april 24, 2016
Hey Weekenders! Have we got a whopping issue for you!
CONTENTS 06. Around Town... One party at a time! 42. What’s in Your Bag? Your carry-all essentials featuring Eimaan Jawwad. 44. Prima Ballerina
Studio S presents ‘The Ballet Collection’ in collaboration with Zohra Rahman.
50. Hot Date
Up close and personal with Tapu Javeri.
54. The Recipe
Make an easy dessert with ‘The Olive & Fig’.
56. Travel & Cake
Experience Cinque Terra with Mohamed Malik.
58. Men Weigh In
Bushy Brows? We let the men decide!
62. All At Sea by Decca Aitkenhead – A Review
Minahil Batool Sherazi sheds light on an emotional read.
66. The Dressing Room
Take a style tour of Aymen Hikmat’s wardrobe.
70. The Fashion Report
Fashion Pakistan Week 2016
76. W’s Roving Eye
This week’s hottest looks! Who made the style A- list?
78. Love Struck
Weekend’s editors’ picks!
Chairperson/Publishing Editor: Rameeza Majid Nizami Editor The Nation: Salim Bokhari Editor-at-Large: Amal Khan Managing Editor: Shazay Salahuddin Features Editor: Foha Raza Features Editor: Nur Zehra Qadri Sub Editor: Rana Faizan Hussain Fashion Correspondent: Fatima Ameer Creative Head: Faiz-ur-Rehman Creative Team: Faisal Fazal, Talat Mahfooz, Shoaib Qadir, Zeeshan Arif Photographer: M. Basharat Irshad GM Marketing: Bilal Mahmood For Advertising: Kherzan Zaidi - 0321 8976730, Ata-ur-Rehman - 0332 2427473, Khalid Sheikh - 0345 5130728
We are still reeling from the recent Fashion Pakistan Week and bring you our second edition of FPW with the best dressed fashionistas, celebs we spotted on the red carpet and the designer collections that had our hearts racing! We go snooping in the gorgeous Aymen Hikmat’s wardrobe and see how she puts together an outfit and what fashion pieces she absolutely cannot live without. We also rummage through Eimaan’s bag in our regular ‘What’s In Your Bag?’ feature and show you the staples she carries on the daily. As the weather is getting warmer, we bring you the perfect springtime Lemon Drizzle Loaf recipe that you can enjoy a slice of, lounging in the sun reading Minahil Sherazi’s review of Decca Aitkenhead’s poignant memoir All At Sea that will definitely have you reaching for the tissues! For a hot date we sit down with the hunky Tapu Javeri to talk about the indelible impression his career has left on Pakistan’s fashion industry and his latest foray into the world of jewellery. Finally, check out our latest Editor’s Picks and see the things we are all obsessing over this week—you’re sure to find new favourites! Once again we have a line-up of exceptional and entertaining features so do read on! Happy Weekending! Sincerely, Team Weekend.
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Amna Taseer
Summer Luxe Shehrbano and Rema Taseer held a pop-up exhibition showcasing their latest collection for REMA Luxe at their residence in Lahore.
Mehar, Rubi & Shahmeen
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Irum Ahmad & Alina Raza
Naila & Fatin
Shehrbano Taseer & Amin Ellahi Sheikh
Rema
Mehreen & Alina
Zahra Naveed & Shanzey Sheikh
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Anum Javed Akram & Samia
Misba Tareen
Ayesha Manoo
Abresham Saif & Hira Mehmood
Maheen Kardar
Maheen Ghani Taseer
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Anush Ammar
Shazay & Mariam
Lukhan & Mehmal
Dariha & Zoya
Maliha & Irum
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Amim & Shayan Zaeem
Party In The Penthouse Ammar Zaeem and Maliha Sajjad kicked off their wedding celebrations with a private party in Lahore.
