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A photo of Ali Sethi smashing gender norms is just what we needed to make our day 100 times better

A photo of Ali Sethi smashing gender norms is just what we needed to make our day 100 times better

Ali Sethi in a skirt paired with combat boots and face jewels? Yes, please.
24 Jul, 2021

Do you ever think about how unfair it is that Ali Sethi has so many talents and just when we thought he has reached his talent capacity, he shows us a new, exciting side of himself?

He's a singer and an icon of men's fashion in Pakistan. His quirky style along with his love for bling and all things colourful makes him an icon that truly stands out from the crowd when it comes to music and jazzing up a basic style look.

His recent Instagram post is no different. Sethi posted a promo for his upcoming music video and proved once again that there's nothing stopping him from exploring new ways of expressing himself.

After experimenting with funky shoes, jackets laden with bling and statement accessories, the 'Ishq' singer has now blessed us with face jewels, quirky rings and a skirt paired with a blazer.

"CHAMAN (چمن): garden, nest, refuge. A place where outlaws sleep, and forbidden lovers meet," he wrote in his caption.

In the picture, Sethi is wearing a black blazer, what looks like a navy blue velvet shirt underneath and a black midi skirt complete with combat boots. His jewellery comprises rings that spell out his name in Urdu and another ring that says 'Mashallah'.

Jewels have been used to create flowers blooming from the inner corners of his eyes while wings have been created using silver jewels on the outer corners.

Sethi is no stranger to challenging gender norms and we love his outfit more for what it stands for than for what it looks like (though we love what it looks like too). The outfit says: I'm confident, I'm comfortable and I'm going to wear what I want, and that's something we all need to shout loudly and proudly.

It's no secret that toxic masculinity has repressed men's fashion and their creative sides for far too long and we're glad Sethi chose to wear what he wants without caring about what people will say. People often criticise men in Pakistan for making wild fashion choices but we'd all probably be far happier if we didn't let 'what will people say' dictate how we dress and act.

