DAWN Images; April 06, 2008

April 06, 2008

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OVER VIEW: The politics of fashion and vice versa I am a purist as far as fashion writing goes. I like to describe an outfit: its flowing silhouette, its sumptuous fabric, the intricacy of its embellishment, and perhaps even its inspiration. What I don’t enjoy and what other ‘fashion journalists’ probably do much better....		FLASH BACK: Once upon a fashion Fashion originated thousands of years ago when men and women tried newer creations with different cuts and fabrics, innovating and creating patterns to impress others While Pakistan passed through a very inert, static and quiescent period (all through the 1950s....

ECO&STYLE: Couture goes ‘green’ Bamboo, corn, organic cotton, hemp, jute, flax, silk…. No, we aren’t talking about raw materials in use during prehistoric days. We are discussing the future of the clothing industry here As awareness is spreading about dangers of global warming and an urgent need to increase....		IN FOCUS: Bridal bother When a shot of marital fashion just won’t do the trick This is a difficult time of the year for me, fashionably difficult might I add. I’m a regular fluff-o-phile and the latest offerings from all dime store magazine racks so crammed with fashion glossies that...

FOREIGN FRONT: “India Fashion Week” Where there’s a Wills The legitimacy of any country’s fashion industry is gauged by a number of factors: a unified fashion design council being one, and an internationally-recognised fashion week being another. India has been successful on the former front with the formation of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI)....		ZOOMING IN: The economics of fashion The great ‘ka-ching’! Lights, ramps, models, brands, elaborate garb, pretentious pageantry, tangible art and sentences lavishly sprinkled with words such as; ‘fabulous’, ‘dah-ling’ and ‘jaani’…many would assume that is what the word ‘fashion’ strictly encapsulates as a whole....

BEHIND THE SCENES: Fashion Special 2008 First things first: If Images is to come out with a fashion special, then we can’t just have one designer dominate the centerspread. Collaborations are always a good thing as they allow people to come together and work on a project....		FASHION FRONTIER: Spring a summer dress Spring/summer 2008, according to same of the hottest designers from across the border Summer heat has already set in and trapped as we are in the urban way of life, our garments need to be easy-to-wear to work and easy to dress up for a night out on the town....

STYLE VOCAB: Shift vs sheath... and more Every industry has jargon, but fashion truly speaks a language all its ownSkirts are bubbles, funnels or tulips. Cuts range from A-line to zigzag. A cotton dress can be ruched, pleated and pin-tucked, all at the same time. And that’s not even considering really opaque terms....		KINGS&QUEENS: ls modelling really the new frontier? When I edited a fashion magazine almost a decade ago I would always ask aspiring models what they wanted from modelling. Predominantly, the female models would assertively state that they wanted...

FOCALL POINT: Plus size vs size zero: the great fashion debacle For decades, fashion has always seemed to saunter, hand-in-hand with skeletal, size-zero frames. But is the honeymoon over? ln an ideal and ‘normal’ world, you bet. But high-street fashion, it seems, is hell-bent on promoting...		HOT SEAT: The rebirth of Maria B. The generator drones away in the exclusive basement setting of Maria B.’s semi-lit outlet. I wait for the woman behind the immensely successful retail brand of women’s fashion, wondering if the interview is still on (it was the day Lahore was rocked by the terrible FIA...

VIN TAGE: Welcome to the Shaikhdom ln Lahore there lives a lady who looks at clothes as pieces of fine art. Designing couture since the past 14 years, she has a staunch clientele in Pakistan, UK, USA and the Gulf. Yet, she has not given a single interview to the media throughout her professional life....		STAR BUZZ He has dressed the crème de la crème. His clientele is a veritable who’s who, one that includes the late Lady Diana Spencer, Princess Sarvath of Jordan, Jemima Khan, the First Lady of Lisbon, the royalty of Jordan and the list goes on. His name rings a bell all the way from Paris to Milan...