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On the red carpet
The 2005 LSA red carpet (actually a geometrical red print) was awash this year with an avalanche of experimentation; fashion faux pas and some glorious and elegant style statements. Many of the young ‘it’ girls chose brash Lahore label Karma who are undergoing a traditional reawakening. These included model/actress Sadaf Pervaiz in a black short shalwar kameez with circular pink and gold curlicue spangles; Lahore model Maliha Naipaul in a Chinese-red off the shoulder asymmetrical shalwar kameez with gold spangles; IM VJ Anoushey wore a green ensemble while IM’s Cafe Current girl
Anisa wore a youthful and bubbly earth coloured ensemble. MC’s (as Maliha is called) business partner Amina Kardar wore a simple outfit by the duo’s label, AM Accessories.
Variations of green seemed to be part of many of the red carpet participants’ ensembles. Lahore model Rachel looked elegant and statuesque in a dark parrot green and gold sari by designer Mehdi while the runway alighted with the entrance of a triumvirate of gorgeous green apparitions. The trio was made up of Sheikh Amer Hassan dressed in his own suit and accessorised with a dark lime green tie and pocket square accompanied by best model nominee Neha dressed in an acid-fused dark lime green, Chinese-collared ensemble by Nomi Ansari. The threesome was end noted by Begum Nawazish Ali dressed in a “specially made” dark lime green sari by Deepak Perwani. It seems this posse carefully colour coordinated their entrance.
Nude, camel and caramel were other popular colours. Model Amina Shafaat chose a camel and silver speckled shalwar kameez which she designed herself. Blonde, blue-eyed glamour puss Babra Sharif wore a frothy light caramel deconstructed chiffon petal ensemble by veteran minimalist Maheen Khan who accompanied Babra and film actress Meera, the latter wearing a chiffon camel fleurette smothered ensemble by Tazeen Hasan. A solitary Reema chose a demure floaty fawn ensemble worn with a chiffon overlay smothered with geometrical chiffon pieces by Ather Hafeez.
Classic noir (black) was also a popular, chic (and safe) style option favoured by some of the country’s leading designers. Fashion designer Sanya Muneer looked chic in a black blouson poncho from her own label accentuated with a rhinestone clasp. Fashion designer Imrana Ahmed looked soignee in a black sari with a white broderie border by her own label, The Body Focus Museum. Maheen Khan, who entered with Babra and Meera and humbly commented that she was “getting famous being photographed with these gorgeous women” wore her own clingy spangled halter top and tunic “suggested by stylist Mubashir Khan” who also did her hair and make-up. Maheen looked beautiful, modern and ‘killer-sexy’; everything a timeless designer should be. Rizwan Beyg wore a black Kill Bill-esque embroidered cheong sam-inspired kurti of his own design.
Film actress Resham who has lost her svelte figure covered herself up in a black Umar Sayeed sari with contrasting white embroidery. Zainab Qayyum was lazy chic in the Deepak Perwani black pinstripe suit she wore in the Ali Zafar Rangeen video and LSA performance, while Sahira Kazmi looked elegant and comfortable in a black Farah Leghari ensemble motiffed with silver embroidery. Pop star Ali Zafar attempted an elegant YSL Le Smoking look in a black Ammar Belal tuxedo jacket with satin detailing, but made a fashion faux pas by pairing this with bare white skin, a look more appropriate for a chic older woman.
On the other side of the colour spectrum wearing white, ivory and dove were model-actress Nadia Hussain accompanied by her Lawrencepur-clad husband Adnan, in a divine white, bias-cut heavily seamed toga by low-key but brilliant designer Fayez Agariah. Former model and sufi mystic Atiya Khan (now known as Fatima Sultana) wore an ivory bridal Rizwan Beyg ensemble and looked like Beyg’s muse with a dupatta placed delicately on her head. TV One red carpet host Natasha Hussain (Nattie) looked simple and ravishing in a pure white shalwar kameez with delicate beading by Sanya Muneer. Lux girl Iman Ali wore a gorgeous ivory, silver embroidered long sleeved ensemble by Umar Sayeed. With her hair backcombed and with perfect make-up, she was one of the best dressed and well turned out celebrities on the red carpet.