Ammar Zaeem & Maliha Sajjad
Arfa Khuwaja
Eman Zaeem, Rehan Munir & Mehek Saeed
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Mehr Saad & Saad Zaeem
Amin & Shehrbano Ellahi
Alizah & Arsalan
Jalal Salahudin & Ali Shah
Shyema Ashfaq & Omar
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Damien Carel & John Calvin
Sameer Khokar & Nazish Sameer
Ammar Zaeem & Nabeel Javaid
Mr & Mrs Muhammad Sheikh
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Zoya & Asher Qazi
Abeera Tanveer
Aurangzeb Feroz & Shehryar Ali
Ayesha & Sheryar Rafi
Taha Ramay & Zareen Rehman
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Fatima Masud
Loungewear Essentials Nimra, Amna & Mahrukh
Fashion designer Fatima Masud celebrated the successful launch exhibition of her brand Amène in Lahore debuting with The Masonic Collection at Cosa Nostra. PR was handled by Amjad Bhatti.
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Omer Nazir & Usman Masud
Masud Akhtar & Samina Masud
Fatima & Sara
Alyzeh Rahim Sherazi
Fatima Ahmed & Shazay Salahuddin
Gulalay & Mahnum
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Aima & Minal
Rabia & Ainnie
Sana Bhatti
Shazia Aomen & Meral Pasha
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Sohana & Sarah
Minahil
Wazish Malik
Zainab Malik
Aysha & Kiran
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Momina Sibtain
Wanderlust Anila, Jarrar & Nida
Aden & Asma
Sadaf & Amna
Hasnat & Shazia Deen
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Humza Zafar & Hira Ali
Pakistan’s premier travel and lifestyle magazine Destinations hosted a night of dinner and music to celebrate their debut issue. The event was managed by J&S and PR by Lotus.
Mishel & Shah Elahi
Asim & Mariam
Maheen Kardar & Maida Azmat
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Tania Durrani & Faisal Siddiqui
Umar Sayeed & Faraz Manan
Sharjeel Baig
Shahid & Sara
Jaffer & Mohsin
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Swaba & Muqeed
Mehwish Khan
Aamna Taseer
Juju Haider
Nadia Malik & Tariq Malik
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Alyzeh Gabol
Step Into Summer Talha, Shahbaz, Azra & Ahmed
Amber Liaqat & Nosheen
Shahzad Raza & Maria B
Rubab & Nazim
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Noor & Sumayya
Gulmohar launched their latest Spring/Summer 2016 lawn collection. Event was managed by Bilal Mukhtar at BM Events.
Ruhaina & Sam Dada
Naghmana & Israr Chishti
Areeba & Mahvish
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Bilal Mukhtar, Inzar & Farhad
Kherzan Zaidi
Aden & Xille
Sadia & Farah Asrar
Mansura & Atiqa
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Humaira & Norin
Yashal
Muniba Ahmad
Naveen Amjad
Sadia, Ayesh, Dr Ayesha & Sophia
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New Store In Town Fashion brand, Artimmix, opened their flagship store in Johar Town, Lahore. The event was organized by Stylehut Events and PR.
Turaab & Amir
Saad Nazir
Iman & Labeeka
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Tariq Zahid & Rabi Pirzada
Tariq Zahid, Adeel Barki, Umar & Saad Nazir
Ghaus Gondal
Aliha Ch
Arooj, Amanat & Sana
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Shameen Hassan
IT Looks! Zara Peerzada, Tarek Rizk & Hareem Farooq
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Nayyab
L’OrÊal Professionnel introduced the global IT LOOKS 2016 via nationwide road shows conducted by Tarek Rizk, an International Hair Technical Consultant. The PR of the event was managed by Lotus Client Management and Public Relations.
