Pakistan Fashion Week Spring/Summer collection 2015

FASHION PAKISTAN WEEK

Spring/summer 2015

Four days Fashion week is exhibit in the city of lights Karachi. Local designers to welcomed from all over Pakistan under one roof to exhibit their most happening spring/summer collections. Nida Azwer opened the first day with “French Trellis” collection that inspiration from French Architecture and compromised of some beautifully established pieces in dull corals, grays and muddy nudes. Second group of rising talent s Rimsha Shakir, Hassan Riaz, Shehza Azhar and Momal Zia for a helpful grant from Bank Alfalah to help them get closer to achieving their goals. Next up was Lala Textiles with its ‘Electric Summer’ a collection that everything the label is synonymous with attractive digital prints to-die for floral designs and full of colours. Sania Maskatiya ended the first act show by paying homage to the craft of tailoring with both expolaritve and sensitivity and flamboyance with her luxury prêt collection, ‘Khayat-The Tailor.  FNK Asia started act two with powerful kick and the elegant net skirts were a sight for the soar eyes. Madiha Raza showcased ‘Handmade’ up next depicting her own version of crazy and funky design with jewellery by Shehzaday and styling by Warda Saleem. The Maheen Khan was the showstopper for her collection. The day came to end with Sadaf Malaterre’s dull collection. TDAP'S Fashion Extraveganza

The second day is started with more and much energy then day first. Amir Adnan starting with ‘Shahzaday’ a beautiful collection of sherwanis, printed scraves and all sorts of hand embroidery on men’s formal collection. Sanam Chaudhary followed with her subtle floral prints that although good to look at resembled Shehla Chatoor’s collection from FPW’ 14, Saphire, Elan and other such prints.  Or Jafferjees presented next elaborate collection of bags that model look super chic in spring/summer casuals. The most fun presentation of the night, Abdul Samad had Zurrain Imam, Hassan Rizvi and Shehzad Roy walk his creative cuts. 

. Zaheer Abbas was up up next with best collection of the night with the breathtaking combo of white and gold. A team of four, Caanchi and Lugari, presented their not-so-interactive or innovative designs that still managed to make the men look dapper! Fahad Hussain ended the second day with his elaborate head pieces.Imam Ahmed started the third day with a monotone collection and a surprising twist of fur every now and then. Next came the ever young and fun Levi’s. The collection was too casuals comprising of jeans wear with a pop of colours here and there typical of the brand for which the handsome Wasim Akram was the showstopper. Somal Halepoto’s ‘Colorgaglam 2015’ seemed to have a bit of residual ideas from her last display at PBCW 2014 in Lahore, pink, yellow and green with a lot of embellished designing is the right way to sum it up. Yousuf Bashir Qureshi is better known by YBQ drew inspiration from the lives of Sachal Sarmast, Shahbaz Qalandar in displaying a collection based on Sufism. The amazing HYS was the showstopper for YQB. The second act was started with Wardha Saleems’ showcase for which music and jewellery was done by one other then ace photographer Tapu Javeri. The ‘Lotus Song’ was the pastels designed in sequins established in lots of flowers.

The day four is started with Monara by Sonya Batla that had two major colour tones, green and blue and lots of rope, pearl and sea shell accessories. The collection was an insight to Karachi for which Ayesha Tammy Haq was the showstopper. Maliha Chaudhary represented Daaman with a modern, minimalist and fresh take on fusion white and navy blue as the primary colours  and contained some really chic crop tops paired with straight pants. Prêt Princess Zara Shahjahan celebrated fashion, fusion and all that’s fun in pastel colour palettes through ruffles and pleated skirts coupled with traditional mirror handwork on crop tops. Fashion connoisseur Deepak Perwani opened the second act with La Dolce Vita which was all about models rocked the French maiden look with flowers decorating their manes, donning floral prints on scraves and maxi. The best surprise, however remined his showstopper Pooja Bhatt and Ali Azmat, Aamna Aqeel was next with a collection full of pearl, gold and sequin embroidery on a pastel colour scheme, cigarette pants and poncho tops. Shamaeel Ansari gave the four-day fashion extravaganza the grand finale it truly deserved with her beautifully crafted designs inspired by Royal Hali carpets, in a red-maroon, purple-magenta theme.