MARCH 20, 2016
Hey Weekenders!
CONTENTS 06. Around Town... One party at a time! 46. Myths of Morocco A luxurious lawn collection by Elan. 54. PSFW Top 5 Collections
Weekend’s ultimate guide to what you missed at the PSFW.
60. W’s Roving Eye
This week’s hottest looks! Who made the style A- list?
66. Holiday Reads
Minahil Sherazi’s list of books to spend quality time with.
72. Sleep Training Take 2, Take 3, Take 4…
Sana Shah returns with her sage wisdom.
76. Travel & Cake
Zainab Tariq takes us on a culinary adventure around Europe.
86. Love Struck
Weekend’s editors’ picks!
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Phew! The PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week is finally over! Four days of fashion has had us all charged up! Which is why, this week, we bring you a fashion-packed issue that will make your head spin. In a super glamorous way, of course. We have meticulously selected the best collections from all the exciting four days, plus exclusive editorial insight on the best styling for our favourite collections and how YOU can achieve the same look at home all by yourself. While fashion on the catwalk was the main reason we were there, we never forget to keep a roving eye out for all those who owned the red carpet with their killer style. Pick up some trend cues, ladies! We promise, you won’t regret it. In other news, Sunshine Shah reveals all the juicy secrets about sleep training that no parent will ever tell you while Minahil Sherazi gives us a reading list for the holidays that will make you want to book the next flight out and of course, all the fabulous finds that we are obsessed with this week! It is time to Weekend! Sincerely, Team Weekend.
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Party People Areeba and Husnain celebrated their engagement with a fabulous party for friends and family in Lahore.
Husnain, Erum & Areeba
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Shazia Deen
Mehak Adil, Zeenat & Nishay
Zahra Amer
Erum
Areeba
Nael with his wife
Fia & Seher Khosa
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Warda, Zara, Areeba & Nazhat
Mr & Mrs Tiwana
Saif & Ali Shah
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Namu & Alyzeh
Hajra Sami
Amina Sibtain
Sara Tata
Natasha Kamal
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Shadow Dancing Nabila hosted the official PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week after party at their salon in Lahore, attended by celebrities and socialites.
Deepak Perwani
Jalal, Aamna, Nabila & Fareshteh
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Nabila & Nomi Ansari
Mehreen Syed
Fahad Hussayn, Mohsin Ali & Kamair Rokni
Zara Shahjahan & Bilal
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Rubab, Rabia & Rehan Hasnain Lehri, Fauzia, Fia & Tabesh
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Fariha
Jahane Khalid
Ali Xeeshan & Shaan
Mohsin Ali
Iffat & HSY
Waqar with friend
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Rana Noman
Color Me Perfect Rungrez launched their latest lawn collection at the Nishat Hotel in Lahore successfully with their outfits flying off the rack!
Fatima, Saima & Maham
Hassan & Henna
Dr Farzeen Malik & Reema Farid
Qanoot & Mahvish
Shoaib & Annie
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Sheza & Hassan
Maheen & Hira
Hur Haroon & Abeer
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Asifa
Moin, Rubina & Ali
Komal Haroon
Ahsan & Haroon
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Nuzhat & Rizi
Anum
Simki
Zainab
Nimra
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Ayesha
A Promise of Summer Ambreen Tiwana, Aamara Khan & Amna Rehan
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Saira & Amber
Farida Hassan held an exhibition at their Lahore Studio showcasing their Spring/Summer 2016 collection.
Najma Butt & Farida Hassan
Namaira & Saima
Naveen
Sarah & Nida
Tehmeena & Zainab
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Mehreen & Khuban
Nisha & Uzma
Sambreen
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Anila & Sadia
Madiha Gilani
Saima, Uzma & Arooj
Minahil
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Alizeh Gabol
Shades of Summer Aamir Mazhar, Naila Ishtiaq & Rima Farid
Ayesha Sana & Amber Sajid
Mahwish & Tamania
Afshan & Rukhsana
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Erum Ahmed & Aleena Raza
Mehreen Abid of Sonrisa held a preview of the brand’s Spring/Summer lawn collection at the Nishat Hotel.
Huma & Saim
Mehak Rizvi & Mehak Saeed
Anaum & Jannat
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Home Sweet Home Umar Farooq Malik
The popular furniture and interiors store, Interwood opened up their store in Sialkot.