Mariam Mamdot
Mehr Rafi & Ruby Hassan
Hira Ali
Hareem Farooq
Masarrat Misbah, Nazneen Tariq & Nighat Misbah
Palwashay Yousuf, Mehr Najeeb & Emaan Ahmad
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Sabina & Momin
Fajar & Shamsa
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Zunaira Shahid
Aden Rehan
Rabia
Muzamil, Sadaf, Sana, Hasan, Emaan & Saad
Fatima, Nazi & Zuby
Amna Zahoor & Nazish Zahoor
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Tania, Sumaira, Ayesha & Zartaj
Wedding Bells Mubashir Hassan and Rabia Raja tied the knot amongst family and friends.
Usman
Rabia & Mubashir
Faiza & Yusuf
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Farah & Khawaja Mushahid
Rana M. Iqbal
Manzoor Wattoo
Mujeeb ur Rehman Shami
Qasim Zia
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Sumaira
Raja Aziz ur Rehman
Ahmed Riaz Sheikh
Dr Safdar Abbasi & Naheed Abbasi
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Naila Nadeem
Bride & Groom with family
Saima, Fozia & Maida
Salim Bokhari
Naveed Chaudhry
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prima ballerina The Ballet Collection by Studio S Studio S prides itself in paying homage to the arts with every creation. Our latest luxury prĂŞt collection takes inspiration from the beautifully complex world of the ballet; with a particular focus on the celebrated composition of Swan Lake and the dreamy dance paintings of Edgar Degas. Our silhouettes are distinctly contemporary, yet retain the qualities of grace and glamour embodied by the quintessential ballerina. We collaborated with Zohra Rahman to curate the perfect pieces for The Ballet Collection.
Photographer: Alee Hassan Model: Javeria Hanif Jewellery: Zohra Rahman Hair and Makeup: Shoaib Khan
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In Conversationwith Tapu Javeri
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Seated in the vintage jewellery store in the midst of the hustle bustle of old Karachi; Tapu Javeri finished his appointments with clients and we began talking about his passion for photography and jewellery. Farah Vanyani (FV): I have to ask, how did you get your nickname? Tapu Javeri (TJ): It was my father, actually. I was a very hyper child & used to ‘tapak’ everywhere. My mother tried to legitimise it by trying to make it ‘Tipu’ but no one would have it and it stuck on.
FV: I understand you’re a photographer but you have also designed T-shirts? TJ: Honestly, I just put my photographs on cloth. I would say I am a designer.
Where: Hasan Ali Mohamed Javeri Jewellers What He Wore: All Black
FV: So, where would you say your main focus lies? Jewellery or photography? TJ: It has to be divided between the two. I’m a jeweller and I’m a photographer. I can’t break the time between the two because I spend too much time on both. FV: Do you have a favourite stone that you like to work with? TJ: Emerald. Always FV: What about semi precious?
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FV: Do you work with the Tiger Eye at all? Is there any particular stone you don’t like? TJ: - Yes, I do. I love the Tiger Eye. You would need to come across a beautiful one, and you would love it too. The only one I dislike is the Goldstone. FV: Without all the gadgets, would you be able to tell the difference between say, the tanzanite and the sapphire? They can be very similar and Sotheby’s also uses instruments to tell the difference. TJ: Yes! The color should be able to tell you instantly. The tanzanite is a sweeter color, more purple and the sapphire is a stronger blue. FV: Who would you love to design for? Dead or Alive? TJ: Edward and Mrs Simpson - she had a
It has to be divided between the two. I’m a jeweller and I’m a photographer. I can’t break the time between the two because I spend too much time on both.
FV: Do you get a lot of unexpected requests when it comes to creating unique pieces? TJ: Oh yeah. Some people come in with really bizarre requests but you have to work with it. FV -Tell us a bit about your education background. TJ - I have an incomplete Masters in Archaeology from Greece.
FV: Why Greece? TJ: Why not Greece? Where else would they allow you to dig? Greece was very visual so I was taking a lot of photographs there & apart from that, it was a challenge. You had to learn Greek and study - part of it was in English. It was an interesting college (even though it was the American college in Athens) but what they would do is - our classes were held inside the Parthenon, so every morning, you had to go up to the Parthenon and you’d be told your next class
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TJ: I love the fire of the Opal! It is really beautiful.
beautiful jewellery collection!
