightful person with
an insight that communicates with its audience in a multi layered fashion, complex and simple at the same time. He brewed us a fresh cup of coffee and spoke to us about art, culture & Pakistan. Tell us about QM the artist and QM the critic, how do you think the two are different? There is hardly a difference between the two, they are two sides of the same coin, and if we take the coin’s analogy further, artist is the head and critic is the tail. Because I started making art first and writ-
ing came much later, but both give me pleasures of different kinds, one is more of an impulsive act whereas the other is an intellectual pursuit. I am not telling you which one is what, since both keep on changing their categories. It is usually said that great critics can’t be great artists, what are your thoughts on that? I don’t know about this, because in art nothing definite can be said about anything, Art is about defying the established opinions and existing ideas. In literature there have been
“I recall seeing Matisse’s painting for the first time and thinking that if he had produced this kind of canvas at NCA, he would never have got his degree.” really changed my view and practice, but as far as East and West are considered, their amalgamation started long before – a time when I was a small cjhild and had my first lesson of English at school. Because we live in a society – mercifully – where we are continuously combining the two hemispheres in our language, fashion, food, architecture and art. So West or Western art was nothing new for me,
even though I never visited the West till I went to RCA. Yes, I had cultural shock, but it was about Pakistan! Being away from your homeland helps to fabricate a personal vision or version in your art. I understood why so many authors, especially from South America, lived in Europe, particularly in Paris and Spain and wrote about a continent thousands of mile away. The physical distance is necessary in order to discover something new, for example when I started painting in my studio at RCA, I thought I will miss my friends, family or fellow Pakistanis, but what I really missed were flies. As there were no flies in London. What is art for you? I think it is a way of living, thinking and being. I don’t consider art a profession; it is a calling or conversion.
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examples of someone like T. S. Eliot, being a major poet as well as a great critic, but I cant recall any such case from visual arts, perhaps in literature a writer and critic use the same medium, the language; whereas in visual arts, one has to shift from the world of images to words. Probably something is lost in this transition. However on the other hand I have read incredible critical texts by major artists, for example Barnett Newman, Antoni Tapies and many more. How do artists perceive your critiques? Most of them do not read, thank God. But usually I get diverse feedback. Interestingly some of them appreciate criticism about other artists, yet are not prepared to listen to the same stuff about themselves. But when you write, you speak to a larger readership and I believe in what Nadine Gordimer said about writing, that one should write posthumously. Meaning that you are not careful and concerned about immediate audience or confined to your own time but communicate beyond that. Tell us about your journey from NCA to Royal College of Arts in London? How did it affect your art, especially in terms of nostalgia, memory and amalgamation of eastern and western art? Both the experiences of NCA and RCA were great, because at each institution I learnt so much from teachers and my fellow students. Along with being at RCA, living in London and having the opportunity to visit museums and galleries was also important in shaping me into what I am today. I recall seeing Matisse’s painting for the first time at the Tate Britain and thinking that if he had produced this kind of canvas at NCA, he would never have got his degree. So this exposure
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One of my class fellows from RCA used to say. Painting is a curse, and I totally agree and identify with her What are the aims of your paintings? There are no aims of my paintings, these are products of self indulgent activity and the pleasure to make mark, create images and experiment with forms, explore ideas, but all for a personal satisfaction. However if a spectator locates something interesting or intelligent in these works, I am happy but the genesis of these works is in the personality of the maker. How does reality and mythology intersect and communicate in your work? I think reality and mythology are part of the same phenomenon, with separate points of seeing, understanding and owning the world. Octavio Paz described myth as reality rendered in another culture or language, giving example that if the journey of ‘Apollo11’ were broadcasted directly in the tongue of a small tribe in the middle of a jungle of some region in Africa, it would sound like a myth due to that vocabulary. In my work these two exist side by side or rather into each other, because in our daily life too we still believe in vari-
ous myths, which relate to region, religion, race and history, while we are using most advanced gadgets and the latest industrialist products. How do you deconstruct a work of art and how can a layman do something similar without having to study visual theory or art history? Writing about art is like thinking about it. I believe on seeing the work of art, your first impression is the right one, and later you dig intellectual reasons to convince yourself and others. In that sense a great work of art has something to say to everyone, because it can be approached, enjoyed and understood at multiple levels. Like the great works of litera-
ture offer something to everyone, even to those who are illiterate. A lay person who wishes to approach an art work can start looking at it, and then it would unfold itself; our problem is that we hardly see an art piece in this age of rapidly shifting visuals (on electronic media) and most of us just glance at art and move on. What do you mean when you talk about multiplicity of times & narratives in your work? We live in a society in which multiplicity of times is not a formal concern but a factual reality. A few years ago I spotted a bullock cart in one of the streets of Lahore loaded with computer monitors. The wooden cart was not much different from the one