Guests
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Maj Mansoor Ahmed, Farooq Malik, Riaz ud Din Sheikh & Akmal Cheema
Adeel Ahmed, Ahmed Anwar, Ali Farooq & Faisal Suhail
Abdullah Mr. Umar Farooq, Mr. Latif Malik with friend Mariam Khawaja
Imran Malik, Faisal Suhail & Ahmed Anwar Rehan & Shirin
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Saim
Ready, Get Set, Lawn! Dania, Iqra & Kanwal
Nimsay successfully launched their latest Spring/ Summer lawn collection at their store in Lahore. The event was well attended by the A-listers of the city!
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Uzma & Erum
Saleem Sheikh & Sadia Imam
Dia & Sophia
Madiha
Reema & Masoon
Amna & Rabia
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Khushnuma
Afshin, Kherzan & Jawariya
Nayyab
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Kanwal Iliyas
Almira Khan
Rachel Gill
Natty, Uzma, Sam, Xille Huma, Rabia & Sophia
Mariam
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A Khas Affair Sadia, Rabia & Farah
Ahmer & Bilal Mukhtar
Abdullah,Salman & Balaj
Binish Amir & Zersheen Asim
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Rehan & Aden
Khas lawn successfully launched their latest Spring/Summer 2016 lawn collection in an event held at their store in Gulberg, Lahore.
Rabia & Amna
Myra & Vanessa
Shiza & Ayna
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Sonia, Amina, Yasmin & Sam Ali Dada
Jugan Kazim
Batool, Hanna Butt & Hina
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Fiza Ali
Sana & Hina
Asher, Awais & Shuaib
Mahsin & Saira
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Mythsof Morocco
The Elan lawn collection is an exquisite expression of culture and identity. It is the crowning glory of an informed and beautiful woman, who moves easily between worlds. With the powerful lines of art, it brings together the best of an ancient and dignified civilisation, taking its inspiration from both the medieval and modern; the Mediterranean and the heart of bustling Marrakesh.
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Photography: NFK Photography Brand: Elan Styling: Maha Burney Model: Nidhi Sunil Makeup: Omayr Waqar
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Holiday Reads
Books you want to read whilst lounging on holiday, luxuriating in some downtime by Minahil Batool Sherazi
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azy warm days are upon us and if you’re already planning your next getaway then you will also be short-listing the books you will want to take along with you. Reading on holiday is a time-honoured tradition, whether it’s a thriller you want to dive in or a romance to get swept up in, nothing is more relaxing than losing yourself in a good book. I don’t always want to lug around my copy of War And Peace and prefer easy reads while enjoying sun-dappled languor, which is why I’ve compiled a short list of books that are just that.
You
A Novel by Caroline Kepnes
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recently finished You, enjoyed it and got a little creeped out, not going to lie. This page-turner is about the charismatic Joe, book store assistant by day, girls-be-warned stalker by night and Beck, an aspiring writer, who unassumingly visits his store. It is a story of obsession in a time when social media has become an integral part of our lives. It’s startling how much information we voluntarily put out on the internet for the world to see, and chilling how an ordinary guy like Joe who can best be described as psychotic (or crafty depending on how you look at it) can get away with (spoiler) murder. Joe is dark, disturbed and more often than not, quite likeable. I loved the second person narrative style in which the book was written, the obscure pop culture references and I loved Joe. I was rooting for him throughout the book, sometimes I felt he was justified in his actions, which may say something about me, but more on that another day. You is depraved, sadistic and may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but you will want to read on till the end. And if you can’t wait to find out what becomes of Joe, Kepnes recently came out with the sequel, Hidden Bodies.
f you are familiar with Philippa Gregory’s works Ianything then you know that her historical novels are but boring. Written last year, The Taming of the Queen is set in the 1540s and is centered on the heroine Kateryn Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII. Parr is a pious scholar, leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish original work written in English under her own name which at the time was a rebellious, heretic act. Just with that description alone, you would be forgiven for thinking that Kateryn Parr makes for a dull heroine. However, Gregory makes the novel and its narrator compelling, exciting by throwing in an affair with Thomas Seymour who she forswears when the King makes her an offer she cannot refuse; a proposal to be his sixth wife. Parr stands out as an independent, strong and defiant woman with a mind and will of her own. The King is obese and disgustingly unattractive with an equally if not more, disgusting, festering leg ulcer that refuses to heal. He sets his advisers against one another so they are too distracted to turn on him. He runs his marriage in a similar fashion, tormenting Parr in whichever way he finds amusing. With the possibility of torture and beheading looming over Parr’s head, she cleverly manoeuvres to avoid any indication that she is anything other than Henry’s loving helpmeet. As is her style, Gregory paints a fascinating picture of the Tudor court, where only a resilient and brave woman is able to survive a violent tyrant.
