Pakistan Today Paperazzi & Bank Alfalah Fashion Booklet

official guide to fpw 2016

Special Edition 24/04/2016 www.paperazzi.com.pk

Special Edition 24/04/2016 www.paperazzi.com.pk

contents 04 Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah’s Rising Talent platform 06 Awards Ceremony Bank Alfalah’s Rising Talent awards ceremony 10 Best Dressed See who’s style caught our eye!

12 Runway Report Our review of the top six collections 18 Paperazzi Awards Who made the cut?

20 Highlights The best moments from FPW 2016 22 Trend Alert Trends caught on and off the runway

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Making a mark for being an advocate of emerging talent in Pakistan, Bank Alfalah’s Rising Talent Programme continues to motivate, inspire and recognise young and upcoming talent in the country and provide them with opportunities to showcase their talent.

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ank Alfalah has been supporting fashion bodies operating in the country, including the Fashion Pakistan Council as well as the Pakistan Fashion Design Council and has successfully managed to discover and support many talented young designers like Sakina Lotia, Hammad Sadiq, Akif Mehmood, Hasan Riaz, Hamza Bokhari, Ghulam Dastagir and Uzair Sardar.

Now a name synonymous for supporting young talent in Fashion, the Bank Alfalah Rising Talent programme provides young fashion students and designers an oppor-

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tunity to work alongside well renowned fashion designers. Introduced in 2014, the first of its kind “Rising Talent Award” provides a prestigious platform for the young designers to showcase their designs and also gives a cash award of Rs. 500,000 to the most talented designer aimed to help them in their entrepreneurial endeavors.

This year at FPW 2016 four debut designers showcased their collection through Bank Alfalah Rising Talent platform. Syeda Urmia, Uzair Sardar, Shanza Jamil and Nida Sohail contended for the Award with Uzair Sardar emerging as the winner at FPW this year.

ATIF BAJWA, PRESIDENT & CEO, BANK ALFALAH

Bank Alfalah has always supported entrepreneurs and individuals with potential to contribute to the country’s economic growth. Through the Rising Talent Programme, we encourage and provide meaningful opportunities to deserving and talented youth. The Programme also aims to enhance the image of Pakistan by showcasing stories of optimism and ingenuity.

Bank Alfalah also partnered with Daraz.pk, and launched the first ever shoppable online fashion event, Bank Alfalah - Daraz Fashion Week . Aimed at bridging the gap between high-end fashion and everyday consumers in Pakistan, the groundbreaking initiative will significantly help the industry by not only providing the fashion fraternity with an online

platform to grow, but also promoting accessibility to their customers. The Bank Alfalah Rising Talent Hamza Bokhari was given the opportunity by Bank Alfalah to showcase his collection at the Bank Alfalah - Daraz Fashion Week alongside fashion heavyweights of the country.

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Award ceremony

Aly Mustansir & Team Bank Alfalah

Four young designers showcased their collections as part of the Bank Alfalah Rising Talent show on with Uzair Sardar emerging as the winner of the competition.

Hasan Riaz, Bank Alfalah Rising Talent winner 2015

Erum Alam Fahad Bombaywala

Usman Qaiser, Mariam Agha & Faisal Mirza

& Hasaan Jalil

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Aly Mustansir & Uzair Sardar

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Tapu Javeri

Mr. & Mrs Jawad Nasir

Hasan

Sameer Malik

Mr & Mrs Munaf

The Bank Alfalah Lounge

Ayesha & Intesar

Syeda Urmia & Shahza 2016

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the tea party

Team Daraz

Muneeb Mayrr, Managing Director of Daraz hosted a high tea event for bloggers & press for Bank Alfalah - Daraz Fashion Week.

Haider Ali Baig

Erum Alam

Jena Bautmans, Mariam Agha, Usman Qaiser & Marco Feelisch

Georg Woolf

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Zurain Imam & Aamna Haider Isani

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Salima Feerasta

Amir Adnan

Hasan

Arsha

Muneeb Mayr

Haani Sharique, Haider Ali Baig & Sidra Masood

Alysheh Adnan

Anusheh Shahid, Maha Rizvi, Samiya Ansari, Nada Shah & Rabeeya Latif 2016

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maira paggan wala Effortlessly chic in Misha Lakhani & Gucci mules!

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zainab malik Looks lovely in a Maheen Karim ensemble.

amina s heik h Rocks a Mahgul outfit & Zohra Rahman earrings.

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an us heh s hah id

mary a j aved

Kills it in a Gulabo outfit.

Stands out in Generation.

momina s ibtain

Looks great in Ali Xeeshan.

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c o l l e ct i o n s G e n e r at i o n nida azwer zaheer abbas s o n y a b at t l a wa r d h a s a l e e m gulabo

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TOP 6 COLLECTIONS

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“A Dot That Went For A Walk,” Khadija Rahman’s debut collection for Generation, was a celebration of movement and form. The collection’s focus was on fabric, silhouette, layering and draping and reinvented basics like shalwars, & tunics. The collection was styled to perfection & Khadija impressed us with a very strong debut.

nida azwer ‘Kirigami’ was a quintessential Nida Azwer collection featuring her signature cuts and colour palette of grey, blue and white.

The craft of Kirigami, a form of origami that includes the folding & cutting of paper, shone through with her pleated flared pants and cutwork embroidery. Trendy & wearable - we approve!