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used five thousand years ago in the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa and what it carried was a product that represents the twentieth century. Multiple and contradictory narratives are employed in a single piece of literature or painting in our part of the world. Probably the best example of this can be found in the Thousand and One Nights, in which stories are weaved within stories, and in miniatures with multiple perspectives blended in one painting. Actually this complexity comes from a basic formal feature, that neither the work of fiction was authored by a single individual, nor the painting was executed by one person. Both the multiplicity of times and narratives reflect a belief on the independence of art form – liberated even from its author/ maker. Why is your work so raw and basic and how has it evolved over time? Each artist has a different way of making art, and these also change with different works and phases. I spend a lot of time thinking, imagining and organizing, but the physical act of making a painting is quick, impulsive and urgent. Although there
can be long periods between one layer and the next, I try to keep the spontaneity of mark making intact. In the sense of its simplicity my work is moving in a backward direction. I studied academic drawing and painting at NCA with a convincing level of skill, but over the years I seek to be more natural and uninhibited. I feel that after learning how to make a chair, what I draw is understood as a chair – in the same way as I would draw it had I not gone to art school. Perhaps the difference is between a person who wants to impress a viewer with his command in drawing and one who does not possess the skill but still can communicate his ideas. The rawness in my work comes from studying children’s drawings and recognizing the energy, spontaneity and freshness found in these works. When I was a student, I arranged a still life at my home and spent days painting it in a realistic manner, and one day my small nephew came and drew the same still life. His work was so remarkable in terms of its precision, observation and originality that I felt if I could achieve this I would be a better painter. How has art from Pakistan changed in recent times? It has become more professional, international and diverse. There’s a sudden surge in collectors in the country, what do you think prompted that? I think exposure to what takes place outside, Pakistani artists’ international stature and expanding number of galleries, high prices and increasing number of practitioners are a few factors. Do you think that its impossible to separate art from the society that its a product of? Why? Art is a reflection and expression of its society because not only the
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art but the artist is also part of a society. Whether he is making it for the public, for a select few or for himself, what he produces is not purely his personal creation, it is connected to its time and place. Which does not mean that it is confined to its surroundings. The problem arises when we start narrowing down our definition of society, and thus aim to fit art into that limited space. An artist may approach his times and place in a way that may appear odd or estranged but over the years people would understand it. Take the example of Ghalib, who was considered a difficult and incomprehensible poet, but now his poetry is seen so linked to his society. Do you think that today’s buyer indulges in the ideas and syntax in an art work or is visual aesthetics and playfulness the most important factor in the purchase? May be more go for visual playfulness than those who indulge in ideas or pretend to do so. But I think even if someone is buying work to match sofas and curtains, it is good for art, artists and for that person too, because having art work in his house means that he may improve his taste, if not him, then his kids, or grand children would. Tell us about the factors that have shaped you as an artist? (Islamization, literature, memory, moving away from your homeland etc.) All of these were pivotal in making me an artist. I was a student during Zia’s military dictatorship, so witnessed the reign of terror and torments of censorship. This made me think how to develop a language which can still deal with the current conditions, without being direct. So I read a lot of literature produced on the theme of tyranny of power as well ,as I was inspired by the fiction of In-
“when I started painting in my studio at RCA, I thought I would miss my friends and family, but what I really missed were the flies.” tizar Hussain and Jorge Luis Borges. Both these authors taught me how to use the past in order to narrate the present. I investigated the vocabulary of Indian miniature painting and used it as a metaphor to describe the situation of that time, hoping that with the demise of dictatorship my
work would still have relevance and life. Then being in London was an occasion to see my reality through a different lens; I became aware of the pressure of exotica, the compulsion to be ethnic and the responsibility of representing one’s culture. I can not say if I succeeded or not, but I tried. Who is your favorite artist and why? From my contemporaries Rashid Rana, because I feel that his work relates to our reality in a wider, deeper and complex way. How and what do you identify yourself as? Why is identity (individual and collective) such an
western literature that has had more of an influence? Literature, especially Latin American, influenced my work a lot – to the extent that in the past I consciously tried to recreate the narrative structures of those writers in my art, even though – and thank God – I failed. Which is not bad for me, because I remember a lecture on Paul Cezanne by one of my professors at RCA. He said that all his life Cezanne was trying to redo Poussin using nature, and it was good that he couldn’t succeed in what he was planning. And good that what he achieved he was not aware of it. I am not equating myself to that great name, but I take his example as a guideline to let the making of art take its own course. In terms of literature – like many other entities in my life – I am not choosey, and certainly not between East and West. In fact that divide does not exist for me, I separate literature