Comments

Nakheel Jul 24, 2021 05:36pm
So now we have Muslims in a Muslim country promoting LGBTQ aswell. Here we are in the west loosing sleep on their influence on converting our children to this perverted ideology. shame on you!
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ST Jul 24, 2021 05:42pm
Kawa chala huns ki chaal and forgot his own chaal. Niether in 3 nor in 13..
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Chota Jul 24, 2021 05:42pm
Some serious issue with this section. Non sense news are being made out.looks like whatever it feels good is boosted without overall look at a bigger picture. Every day mansha pasha, anoushay ashraf and sethi nepotism family news are blown out.
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Ping Han Jul 24, 2021 06:07pm
I think the whole family is funny.
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Unknown Jul 24, 2021 06:35pm
Pls don’t promote Western agenda
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Waqas Ahmad Jul 24, 2021 06:42pm
How can u even support this. This is disturbing. This is imposing a wrong ideology over the whole community. Where r we going. What is wrong with this guy and everyone who supports such behavior.
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Jo Jul 24, 2021 07:23pm
@Nakheel come home. No one is forcing you to enjoy the freedoms of Western countries.
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AH Jul 24, 2021 07:32pm
@Nakheel Many people are fed up with these degenerates. Something needs to be done with them.
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Asim Jul 24, 2021 09:48pm
What a stupid thing to do!
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asad Jul 24, 2021 10:54pm
Artists need to make a splash once a while in order to stay relevant especially in these days of fleeting attention spans. I am not sure what kind of"norms" he is trying to promote or he is one of the Pakistanis with lost sense of identity.
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Mr Samab A Ahmad Jul 24, 2021 11:42pm
@Jo what freedon we are talking about. We have the true freedom here. If you are gay no one cares as long as you are not forcing it on others. There are some moral values and religious norms that you have to adhere to. I was fan of Sethi till this day count me out.
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Khan Jul 24, 2021 11:59pm
Mentally sick
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A Khan Jul 25, 2021 01:59am
Chirya unveiled
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Zulfiqar Jul 25, 2021 02:13am
Disappointing.
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Igloo Jul 25, 2021 02:38am
He is not smashing the norms, merely pulling the purdah open somewhat.
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Sameer Jul 25, 2021 04:06am
Absolute rubbish.
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Zulfiqar Jul 25, 2021 07:34am
Lost his compass
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Rami Jul 25, 2021 08:15am
He is becoming very flaky !
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El Cid Jul 25, 2021 09:23am
Tentative steps out of the closet, I'd say.
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Khalid Jul 25, 2021 11:22am
@Jo Who say people in West are comfortable with this sick ideology? They speak but don't get coverage I paid media which is running this stick agenda
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Shahid Jul 25, 2021 11:43am
Attention-seeking gimmicks by a rather below average singer trying hard to stay relevant.
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Huma Yousaf Jul 25, 2021 12:24pm
why do we need a guy to wear a skirt to make our day better. .really confused
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Laila Jul 25, 2021 12:31pm
I don't think men need to emulate women's appearances to oppose gender stereotypes or inequality. But our Pakistani traditional outfit shalwar kameez (tunic dress and trousers) already is unisex for men and women except for the colours and patterns for girls. In Pakistan in villages women and men wear dhoti and lungi (sarong like skirt) so I'm not sure why a skirt is creating such an outrage or threat. But then again two girls holding hands or arm in arm in public can be seen as inappropriate but two adult men holding hands (in a manner I have always found inappropriate and gay) is seen as normal. Maybe we should address the issues that already exist instead of giving Sethi a hard time. We already have LGBT as an open secret. Look up the many articles in Dawn archives. Watch the documentary 'Preying On Young Boys - Pakistan' s Hidden Predators' free on youtube. But sure let's pretend Sethi is the foreign agent of western agenda to Pakistan and continue to deny reality as usual.
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Memon Abdul Jul 25, 2021 12:42pm
You know how sometimes you get food poisoning - your system gets so overloaded that it has to eject the substance in an emergency and in the least you cannot stop puking - yeah...this is exactly one of those dishes!
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Asif Jul 25, 2021 01:45pm
@Nakheel well said
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ARslan Jul 25, 2021 02:41pm
The guy has issues.
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kashmiri Jul 25, 2021 03:21pm
Shame on these people who are corrupting our next generation with sickness.
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Hamza Jul 25, 2021 03:37pm
If someone feels like sleeping with an animal it doesn’t make it right, if a man feels like sleeping with every woman that walks past that doesn’t make it right. If I feel like a cat should I attach a tail and whiskers to myself and demand animal rights? . . . Ponder people ponder. Is there such thing as morality if it is subjective?
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Danish Jul 25, 2021 03:48pm
It made my day 100 times worse. There is a certain class in our society that gets too impressed by the west.
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Uddin Jul 25, 2021 04:09pm
This is called cross dressing in USA maybe he is coming out of the closet now ?
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Tipoo Jul 25, 2021 05:27pm
Simply disgusting
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MAQ Jul 25, 2021 07:05pm
I don't understand why this message and outward expression of support to LGBT on a national forum is needed? Artists can have their opinion, but they needed to be mindful of local culture, tradition and religious sentiments.
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TZaman Jul 26, 2021 01:38am
What is supposed to be his statement? Pretty strange.
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Ping Han Jul 26, 2021 04:50am
@Shahid Very well said! Below par? Mediocre at best.
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F Nawaz Jul 26, 2021 02:26pm
Live and let live. You don't have to have an opinion on everything.
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Zeeshan Ahmed Jul 27, 2021 04:00am
Homosexuality and it's various manifestations are not part of our society.
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Greg Jul 28, 2021 05:52pm
I bet his father Najam Sethi would be hiding in shame. It is disgraceful that such a talented and respectable personality such as Najam has such a pathetic son!
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