by Mindy Kaling
read Mindy Kaling’s first book Is Everyone IConcerns) Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other in one sitting so this second book
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by Philippa Gregory
Why Not Me?
was a long time coming. Mindy (yes, I feel I know her well enough now to call her just Mindy) returns with a collection of humorous essays that is funnier and more confident than her first book. The writing is conversational (so it does feel like your best friend Mindy is giving sound advice) and she doesn’t beat around the bush; she gives it to you straight. Mindy details her professional rise to fame, what her work routine entails, with dishy celebrity gossip and anecdotes thrown here and there to keep things interesting and Mindy-like. Mindy’s writing comes across like she does; charming and self-deprecating. The book is in defense of hard work ‘work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled.’ (I hear you loud and clear, Mindy) and in defense of wanting success ‘I have never, ever met a…successful person who is not…a workaholic. We can’t have it both ways, and children should know that.’ This is an advice book that advocates hard work, self-confidence and admitting to making an effort, to striving hard for any success as a result. With the celebrity culture being what it is today and a huge focus on everything being ‘effortless’, Mindy is refreshing in her honesty and I would not have anyone else doling out advice.
Mycroft Holmes:
by Kareem AbdulJabbar and Anna Waterhouse
ormer Lakers star penned this novel on Sherlock F Holme’s older brother, Mycroft who works for the British government. Co-written by Anna Waterhouse, the
novel chronicles the adventures of the lesser known Holmes who by Sherlock’s own admission is the superior intellect of the two. Written by a former sportsman, sporting events are integral in the storyline with the most memorable being a sparring match between the two brothers that leaves Sherlock with a bloodied nose. A young Mycroft is sent off to Trinidad to investigate the mysteries of missing persons, dead children with their blood drained while also training a younger Sherlock in deductive reasoning making him the detective we all know and love and teaching him a thing or two about boxing. Abdul-Jabbar writes about the themes that have featured in his previous books for years; racism, economic inequality and colonialism along with an element of supernatural beings without which it wouldn’t be a Holmes novel or enjoyable for that matter. If Mycroft Holmes is anything to go by, Kareem’s foray into Sherlockian fiction is a promising one. MARCH 20, 2016 | 67
The Taming of the Queen
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SleepTraining Take 2,Take 3, Take 4….
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have written extensively about sleep training in the past and seemed to have it all figured out a few months ago, but a few weeks back I found myself back to square one and feeling a little frustrated with the way things were going. Last year, by the end of the year Baby N was once again sleeping with Mr. M and me. At first this wasn’t a big issue because I was still able to put her to sleep in her crib for half of the night, and only transferred her to my own bed when she woke up in the middle of the night and refused to go back to sleep in her own cot. Eventually it came to a point where the cot was removed from the equation altogether and she began to stay up till Mr. M and I had eaten our dinner and decided to retire for the night. This meant that I barely got any time to relax and catch up with Mr. M, and I would rush through my dinner because I felt guilty that Baby N was still not asleep. It also made entertaining at home a little difficult as I found that I would be on tenterhooks all night, afraid that the baby would wake up at any moment and bring the night to an end.