Gohar of Jal wore a slick white suit, virgin white shirt and crystal encrusted tie by rising star Munib Nawaz while the rest of the band, Farhan and Shaizi wore their own low key clothes. Singer Najam Sheraz was swamped and dwarfed in an oversize off-white sherwani accentuated with mother of pearl fabric rosettes. Black might have looked better and leaner.
For some reason all the red carpet participants who chose varying shades of pink sunk and stunk. Lux girl and actress/director Aaminah Haq looked like a theme park Cinderella on acid with tawdry red highlights wearing a dusty pink pin-tucked taffeta gown by Paris-based designer Sadaf Malaterre, and jewellry by Tapu Javeri. Her delirious campaign smile and stare didn’t help. The usually well-turned out model/actress/socialite Sanam Agha wore a rather garish Sarah Arshad Gilani dirty pink ensemble with a special Chanel-inspired bow on the back. Freiha Altaf wore a revealing soft peachy pink off-shoulder satin dress by Deepak Perwani accentuated with diamonted rhinestone clasp accessorized with a vintage faux ’40s necklace. Glamorous yet perhaps not age-appropriate.
Fuzon (Shallum, Immu and Shafqat) were dressed in varying shades of the 1960s teddy boy pink and salmon ill-fitting suits by Munib Nawaz who usually does it better for the band. Actress Veena Malik wore a dark maroon Ather Hafeez fitted ensemble while her consort, Arbaaz Khan (not to be confused with Salman Khan’s brother) wore his own clothes. Annie from Shehzad Roy’s Sali video wore a delicately embroidered earth-coloured Sadia Mirza ensemble.
Best female model winner Vaneeza Ahmed who arrived with Umar Sayeed, wore a blood-red sequin smothered halter-top with chiffon sleeves paired with a voluminous bias cut gown made of 600 yards of ivory chiffon and organza. With perfect make-up and a sleek high pony, she looked divine. On the other hand, newbie model Zhalay Sarhadi looked tawdry in a red and black (a big fashion no-no) Amina Yasmeen ensemble by Mansoor Akram.
Lahore model Misha looked individualistic and free-spirited in a gypsy-like peasant blouse and a brightly coloured horizontally striped long skirt by Mehdi and lots of her own bead necklaces, while model/actress Tooba chose a simple Tazeen Hasan ensemble and Lahore model Nadia Malik looked very conventional in classic Umar Sayeed.
Other style winners included Farishteh Gaiti-Aslam who exuded elegant ease in a silver embroidered turquoise poncho by Rizwan Beyg and socialite Zahida Habib in an embroidered kurti by Umar Sayeed. Huma Adnan, wife of Amir Adnan, looked ravishing in a gorgeous black and swirly multi-coloured sari by Indian designer Satya Paul. Perhaps while attending the LSAs she should have chosen a Pakistani designer.
The men of the LSA red carpet came in a kaleidoscope of looks and hues. Waqar Ali Khan wore head to toe Tommy Hilfiger including an eye-straining, psychedelic tilted fedora. Shahzad Raza chose to mix it up in a Umar Sayeed shirt, Armani jacket and Roberto Cavalli shoes while photographic partner Ather wore an elegant Paul Smith suit.
Best male model Emmad wore a black suit and open shirt by Lawrencepur whose campaigns helped him won his coveted award. ABCD designer Ammar Belal who won the ‘best emerging talent in fashion award “thought out of the box’ and wore his label’s custom designed jeans motiffed with Kiss (the band) memorabilia and other sequined logos, a navy jacket and a brightly coloured striped scarf. He was accompanied by his very glamorous mother Samina Belal in her own elegant dress.
Deepak Perwani wore his own dark suit and embroidered shirt and arrived with his glamorous looking mother. Designer Nomi Ansari with straight blow-dried hair wore a suit by Spanish label Zara while photographer Tapu Javeri wore a suit by Deepak Perwani and an eye-catching tie by Indus Valley student Mirza Malik. Master of Ceremonies, Shaan, wore a nondescript dark navy long coat while singer Atif Aslam wore a red shirt, black pants and tie by Shahbaz Aslam, an upcoming designer.
Director Aliya Imam deserves a special mention with her ‘kookie’ fashion in a tight spaghetti strapped dress and two top ponytails. Bold and bizarre.
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