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Austin South Asian | November 2019
Duchess Of Cambridge In Pakistani Salwar Kameez Makes A buzz In Austin, TX
By Sumaiya Malik Picture credits- Diva Magazine Pakistan
more than happy to wear the Pakistani attire. Prince William too
It’s a common sight at South Asian Mehndis to see non-south Asian guests wearing the colorful ethnic attire to celebrate the happy occasion. Most of them are so comfortable and happy in the attire that they plan to save them in their wardrobe and use them on other occasions too. Now Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, who is visiting Pakistan with her husband, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is doing the same and Austin crowd is talking! Austinites have posted the couple on their instagram. “Kate’s outfits impressed me,” said Aisha Syed, an avid fashion follower. “It was really nice! She respected our culture and we enjoyed lookingat her wear our clothes.” Syed had more information. She said the Duchess exercised her own taste as well and chose outfits that were becoming. Kate Middleton is on an official five-day visit to Pakistan and is
has been photographed wearing the Kurta Pajama and Sherwani in green to attend a state function. Back to Kate Middleton. According to Stephanie Pitt of Peoples magazine, “The royal mom stepped off the plane in an aqua blue be-
spoke dress and matching pants by Catherine Walker. The ombre look, featuring a draped neckline, is inspired by the traditional shalwar kameez, a lightweight outfit that pairs a loose-fitting tunic top with pants u n d e r neath.”
coat by Walker. But it was the accessories that caught everyone’s attention. She accessorized her look with a printed green scarf by Satrangi and earrings by Pakistani jewelry designer Zeen.
lines add grace and sophistication and a bit of mystery to women in general. The demureness of the garb is often the inspiration behind big design houses like Chanel and Gucci as seen in their latest tunics.
Most Austinites approved of the couple and how they carried themselves in Pakistan. Pakistani Austinite Zainab Jan who grew up here said, “I think Kate did a great job integrating western looks into eastern outfits! Loved the way she carried understated but classy looks throughout her trip paying homage to traditional Pakistani fashion!”
While visiting the Badshahi mosque in Lahore, the princess wore a loose headscarf matching the long shirt and georgette pants with some Sindhi/Balouchi work. Trip to Chitral had a headgear with a feather, leather waistcoat and boots.
After that, all designers in the duchess’ wardrobe were Pakistani. The duchess visited a school wearing a royal blue shalwar kameez — the country’s national dress — and a dupatta by Pakistani designer Maheen Khan. Maheen Khan’s cream-colored pants showed up again in the duchess attire paired with a green
For his part, Prince William wore a teal sherwani, a traditional coatlike garment worn over trousers, by the designer Naushemian. Comparisons have been made to Princess Diana’s visit to Pakistan in 1991 and 1996 on the invitation of Imran Khan, who was her friend. Diana also wore pale blue and the design of her Kameez was similar to Kate Middleton’s blue outfit. Pakistani attire is most becoming on all silhouettes. The long straight
Jai Wolf Gets An Encore At ACL 2019 By Sumaiya Malik Picture credits: Katrina Barber (C3 Photo) ACL Festival 2019 Last month we published an article introducing our readers to Bangladeshi American Indie Electronic music producer, Sajeeb Saha, known professionally as Jai Wolf.
The festival announced the news early in the afternoon. Jai Wolf who played at 6:30 p.m.
through his Instagram account, “Austin!! I’m so stoked to play @ aclfestival tomorrow - I’m on at 2:30 pm on the T-Mobile stage.
We were thrilled to see our prediction confirmed in the encore performance.
Saha was supposed to be in Austin for two weekends of ACL Music Festival this October (4-6 and 1113) with his new album The Cure to Loneliness.
The news of the South Asian star spread in Austin. Jai Wolf performed to a full audience. Saha’s fans enjoyed the cool breeze as the star performed his most famous number, Indian Summer.
We covered the performance during the festival and are happy to report that Jai Wolf was one of the few artists who got an encore performance at ACL in the first weekend performance. Austin American Statesman reported that Rapper Liz Uzi Vert cancelled his 6 p.m. set on the Honda Stage.
HONDA STAGE!” Austin South Asian had tracked down the star two months before his Austin performance and reported how talented this star is.
on Friday, replaced the replaced the hip-hop artist with an encore performance. Jai Wolf informed his followers
See you bright and early.” This was followed by another post later in the day saying, “DOING A SECOND SET NOW AT 6:00 PM
For biographical information about Jai Wolf, please refer to our October edition of Austin South Asian online at issuu.com or in print.
As the trip continued, the world watched which Pakistani designers the duchess wore and how she carried herself. For the most part, the world audience approved that her outfits matched the culture she was visiting. Hopefully, the accessories will become a part of her future collection and will show up in other official gatherings once she goes back to her home country. This is the British royal couple’s first visit to Pakistan. The couple was excited about trying Pakistani cuisine as well.
Indian-Origin Abhijit Banerjee Wins Nobel Prize For Economics For Work On Global Poverty (Continued From Page 01) Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to his profile on the MIT website. In 2003, Banerjee founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and he remains one of the lab’s directors. He also served on the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.