Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Errant

Kameez and straight pants are blue silk with a 2 tone chiffon dupatta. Embellished with kora, moti, sitara and stones. *Original design consists of a long shirt with straight pants. Can be customized to a short shirt with a choice of sleeve length along with a different color scheme and Patiala shalwar, capris or churidar

Errant

Kameez and straight pants are blue silk with a 2 tone chiffon dupatta. Embellished with kora, moti, sitara and stones. *Original design consists of a long shirt with straight pants. Can be customized to a short shirt with a choice of sleeve length along with a different color scheme and Patiala shalwar, capris or churidar

Errant

Kameez and straight pants are blue silk with a 2 tone chiffon dupatta. Embellished with kora, moti, sitara and stones. *Original design consists of a long shirt with straight pants. Can be customized to a short shirt with a choice of sleeve length along with a different color scheme and Patiala shalwar, capris or churidar

Errant

Kameez and straight pants are blue silk with a 2 tone chiffon dupatta. Embellished with kora, moti, sitara and stones. *Original design consists of a long shirt with straight pants. Can be customized to a short shirt with a choice of sleeve length along with a different color scheme and Patiala shalwar, capris or churidar

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Goal by Fozia Hammad - Pakistani Fashion Extravaganza 2009
















Goal by Fozia Hammad had a collection of golden and silvery toned evening dresses on show at the Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza





I have to say I prefered the gold/cream coloured outfits to the silver/greys. I think the embroidery works really well in the outfits below, and she has created some unusual necklines which look really elegant










Most of the designers showed what looks like it could be a bridal outfit for their last outfit of the runway, and although the type of outfit doesn't really fit with the parade of dresses shown before, it still fits in with the whole look of the collection...you could almost imagine a bride wearing this outfit and her bridesmaids in one of the dresses from above

Khaamta by Ghazala Saifi at the Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza












Laaleeyan was the only UK based designer to show their collection at the Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza.Their show was full of casual and understated party outfits, some of them had a bit of an Arabic-style feel to them, particularly this first green outfit with what looks like a belly-dancer belt as part of the top.
The outfit did improve a bit towards the end in my opinion, including the final bridal piece. Although none of these outfits really shouted out as something amazing that I'd really want to go and buy!
What is with the fitting of this next outfit? Is it intentional? Because it looks really bad to me!

Nickie Nina close the show at the Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza
















Some of the designers kept it casual for their collections, but Nickie Nina had glamour and elegance right from the very start! They started with this long purple and pink dress, which I think looks beautiful on the very tall thin model, but perhaps may not look as fabulous on us real women!
There were more jackets on show and some interesting colour combinations. I like how they fuse the different colours together in the outfit to create something that has a lot of colours but doesn’t look completely ridiculous and like a mis-matched rainbow outfit!
A similar style of outfit was this cream/white/gold and blue outfit which again I think looks really beautiful in these pictures, but I’m not sure how this long dress/jacket style of outfit would look on other body shapes.
Colours aside, I’m not really loving the long-dress outfits like the one below. Maybe it’s just the angle of the photos but I think they look a bit weird being that length with the style of trousers they’ve been paired with.
Their final outfit and bridal look was this green lehnga.

Colors of Asia Fashion Show in London


The Colors of Asia fashion show was a charity event held in London at the start of July. It featured a range of designers including HSY, Salinah Wardah, Rouge by Memoona Manan and Amna Kardar.Here's a small selection of what they had on show

Faiza Samee collection at Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza


















The Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London on the 18th April 2009. There were a range of Pakistani designers showing diverse collections.Let's start with the Faiza Samee collection. There were bright colours, and a lot of beautiful floaty fabrics. If you click on each image, for a larger view, you can see all the small details that go into each outfit to create interesting shapes and avoid the cloak/poncho look.
The collection also had some darker coloured outfits, still on the floaty theme, but with slightly heavier fabrics and layering for more eveningwear type of look
The finale of their show was this outfit, which showcased wedding wear, whilst still keeping true to the style of the collection - bright colours, floating fabrics and layering, but this time with heavier embroidery and a more fitted shape
Overall, I really liked this collection, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable wearing the first 3 outfits in England, but stick me on a beach or in a warmer climate and I'd happily wear them out and about. Another thing that's great about these outfits is that that majoriry don't show too much skin, making them ideal for the ladies out there who want to look fashionable and feel beautiful without showing off their arms and legs.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Overt


Kameez and shalwar are tomato jamawar and dupatta is purple chiffon. Embellished with moti, sitara, kora, resham, tilla and stones.*Original design consists of a short shirt with a shalwar. Can be customized to a long shirt with a choice of sleeve length along with a different color scheme and cut/straight pants, capris or churidar.

Sovereign


Kameez and dupatta are black chiffon with a black georgette shalwar. Embellished with gold kora. *Original design consists of a short shirt with a patiala shalwar. Can be customized to a long shirt with a choice of sleeve length along with a different color scheme and cut/straight pants, capris or churidar.