Other than the fashion shows doing periodic rounds, the biggest newsmaker in the industry was the breakup between two design and/or retail houses.
Perhaps the one industry that has managed to withstand and survive the sociopolitical drama that the country went through in the past year is the fashion industry. The activity within the industry may have suffered a momentary setback due to the imposition of emergency in the country and after Benazir’s assassination, but it bounced right back on track soon after. The fashion shows that were held off were rescheduled and held in both cities - and continue to do so on a somewhat regular basis.

Hassan Sheheryar Yasin is your typical Scorpio, determined, magnetic and brainy with a wide gamut of hidden talents. He talks a mile-a-minute and can speak on an array of topics from politics to art to movies, all with equal passion and conviction.

Choreographer, fashion designer and event coordinator, he wowed Bridal Asia this past summer and recently participated in the Prague Fashion Week where he was hailed by international reporters as the “Fashion Guru of the East.” His career continues to go from strength to strength as the designer is just opening his HSY Studio boutique in Lahore which features prêt-a-porter and haute couture as well as event management facilities.