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At the same time I felt torn because I truly did enjoy my cuddles with Baby N at night, and wasn’t quite ready to give up on them. Of course traveling made her dependence on me at night even more profound and when we returned from our end of year holiday in January this year, I didn’t even bother carrying on with the charade of putting her in her crib for the first half of the night, and she would just go to bed with mewhenever I was ready to turn in. A few weeks ago while paying Baby N’s pediatrician Dr. C a visit, I discussed my predicament with her and she once again, stressed the importance of teaching Baby N to sleep on her own. She told me that although I had successfully taken away the pacifier from Baby N, I had offered myself up as a replacement and a “crutch”, and that I was just making things harder for myself and for Baby N in the long run. Apparently the longer you put off teaching your child how to sleep on it’s own the harder it becomes and sometimes they can’t shake the habit of needing you to sleep with them till their seven or eight. I think that is what
really shook me in to action. As much as I love my daughter, I had no wish or desire to have her sleep with us till age seven! No way! Six more years of tiptoeing in my house as though navigating a minefield, six more years of being pushed to the edge of my own bed (and sanity)? Even the thought was terrifying. Later that week I met another mother who just confirmed my fears by admitting that her eight year old school going daughter was still sleeping with her, and so her husband and her slept in different rooms—the husband with her son and she with her daughter! Even she wholeheartedly pushed me to get Baby N to sleep on her own before it was too late. Thus, Operation Get-Baby-N-toSleep commenced once again. At first, unwilling to take very drastic measures, I tried to ease Baby N in to sleeping on her own. She would take a bath at 6:30 PM and by 7 PM she would be in her crib. Initially lulled by her evening bottle of milk, she would go to sleep for a bit, only to wake up a few hours later, wailing at the indignity of being left alone in her crib and her room. This would usually be around 10:30 or
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!
my heart out to her, she advised me on a) letting Baby N cry it out for a couple of nights, and if I wasn’t comfortable with that, b) enlist an outsiders help in putting her to sleep. She felt that because Baby N associated me with sleep and I was her preferred sleepytime buddy, she would not settle back to sleep on her own with me around. So I decided to go with the second option. Mr. M had a three-nights long work trip coming up and I invited Mrs. P to stay with us for that time to help me get
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She felt that because Baby N associated me with sleep and I was her preferred sleepytime buddy, she would not settle back to sleep on her own with me around. Baby N to sleep on her own. The idea was that I would put Baby N to sleep myself and then if she woke up after that Mrs. P would go in to settle her, without taking her out of the crib. The plan went remarkably well the first two nights and Baby N actually ended up
reassuring to know that someone I knew and respected as a mother had employed it successfully, and that knowledge along with my doctor’s reassurances that it would not lead to any lasting damage finally led me to use it with Baby N. Desperate times call for
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11 PM, so right around the time I was getting ready to hit the sack myself. At this point I would spend sometimes up to three hours, standing next to her cot, patting her back, or stroking her hair, in efforts to soothe her back to sleep. She would fall back asleep finally and then one of two scenarios played out: Either I was able to quietly tip toe (orsometimes crawl) out of her room, avoiding all the creaky bits, and she would sleep for another couple of hours, and then wake up in the middle of the night completely refusing to go back to sleep, at which point half asleep and bleary eyed I would give up and take her to my bed, or scenario number two would take place, where I would be creeping out of her room like a wudang warrior only to have her wake up the second I exhaled outside of her room. After a particularly harrowing night where I found myself in tears after standing by Baby N’s cot for three hours at three in the morning and having taken out all my frustration on poor Mr. M, I finally decided that something had to change. Around this time I met this great nanny at Baby N’s Gymboree and after pouring
sleeping through the night in her crib in her own room. On both nights she woke up only once and let herself be put back to sleep in her own crib. I was naturally overjoyed. I have to admit the first night of sleeping without her for the entire night was a little sad, but it was also the first time in fourteen months that I had uninterrupted sleep and woke up feeling well rested. Naturally I thought that the worst was behind us. When Mr. M returned from his business trip I could not wait to show off the new and improved sleep routine to him. Except I don’t know what it was, whether it was the excitement to have her father home again, or just having me once again go to hereach time she woke up in the night, but she was back to waking up multiple times during the night and was adamant that I take her out of the crib when she did. Around this time my Mother in Law who was visiting mentioned that she had also used the cry it out method back in her day, and how it was the only method that had worked for Mr. M’s younger sibling who had been an exceptionallydifficult sleeper as a baby. Of course I had read about the method, read about other people’s experiences with it, but it was