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is in say, Delphi, be there by 9 O’clock, and there were no guides so you had to make your own way.
FV: That sounds like quite an adventure! What would you say is the most daring thing you have done? TJ: I think the most daring thing I’ve ever done is photograph models (laughs). Wildlife! FV: Why not venture out of Pakistan? Although, it is nice to know that some of the big names have remained here. TJ: I’m inspired by this country and I really want to stay here. Everything and every corner is a photograph.
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FV: Is there a certain time of day that you like to use, in terms of photography? TJ: Every photographer is in love with what we call the ‘Golden Hour’ which is right before sunset.
FV: Okay, now for the expected but important question - what is your pet peeve? TJ: I don’t really have a pet peeve as I’m a very moderate person, but I think intolerance. I also don’t like seeing people making fools of themselves....unless I have a camera in my hands! FV: Your favourite scent? TJ: Burberry Weekend - which is the same cologne that I’ve been wearing since forever.
FV: Ideal gift - to give or receive? TJ: Art both ways! I go to Indus Valley and buy the students’ work which you get at very good prices and also tend to gift those.
I think the most daring thing I’ve ever done is photograph models!
FV: Who would you say your biggest influence is? TJ: My father in jewellery, definitely. In photography, Richard Avedon, who excelled in not only fashion but also street photography and Irving Penn, whose portraits left me most inspired. FV: Tell us a bit about your family TJ:- I have four siblings- 3 sisters and a brother. I also have two aunts who are artists. The late Laila Shahzada and Mariam Saeedullah.
FV: Would you ever publish a book on the art of jewellery or teach a class? TJ: I would love to! Unfortunately, I didn’t archive as much as I should have.
FV: Are you more of a family oriented person or independent? TJ: I am insanely independent but I work in a family business. Independence doesn’t mean that you run away, you create your own space. FV: And finally, any upcoming projects we should be on the lookout for? TJ: Several! I keep myself busy - there are a few books on the way.
weekend | food
A Springtime Lemo
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The Olive & Fig
Busy mum-of-three, Seher Zaman is a self-taught baker and has recently started her venture The Olive & Fig. From an early age, she has enjoyed causing a ruckus in the kitchen and experimenting with different ingredients to create delectable desserts. Made from fresh and organic ingredients, The Olive & Fig’s ethos is to make classic recipes popular again with their variety of cakes your grandma used to make. Here, she shares with us an easy-tomake, foolproof, classic lemon drizzle loaf recipe that is perfect for any springtime tea party.
Recipe
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 35 - 40 mins
Serves: 6-8
Shopping list:
Self-raising flour Caster sugar Eggs
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mon Drizzle Loaf Unsalted butter Lemons Icing sugar
Ingredients Citrus sponge
drizzle
• Caster sugar 6oz • Unsalted butter (at room temperature) 6oz • 3 large eggs 6oz • Self-raising flour 6oz • Zest of 2 lemons
• Juice of 2 lemons • Icing sugar 4oz
Method • • • • • •
Grease a loaf tin (24 x 10.4 cm) and pre-heat oven to 180 C/350 F Cream together the sugar and butter till pale and fluffy Add in the eggs one by one Add in the flour slowly to avoid flour flying everywhere Finally add in the zest of 2 lemons Pour in the prepared tin and place in oven for 30-35 minutes or till a skewer comes out clean • While your cake bakes, make the drizzle by mixing the lemon juice and icing sugar • Let cake cool before pouring drizzle on cake
• If you don’t have self-raising flour at hand, simply make your own by adding 2/3 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt to every 1/2 cup allpurpose flour • Avoid cracking eggs directly into your cake batter in case you get a bad one—have eggs in a separate bowl and then pour • Cooking times vary in real time from what is told in recipes by a few minutes, so always check the cake with a skewer • Even if the baking equipment says it is non-stick, it’s better to grease with butter or oil and line with grease-proof paper to be on the safe side • Once the cake is in the oven, don’t open the oven door repeatedly to check. This can cause a drop in temperature and the cake may sink in the middle and not rise properly. Only check 3-5 minutes before the cake is supposed to be done. Leave in longer if you feel it hasn’t fully baked.
