Karachi Fashion Week 2011 Day 2

The second day of the Karachi Fashion Week was laced with glaring disappointments and obvious fashion faux pas on the ramp. While there was diversity — from Nina Ajmal’s tie-and-dye tops to Zara’s Bermuda shorts — the event was marred by mistakes made earlier. If the day was saved, it … Read more

Fashion collection Mohsin Ali’s Hazara Heritage

Fashion collection Mohsin Ali’s Hazara Heritage

Mohsin Ali’s eclectic, brooding collection, which dexterously combined elements of the subaltern Hazara culture and married it to their vagabond state, made fashion insiders giddy with a new prospect of a creative maverick in their midst and delighted audiences with its unique desi bohemian aesthetic. Even Britain’s greatest fashion authority, … Read more

Customised accessories An emerging art

Customised accessories An emerging art

My biggest gripe with fashion schools, year after year, graduation ceremony after graduation ceremony, has been their lack of emphasis on accessory design. It is a well known fact that it is the elaborately-constructed accessories — headgears and general paraphernalia — that adorn the nubile fashion graduates’ collections which stand … Read more

Rizwanullah & Fayezah Wedded bliss

Rizwanullah and Fayezah Ansari- Wedded bliss

From best buds to husband and wife, Syed Mohammad Rizwanullah and model Fayezah Ansari have certainly come a long way in their relationship. They have both earned a niche for themselves in the fashion industry; Rizwanullah due to his ethnic and edgy design aesthetic and his quirky sense of style, … Read more

Lux Style Awards 2011Glamour's night out

Lux Style Awards 2011: Glamour’s night out

The Lux Style Awards (LSAs) celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, are being held at the Expo Center in Karachi tonight. The LSAs have grown strength by strength over the years becoming one of the most hyped up social events on the calendar, with shows being held abroad as well, … Read more