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desperate measures and I was, I admit, absolutely desperate. As luck would have it, Mr. M was traveling for work once again (and so not around to shoot me sad and guilty looks) and so I asked Mrs. P to stay over once more, this time, to babysit me more than anybody else. All the books and articles I had read had stressed the importance of establishing bedtime traditions and making it relaxing and an inviting time for the baby. Before I spent so much time standing next to her cot, I would try to get her into the cot with her milk bottle as soon as possible so I could get done in time for some dinner or maybe a movie with Mr. M. This time I dimmed her bedroom lights, gave her a long bubble bath (she loves bubbles and foam), put on some soft classical music, massaged her with coconut oil, gave her a warm bottle of milk and read Goodnight Moon with her—all of which took about 30 minutes. Then I placed her in the crib, gave her a tight squeeze, said good night, switched off the lights and left the room, closing the door behind me. I would love to tell you that she fell off to sleep like the little angel that she is at this point, but no such luck. Pandemonium ensued. Screaming and wailing incessantly—more than anything else, she just seemed very angry with me. Almost as if she was saying, “HOW DARE YOU LEAVE ME TO SLEEP IN THIS CRIB?” But sure enough, half an hour later, an unfamiliar calm and serenity descended upon the house. The baby was asleep. At this point I just quickly went in to her room, checked that she was breathing (I’m not kidding), covered her with a blanket and happily went back to watching YehJawaniHaiDeewani on iTunes with Mrs. P. Those three nights we watched three movies starring Deepikafor some reason while Baby N slept after her regular initial outburst. She was sleeping through the night. Even when she woke up in the middle of the night, we were no
longer going to her so she had no choice but to go back to sleep. It had worked. The difficult part at this age is that little things can disrupt their routine. For example, currently both Baby N and I are very sick and so sleeping together. When she is unwell and having difficulty breathing through her nose, I prefer to be close by. However, on the whole I
Mornings are also much more fun on most days because if it has been a good night, and she has slept through the night without much crying do feel that she has finally understood that she is supposed to sleep in her own crib and in her own room. I no longer have to sit for hours and stroke her hair or pat her back to soothe her. Yes, she still has her outbursts the first time we leave her in the crib and exit her room, but they are becoming shorter and less intense with time. I feel like that elusive
“rhythm” online blogs and articles talk about establishing with your child is finally within our reach. I have also pushed back her dinner time and bath so that Mr. M gets a chance to spend time with her before she goes to sleep. At the same time, Mr. M and I also get to spend some much needed alone time with each other before we get to bed. Mornings are also much more fun on most days because if it has been a good night, and she has slept through the night without much crying, she wakes up at 8 am, at which point Mr. M brings her back in to our room for some morning cuddles, and then we head to the kitchen to get her breakfast going while Mr. M gets ready for work. All in all, I would say that the cry-it-out method is not for the faint of heart, but it has been effective for us. In hindsight, I do believe that I should have done it sooner or not scoffed at books recommending leaving your infant half asleep in the crib to self soothe on its own. But at the same time, I think that is what being a first time parent is all about—you make your own decisions, follow your own intuition and your baby’s signals, and learn along the way. However, I do hope that for those of you who are just embarking on this funny little journey where suddenly for the next two years you will be obsessing over somebody’s food, sleep and poop, this post can offer some guidance and comfort.
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TRAVEL & CAKE
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Hi, I’m Zainab, and I’m going to use this space to share my favourite spots around Europe. While I was studying in Barcelona, I got the chance to explore and experience cities like a local, so here’s my scoop!
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Jazz, flowers and food! Zainab Tariq Piazzale Michelangelois definitely the spot where all the renaissance artists learnt how to paint landscapes; its high up in the mountains, surrounded by fresh vegetation, overlooking River Arno and the tightly packed town around it. The view is an addiction. You could get a similar view from the top of the Duomo, but 1, youll have to pay for it and 2 you wont see the Duomo itself. Its not too far, cross over the Ponte Vecchio, and walk left till you spot the signage. My first time up was tiring, and the second time I just couldn’t wait to get to the top. I was so excited to hike up through the old guard posts, weathered cobbled walkway, and finally up the steep paved slope to the open plaza. A tall David stands proudly in the center, watching over all of Florence from one of the highest points in the city. Surrounded by busy kiosks of souvenirs, artists and craftsmen. Curious tourists and lazy locals sunbathe under the clear blue skies, absorbing the constant buzz of foreign languages and camera clicks. If you’re lucky you could get a live cultural performance, from somewhere in the world, far away from Italy.
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Disclaimer: The wind is strong at the top, remember to carry a jumper, and the hike isn’t just a stroll, so wear comfortable shoes. Carry snacks and if you’re an aspiring artist carry your art supplies. I say this with experience; the scene will inspire skills out of you. I really thought I had forgotten how to paint!
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