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zaheer abbas Zaheer Abbas wowed us with his ‘Basic’ collection which was a lesson in minimalistic chic. The designer has a knack for hitting all the right notes, with effortless styling, stunning outfits, trendy accessories ( flatforms) and the coolest hair (half up top knots) ‘Basic’ was hands down one of the best collections at FPW this year.

sonya battla Sonya Battla collaborated with textile and visual art students from Karachi University to create her experimental collection, ‘Identity’. The all-white collection was a work of art demonstrating the designer’s proficiency with structure and her commitment to original, creative design. The collection was simply extraordinary.

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TOP 6 COLLECTIONS

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wardha saleem

Wardha Saleem’s collection was inspired by the vibrant culture and rich heritage of Pakistan. Taking strong historical influences from flora and fauna motifs with neon details, it was fresh & vibrant. Originally shown as a capsule at London Fashion Week, we loved the prints, quilting, bootleg pants, high-collared tunics and the beautifully painted finale dress. The bags were divine and the styling trendy (with socks paired with sandals). We are very happy to see such an amazing collection from Wardha and hope to see many more like this one!

gulabo Maheen Khan’s “I am Karachi” collection embodied the young, freespirited fashion forward women through its exotic prints and flowy fabrics. We were thrilled to see her contemporary take on the various cuts & loved that she paired her outfits with white peshawari chappals! The jewellery and styling by Aarij Hashmi added extra oomph to this fabulous collection.

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uzair sardar

Winner of the Bank Alfalah Rising Talent segment Uzair Sardar collection was a brilliant showcase of innovative fashion. From safety pins, to birdcages, LED lights and plastic sheets and bottlecaps, Uzair Sardar’s creativy knows no limits. With a strong recycling concept and a great sense of design, he was able to develop aesthetically and conceptually strong pieces, This award was extremely well deserved and we wish him lots of luck for the future.

s han za j amil Shanza Jamil’s monochrome collection was a brilliant fusion of different fabrics, silhouettes and techniques. Inspired

by Zaha Hadid’s architecture, Shanza’s collection uses organic shapes, interlocking zigzags, laser cutwork and contrasting colours.

Slick hairstyles, minimal accessories and red lips made this collection really stand out.

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Syeda Urmia Syeda Urmia’s debut collection made quite a statement. Monochramatic, dramatic and extremely experimental, Syeda Urmia’s command of layering and drapery is noteworthy.

We loved that despite the exaggerated hemlines and layers of fabric, Urmia’s collection had a very fluid, summery vibe to it.

nida sohail Nida Sohail’s powerful collection took inspiration from a masquerade ball. The main colour of her collection was predominantly black, with strong gold accents.

Showing a variety of cuts from jumpsuits to matching separates and floorlength gowns, Nida used the technique of foil screenprinting for added embellishment. Nida’s collection brought a lot of bling to the ramp.

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BEST DEBUT

Khadijah Rahman for Generation 18

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BEST ACCESSORIES Jafferjees

MOST ORIGINAL COLLECTION Sonya Battla

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BEST JEWELLERY Aarij Hashmi for Gulabo

This year Fashion Pakistan Week 2016 was better and bigger than ever before.

Experimental collections, edgy styling and extremely cohesive collections hit the ramp. For three days straight, we saw brilliant fashion. Though the decisions were tough, and competition fierce, some of our favourites made the cut!

MOST WEARABLE COLLECTION Ayesha F Hashwani

BEST STYLING Zaheer Abbas 2016

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HIGHLIGHTS

here is a round up of all the interesting moments at fpw 2016.

most entertaining show

the return of iman ali

Nauman Arfeen’s show was full of surprises. It started with these adorable kids with skateboards & basketballs and followed with Amin Gulgee busting moves on the ramp.

Oh how we’ve missed the sultry Iman Ali on the runway. We were thrilled to see her shine as Zainab Chottani’s showstopper!

Maheen Karim Obaid Sheikh

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the fpw trend show We really enjoyed the special showcase with capsule collections by designers Maheen Karim, Obaid Sheikh, Nida Tapal (Delphi) and Sanam Chaudhri. The collections were strong and left us wanting more.

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Who doesn’t love Syra Shehroz. The actress who is also the face of Al-Karam lawn made a lovely showstopper at their show.

HIGHLIGHTS

back to basics

Zaheer’s ‘Basic’ show was one of our favourites, with great outfits, styling, energy & suprises like Rubya holding a rooster (instead of a fancy poodle, with the idea of going back to basics) and of course Humaima Malick in all her glory. The same theme was applied to his giveaways- Imli & chilli chips! You really know how to win over our hearts Zaheer!

the talented mr. hashmi

Ace event planner Aarij Hashmi created a fabulous capsule jewellery collection for the Gulabo show, molded with wires, screws, nuts & bolts.

It’s definitely on our wish list!

beautiful bags The funky bags seen at Wardha Saleem’s show were handmade by her label and we absolutely loved them!

smoky statement

star power

Deepak’s ‘Fix It’ collection had a great concept-based on the current political scenario of the turmoil Karachi is going through. We were ecstatic to see Sarwat Gilani & Sikander Rizvi as the showstoppers!

Director AsadUl-Haq stunned everyone as he made a smoky appearance for Sonya Battla, hinting at the local pir culture.

sheer genius

Bank Al Falah Rising Talent winner Uzair Sardar impressed everyone when his showstopper Fia Khan came down the ramp wearing a dress made from safety pins.

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THE TREND REPORT: FPW 2016

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Zainab Salman

romantic ruffles Deepak Perwani

Samira Dada

Sonya Battla

Shazay Salahuddin

Natasia Khalid

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Zainab Chottani’s Club Cobalt collection was an ode to denim with multiple hues in skirts, shalwars, jumpsuits and culottes.

dose of denim

Nikhar Riaz

Alizeh Pasha

Maha Burney

Anusha Bawany

Sublime 2016

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