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important theme in todays art world? I wrote a text about identity and while doing research on it came to know that identity in the past was used by governments for keeping criminal records. A reminiscent of this can still be found when we have to present our national identity card in front of policemen and security guards, convincing them that we are not criminal. In art also, identity is employed for that sake, in order to prove something – which in reality we are not. Like we may be carrying a weapon or smuggling banned items in our car, but our identity card gives us the right of passage. In fact we have multiple identities, as a nation, and as an individual but stressing on one is dangerous, and often driven by the demand from outside. There was a debate among African writers in the second half of twentieth century in which one writer claimed that the tiger does not need to talk about its stripes, it just has them. Often the need to produce, present and project identity is for a constructed identity. Because if I am a man, a Punjabi, living in Lahore, I don’t need to flaunt these facts in my creative expressions, these will emerge on their own, probably beyond my control or power. How has literature influenced your work, was it eastern or
into languages, and I enjoy reading books from any language, but my limitation is that I can only read Urdu and English so books of other languages are accessed through English. Favorite emerging artist/ artwork? There are so many so it’s difficult to point to one or even five, ten or twenty. Favourite own work: None Favourite art work from collection: A collage by Iqabal Geoffrey, which he sent me in a postal envelop and may not know that I got it framed and put it on my wall. I think this is the best in my collection, which has many other famous names. Favourite Memory: Walking alone on a mud path in the middle of the night in my village while drops of heavy rain were falling and pelting like stings, nails and arrows Favourite City: London Favourite Food: Fried okra Favourite Art Movement: Transavantgarde Favourite quote: A person who doesn’t change his mind, does not have one. Favourite writer: Jorge Luis Borges What was the first show that you curated? Exotic Bodies at the Harris Museum in Preston, UK Favorite show you have curated? Beyond Borders: Art From Pakistan at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai Are artists made or born? They are made by their parents. Where do you see art from Pakistan in the future within the context of international art? In future, one hopes that Pakistani art be seen, valued and treated as international art, both at home and abroad.
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by Sana Shah sunshineandco.co
The author, affectionately referred to as Sunshine by her loved ones, recently moved to London from New York. She is enjoying settling in while discovering the city with her 8-month-old daughter in tow. Watch this space for her musings on London, sweet treats (that she shouldn’t be consuming now that the baby is no longer an excuse!), parenting, decorating, and anything really that tickles her fancy!
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quote which for the life of me I cannot connect to the picture. 4. The Fabulously, Fastidious Fashionistas who seem to literally have their finger on the pulse of fashion, and manage to don every new trend or fad just minutes after it hits the international runways. Since nowadays I am trying to ignore the first category of pictures (please refer to my previous post: Blame it on the Sugar!), and the second category is less enticing as I have just returned from a beach holiday myself with plenty of feet pictures of my own to keep me happy, and since the third category is a bit beyond my understanding, it is the last one, the fashionistas of today’s world that I wish to discuss in this post. What occupies my mind in particular is, how in today’s world of Instagram, fashion bloggers, fashion weekly’s and stores like Zara,
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hese days whenever I log on to Instagram or Facebook, I am bombarded with images that can be divided into around four categories: 1. The “Foodies”—people who are constantly posting pictures of mouthwatering, culinary delights and are directly responsible for my unusually high, monthly takeout bill. 2. The Travellin Sistahs whose “feet-with-the-beach-as-abackdrop” photos always serve as inspiration for my next pedicure. 3. And then we have the “Poet Philosophers” who seem to find beauty in even the most mundane of things, like poo marks on a sidewalk, and then proceed to caption their pictures with a profound
which make fashion so accessible to all sorts of people who did not necessarily partake in it before, what differentiates a Truly Fashionable Woman from the rest of the lot who are perhaps doing more of a cut and paste job? Yes, you are right, I should be deemed the Socrates of our time. These are heavy questions my friends but somebody has to take a dig at
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them. So after much deliberation on what traits I feel a Truly Fashionable Woman must embody, I have come up with a list of my own, which you can feel free to add to. 1. Maybe she’s born with it. I truly believe that a TFW just doesn’t become one overnight. She has honed her skill and craft over the years. This is the woman, who as a child would fish through her mother’s closet and emerge wearing heels a few sizes too big on her, her tiny neck and waist wrapped in a string of pearls, oversized frames perched on her little nose, and strutting her stuff at the tender age of seven! While you and I had our Mummies shopping for us, and pretty much never thought to question any of their choices (nope, not even those matching
work out so well) and dabbling in make up (she dressed up our cat as a bride- make up, clothes, everything!) since as long as I can remember. So yes, fashion and a TFW, go a long way back.