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Tips & Tricks
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TRAVEL & CAKE
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Hi, I’m Mohamed Malik, and I’m going to use this space to share my favourite spots around the world. My wanderlust has given me many chances to explore unqiue locales and experience the great diversity of culture. So here’s my scoop!
Mohamed Malik
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Of coastlines and cannolis At eight years, wedged between a window and the rails of a Juliet balcony, I first felt Paris. Four of us covered in blankets tore pieces of perhaps the best bread we had ever tasted, waiting for the Eiffel Tower to illuminate at dusk. I remember thinking that I had never before felt so immersed in a thought or a place. Though I had already seen much of Paris earlier in the day, it was in that moment when the Parisian structure sparkled at the hour, that I felt the city. If I was to give you one piece of advice on visiting the Cinque Terre in Italy, it would be this: do not attempt to see Cinque Terre, attempt to feel it. Tagged as the ‘poor man’s Amalfi’, the Cinque Terre is a cluster of five island villages along the coast of the Italian Riviera. Bursting with colour, these villages are a scenic treat which also have the UNESCO folks crushing on them, and have designated Cinque Terre a World Heritage site. Owing to poor infrastructure, the only village that is accessible by car is Monterosso. For the remaining member villages you will have to rely on your feet and the trains that run between them. We stayed at Monterosso, which is perhaps the liveliest of the five villages. With the charm of a rural life, it still has a number of restaurants and bars along the boardwalk. I would, of course, recommend making a stop at the pop up food markets peppered across the village to pick up some freshly made cannolis (these were the best I’ve had in Italy, and I can proudly claim that I’ve had my fair share of cannolis). The most exciting part about the Cinque Terre is that it is part of a National Park. The villages are connected by snake-like hiking trails, some of which are really not for the faint-hearted. So for the more adventurous types, check with the tourist information offices about the difficulty of each trail before you set out. We took the Monterosso-Vernazza trail, and although the steep climbs were excruciatingly exhausting; views of the Riviera from atop the mountains are definitely worth the aching legs. Go to all the villages for their rustic charm, but make sure you visit Corniglia, which was by far my favourite of the five. At Corniglia, you can climb up to the viewing spots to behold the beauty of the bucolic, haphazard town. Also not to miss is Osteria a Cantina de Mananan, a seafood restaurant tucked away at the top of a hill. If you do venture up, make sure you try their lemon sole; you will not regret this.
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Cinque Terre will do away with everything that you know about holidays. There are no checklists, no art galleries or monuments that you must hit. The magic of Cinque Terre is in experiencing the stillness and romance of coastal Italy – and of course, a cannoli or twenty.
