On the evening of June 3, designers and friends Nazish Hussain and Sabeen Ali exhibited their new collections at Café 9 in Zamzama.
Nazish Hussain Couture, Hussain’s label, is fun, with vibrant colours. The price range of her summer/spring collection starts from around Rs2,500 and goes up to Rs9,000. Hussain has previously exhibited her collections in Dubai, Canada and the USA. She graduated from the Asian Institute of Fashion Design just four years ago.
Hussain’s design philosophy has been “to move away from embroidery work and concentrate on trendy and fresh designs …

In 2010, a revolution hit the pret ready to wear stores of Lahore by the name of Origins. For the first time women could pick off the racks clothes that were not only affordable and ready to wear, but made of the finest exclusive cotton and cut to perfection to flatter every kind of woman’s figure. From flowing A-line gheras to simple straight modern cuts, short kurtas to funky ethnic, Origins had something for everyone. Embellished with Balochi galas, a touch of Sindhi karhai on a sleeve, epic Kashmiri embroidery …

26th street in Karachi’s Clifton area seems to be the new place to open fancy restaurants promising ‘fine dining’ experiences. The ‘fine dining’ pitch usually fills me with trepidation and dread; I loathe having to eat under-flavored, overpriced meals which have gone from the freezer straight into the microwave, all the while pretending that some gastronomic miracle has taken place in the kitchen. The Patio has judiciously avoided the fine dining label, preferring to equivocate with ‘a unique dining experience’ and the decor is carefully synchronized with that sentiment. The …

Asma Hasan has launched her flagship store at Zamzama, Karachi. The event took place on Friday evening, April 1, was a simple affair. Humaa Taher, the stylist was one of the few celebrities spotted at the event. Sharing her thoughts about the collection, Taher said: “I love the way she designs outfits.”
One avid customer, Fauzia Tariq, who said: “I just love Asma Hasan’s cut and style. It’s perfect. Her collection is very classy. I have often shopped from her exhibitions, but now with the opening of the outlet …

Positive – Pakistan’s first designer maternity line was launched in March 2009, in a much covered media event at the Zamzama outlet in Karachi. In the weeks leading up to the launch, Positive was given extensive media coverage on several television channels from Hum and TV One, to ARY.
An exclusive range of stylish, yet comfortable maternity wear, Positive offers women an opportunity to look their best through this very special phase of their lives.
The collection comprises of casual, semi formal and formal outfits as …

Sheikh Amer Hassan, the designer and host of many of those social starry nights, was found dead in his apartment on Saturday morning. The man who loved to have his pictures spread out on the weekend tabloids would never have thought that his last would be the one attached with his obituary.
The news of his shocking murder hadn’t hit the headlines before it began doing the rounds of the closely knit fashion industry, shocking people out of their beds, much too early on a Saturday morning. People had just met …

Real success is not rated by the amount of money you make but with the satisfaction of your clients. Nina Lotia is a charming, young and experienced hair stylist who radiates positive energy round the clock. Her salon speaks of her unparalleled success, which is always packed with her clients. Clients who are not only satisfied with her work but are overjoyed with her ever welcoming and friendly nature. Read ahead to learn about the secret formula, straight from the horse’s mouth.
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The next best things are not some secondary alternatives to the real things. These are the real things! They are the next generation of superstars. Perhaps the term “generation” would not be applicable here since the world of showbiz seems to lie in another dimension where time moves a lot quicker and a “generation” often passes in a matter of seconds. After all, as everyone knows, fame is fickle! Not so with this talented bunch. Though they might not be household names yet, each and member of this chosen elite …

When Imran Qureshi says that he is a graduate of the Pakistan School of Fashion Design, you don’t believe him. For one thing, there is a startling lack of self-importance in the young designer (who should not be confused with the veteran choreographer of the same name). Friendly, and without any pretense, Imran is the favourite of many at the Asian Institute of Fashion Design and the Textile Institute of Pakistan, the two schools where he teaches. His unassuming nature is doubly perplexing when you consider that prior to his …

Old is gold and new is bold. Bold enough to bowl you over with everything that they do. And they do like no one can do. Here is a great tidal wave of young fashion gurus and divas that has stormed our fashion industry shores… Rocking a lot of boats and changing the scenery of the breakwater. So charged are they that they could put KESC’s Power Station to shame. They are relatively new but surely on a signing spree. So meet the new fashion police, which is lighting up …