It’s spring time. We, Karachiites, have already said goodbye to the winter season. Well, people in Lahore and Islamabad are still enjoying the cold weather but they too are looking forward to spring. Talk about spring and one thinks of beautiful colours and prints.
Designers have already launched their spring/lawn collections and one can easily spot billboards of lawn exhibitions all over the city.
Recently, Moazzam Abbasi, a Hyderabad-based designer, launched his spring collection in a lively ceremony at PAF Museum, Karachi.
The show was part of the inaugural session of the conference …

Interview: Moazzam Abbasi
Hair and Makeup: KR Crew
Photography: Khawar Riaz
You are not only the queen of the local music industry, but happen to be the only big female pop star. Why aren’t there more female singers from good families out there? How have you managed to retain this monopoly?
This is something that has always confused me. I fail to understand why here is no influx of good girls into this field especially since I have already paved the way for them. Girls from solid family background can take up singing as …

Fashion and grooming are booming industries these days not only in Pakistan but on an international scale, and both recently came together at a pool-side venue in Karachi to launch a new variant in a line of shampoo.
Designer Moazzam Abbasi and stylist Saima Rasheed joined forces to present the fashion show based on the theme of elegant, mysterious and funk, depicted by white, black and punk, respectively. What was different about the show was that Moazzam steered clear of his signature emroidered motifs for the outfits this time round and …

The fashion industry of Pakistan is growing in volume with every passing day. The credit goes chiefly to the mainstream fashion people, who have been instrumental in this change. While a lot of new designers are venturing into this field, the old ones are just getting better day-by-day. But those who have education and experience are dominating the scene right now. Among the few good designers in the fashion arena, one designer whose work has captured the eyes of many is Moazzam Abbasi. His label Riwayat is a trend-setter for …