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Every TFW I have come across so far has always had the perfect accessories and just the right amount. jogging suits my sister and I adorned in the early 90’s), these budding fashionistas had a mind of their own and accompanied their moms on every shopping trip. My sister K, a TFW if there ever was one, has been designing her own clothes, cutting her own hair (which didn’t always
K at Age 5 K at Age 5 K at the Lux Style Awards last year K at the Lux Style Awards last year 2. Accessories, accessories, oh and did I forget to mention, accessories? I have always maintained that you can pick
up on how to wear clothes by flipping through magazines, Instagram, observing the times you live in, or even just the way they are styled on a store’s website, but to be able to wear accessories in a manner that is “on point”, you require some more imagination and skill. Every TFW I have come across so far has always had the perfect accessories and just the right amount. These are the ladies who can carry off the arm loaded with tiny, trinket bracelets as if they just stepped off an Alex and Ani shoot. If they are wearing multiple rings on their fingers, they will be just the right amount and the right size. If they are wearing a statement necklace, continued on next page
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it actually goes with the outfit and ADDS to it, so that you can appreciate the look in its entirety and not just the necklace. And oh, almost all TFW’s will have an enviable belt collection –something us lesser fashion beings would never think to invest in.
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3. A TFW remains true to her style—always. Due to her interest in fashion, a TFW cannot help but dabble in trends and fads, but even if she does, her signature style and overall look is not compromised in doing so. Let me explain with an example. A woman who fits the TFW
We all have different tastes and styles and so does a TFW, but she somehow still manages to have universal appeal. I think a great example of this is fashion icon, Iris Apfel. criteria on all accounts is, in my Olivia Palermo opinion, Olivia Palermo. In my eyes, Olivia Palermo can do no 4. A TFW has you appreciating wrong on the sartorial front. But looks you wouldn’t have the Olivia Palermo, like all TFW’s, courage to wear yourself, but has a certain look that permeates that look so darn perfect on her all her looks—a classic elegance when she does. We all have so to speak, so that even if she different tastes and styles and so is wearing distressed jeans, she does a TFW, but she somehow kind of finds a way to wear them still manages to have universal in a very lady-like manner, with appeal. I think a great example an off-shoulder black top, black of this is fashion icon, Iris Apfel. pointy toe flats and the perfect Her over the top look isn’t for accessories. In doing so, she not everybody, but she manages to only retains the edgy look of the pull it off with such panache and distressed jeans, but also stays ease that even today as a 94true to her own style, which is year-old woman, she is looked soft and feminine. upon as a fashion icon. Olivia Palermo Iris Apfel continued on next page
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Iris Apfel 5. A TFW is never dressed in head-to-toe designer. If we could all afford to wear Valentino all the time, I’m quite sure we’d all be looking pretty great most of the time. But a TFW knows how to blend high street buys with key designer items, and is also known to dabble in vintage. A close friend of mine, DR, is another example of a TFW, who is particularly good at doing this. At weddings, she can be counted on pairing some of her new purchases, with her mother’s old vintage dupattas (scarves) or lehngas (skirts), which in today’s
while everybody might be looking great in short peplum tops, she knows her hips are too wide to carry them off, or that a crop top was better off being worn when she was 16 with a flat tummy and a tiny waist.
