Posted in DAWN, Images on July 13, 2008 | No Comments »
“I did not send any clothes or participate in anything there” — Indian deisgner, Ritu Beri, whose clothes were featured in one of the entertainment sections of ACWC awards held in Karachi.
Bring together a performance by an ethnic Sri Lankan dance troupe, a classical-fusion performance by Nighat Chaudhry, a playback performance by Arif Lohar, [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on June 29, 2008 | No Comments »
A heart-to-heart with the band on their recent trip to Pakistan to perform at a local music awards function.
“Destiny, I guess,” says Palash Sen, the lead vocalist and front-man for the Indian band Euphoria, when asked about how they managed to (finally) come to Pakistan to perform.
Perhaps one of the rare pop outfits to break [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on June 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Nomi’s nostalgia-laden collection is the first to break the ramp at the Runway Store.
The Designer’s Runway Store has finally been broken in. With a winding glass ramp running across the length of the outlet, the idea is to have small-scale, impromptu fashion shows whenever the need or the occasion arises.
Last weekend it finally saw the [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From mainstream to the burgeoning underground scene, here’s a short look at what our music industry has to offer.
With the music industry picking up after last years’ complete inactivity, there is a lot to look forward to in terms of album releases and projects in 2008. Perhaps on a non-commercial level, what is refreshing to [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Recognising those who made headlines in the past year.
Fashion
Of fashion and other demons
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 [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s high time our people understood that fashion, as an industry, is more than just a bunch of people getting together to play dress up!
Being predominantly a textile nation, fashion design and the business of fashion is not just an increasingly imperative portion of our fabric and related industries.
Provided that we’re able to follow the [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on May 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Kamiar Rokni, the designer-turned-talk show-host tonight on Dawn News.
After his much publicised ‘divorce’ from Karma — the fashion label he helped establish and define with Maheen Kardar Ali some seven odd years ago — Kami has maintained somewhat of a low profile… till now. Once quoted as saying that he’s dedicated to making everyone’s life [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on May 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
In an exclusive heart-to-heart with Images, the Strings duo, Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood talk about their much anticipated, seventh studio album to date, Koi Aanay Wala Hai, launched this weekend.
Other than Vital Signs and Junoon from the pre-media boom era, Strings is the only other band from Pakistan that has managed to create a [...]
Posted in DAWN, Images on May 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The Designers launches the ‘runway’ store in Karachi.
There has been a massive boom in the fashion industry during the last couple of years.
All of a sudden, there is a new ‘designer’ under every rock you pick up, there are publications upon publications claiming to be the best in fashion, every second day there is an [...]
Posted in DAWN, The Review on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
I love Karachi. I love the buzz of perpetual activity in the air, the freedom to live as you want as long as you’re not disrupting society. But sometimes, it can simply get too much. The activity, the buzz, the constant running around to get everything done on time, battling with perpetual traffic in the [...]