7. It is customary to end such lists with something a bit elusive and ineffable (though that can probably be said for all the preceding points) but a TFW exudes a certain confidence in the way she looks that affirms her worthiness of this title. Whether the gigantic bow on her bright pink one shoulder top is making her feel a bit conscious is something you and I will never A TFW is never dressed in headknow. You will not find her fiddling to-toe designer. If we could all with her top, pulling it up or down (or if she is, she’s very sneaky afford to wear Valentino all about it). A TFW won’t be seen the time, I’m quite sure we’d all tucking her locks behind her ears be looking pretty great most of (a TFW has no problem with her the time. hair framing her face all the time) designer conscious Pakistan her. So a TFW will probably never or running her fingers through is a huge risk, but something be seen looking like the ghost her hair till the blow-dry is all but DR carries off effortlessly. Even from Christmas past, because lost (what is the point of getting in western wear she invests in after years of experimenting one then? she asks). She knows items like a great leather jacket, she knows exactly what her just the buttons to pop open, and or a nice handbag, the perfect foundation color is and she knows what needs to be tucked in or pair of jeans, and then pairs she’s better off looking darker twirled around. She has a selfthem with high street buys in a (gasp!) than somebody who looks assured, poised and very effortless way that the entire look never like she’s been transported from vibe when it comes to the way screams ZARA. the 18th Century Royal French she dresses, and while she may My friend DR. court. She is also attuned to the be a fish out of water in every My friend DR. curves of her body and so knows other situation, when it comes exactly what cuts and styles to fashion, she is the King of the 6. A TFW knows what works on flatter her shape and size. So yes, jungle.
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The Makeup Edit Beauty Do’s & Don’ts by Minahil Batool Sherazi
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’ll be the first to admit, that there are days when I have overdone it with the face powder and been mistaken for a drag queen. Hey, I see makeup, I want to apply it allll ok? So if you like getting dolled up, but don’t want to frighten small children, here’s a list of simple do’s and don’ts to keep you on the straight and narrow. You can thank me later!
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o choose a foundation that matches your skin tone. I cannot stress this enough. You don’t want to look like an oompa loompa by going darker but you don’t want to look ashy either by going lighter. While buying a foundation, ask for assistance and test the product by applying a little on your jawline and seeing if it looks the same as your skin tone outside in the sunlight. It should match your face and neck.
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o wear a primer before applying your foundation. Primers ensure that your base products stay on and aren’t slipping and sliding. There’s a whole world of primers out there that are suitable for different skin types. Use a mattifying primer if you tend to get oily throughout the day. If you suffer from dry and dehydrated skin then use a hydrating one that will add moisture and an illuminating primer for that ‘glow from within’. For large pores use a silicone based primer that can fill in and smooth the appearance of pores.
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on’t apply blush on the apples of your cheeks. Be a rebel and defy rules this one time; apply a little higher on your cheeks. Blush on the apples of your cheeks only gives the impression you’re attending clown-school. When applied higher on the cheeks it makes you look like you’re all flushed from running outside. The flushed cheeks of working out without having to work out? Ding Ding! I think we have a winner.
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on’t pop zits. This really should be common sense but sometimes we all need a reminder. Although it’s satisfying to squeeze the life out of that little bugger, it’s also super disgusting and will only leave a scar that takes much longer to heal.
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on’t be trigger happy with the tweezer when it comes to brows. Thin brows age you and look creepy. So if there was ever a deterrent to put down the tweezer...let this be it.
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on’t use old mascaras. Throw out your mascaras once they are past the 3 month mark. Mascaras harbour infection-causing bacteria and can cause inflammatory eye infections. Same goes for sharing eye makeup. I learnt this the hard way.
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If you like to stay well within the safe zone, you can always trust the classic Aviator. They tend to look good on everyone and add instant cool to any look. I personally love Raybans and own almost every kind created!
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Nefer Sehgal
We love Nefer Sehgal’s stunning creation ‘Saba’ inspired by the author of ‘Karachi You Are Killing Me’ by Saba Imtiaz. Who in their right mind would say no to this little beauty?
Me Before You
This is a story about two people who meet under unexpected circumstances and fall in love. It is a perfect read this Valentine’s Day and is helping us get in touch with our softer side!
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Okay so we admit that food is our weakest point. But how could you say no to these ‘Trio Fries’ from MEWS with flavors like Truffle & fresh Mushroom, Kimchi and Bolognese, doused in a special cheese sauce?
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