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weekend | books
AllAt Sea by Decca Aitkenhead—a Review by Minahil Batool Sherazi
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n 17 May 2014, there was a news report in the Guardian that read “Charity worker drowns on holiday in Jamaica while rescuing son.” That charity worker, Tony Wilkinson was the partner of acclaimed journalist at the Guardian, Decca Aitkenhead. The same Decca Aitkenhead has written a harrowing memoir, All At Sea two years on following the death of her partner. It was May 2014 when Decca, her partner Tony and their two young sons were holidaying at Treasure Beach in Calabash Bay, her favourite and frequent holiday destination on the South coast of Jamaica. Decca had been visiting the place that was “more like home…than anywhere else on earth” for years but the first time with her young sons. One morning in the middle of yoga on the deck, she spotted a bobbing head out in the water and with mounting panic she realised it was a child, her child. Her four-year-old son Jake had been paddling in the water without a life-jacket when he had been sucked in by the quickly changing undertow and pushed farther away from the shore. As she ran down the beach all the while thinking that her panic was a little embarrassing because she would reach Jake in time and there was no need for a melodramatic sprint down to the water, she saw Tony diving in and swimming to rescue Jake. With Jake finally safe on the shore, Decca looked back expecting to see Tony behind her but instead saw that he was further out than she had imagined. Tony had been caught in a riptide; pulled out to sea and drowned despite rescue efforts by friends. It’s an unforgettable first chapter of an extraordinary and poignant memoir, written beautifully and honestly about family, life and love and what remains after a tragedy. You are on the edge of your seat, breathless as the real life drama unfolds in the first chapter—Aitkenhead writes with a piercing accuracy about loss that stays with you long after you finish the book.“This is something that happens to other people,” declares Decca in the prologue, voicing a collective state of disbelief felt in bereavement. As an award-winning journalist she has spent her life writing about other people and their stories but suddenly finds her life the subject of news reports. Aitkenhead returns home to recover and to attempt
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contrast, Decca is white and hails from a middle-class family of ‘educated, intellectually radical’ people, raised with her three older brothers in rural England, where swearing was allowed, parents addressed by their names and family nudity was normal. Decca and Tony lived on the same street and were married to other people when they met. Tony is charismatic, beautiful and unafraid to display his vulnerability. They fall in love instantly. Aitkenhead is bookended by tragedy; she lost her mum to cancer a week shy of her tenth birthday. But she evades her grief then and ‘cauterises’ her senses, ‘deciding not to mind’ that she loses a parent. Soon after her mother’s funeral, adults around her hide their grief leading her to conclude that“If nobody was crying,
As an awardwinning journalist she has spent her life writing about other people and their stories but suddenly finds her life the subject of news reports.
there was nothing to cry about.” But she is undone by Tony’s death and reasons with herself that“had Tony survived long enough to get to hospital, just 24 hours on a life-support machine would have bought me enough time to not mind very much when he died.” Tony’s death changes everything. Aitkenhead struggles to mother grieving sons, one of whom blames himself for his father’s death, and is astutely aware of her own grief, a parting gift from Tony. She encourages her sons to grieve in a healthier way; through crying and being honest about their feelings. I finished this book in one day, faster than I have any other book in a long time. All At Sea is a brave, honest, heartbreaking and at times overwhelming account of loss and grief that will leave you empathic and holding onto your loved ones that much tighter. APRIL 24, 2016 | 63
a new normal after Tony, and to do what she knows best—write. Through disbelief and stunned by grief she writes about Tony and her life because for her writing is remembering “If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don’t mind at all if you forget this. The important thing is that I don’t” she says because her children need to hear it and remember it till it becomes real for them. She writes that Tony dies a hero, but he did not always live as one and ensures that he is not portrayed as a saint. Tony wasn’t always a charity worker—he was a crack-addicted cocaine dealer who only went straight once Aitkenhead realised that it would be “unconscionably irresponsible” to have children till he was clean. From being a violent drug dealer to a mentor at a youthat-risk programme called Kids Company, and earning a degree in psychology, Tony sounds like he has been plucked out of fiction. Their love story seems unreal at first even to Decca herself; Tony a mixed race child adopted by white parents in Leeds who becomes a Soho hustler at 15 and is sentenced to 14 years in prison for shooting a girlfriend’s pimps. He moves to California where he becomes a gangster, returns to England, settles down and has a daughter. By
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The Dressing Room with
Aymen Hikmat
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Favourite fashion item you currently own? All my Sophia Webster shoes.
Any person or character whose style inspires you? Blogger Sazan Hendrix
If you had any fashion designer in the world at your command to create a complete wardrobe for you who would it be and why? Olivier Rousteing! He can really design something simple but make it eyecatching!
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Your personal style in three words? Comfortable, Chic and Classic
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What are your top three clothing staples? Skinny jeans, comfortable flats and a scarf!
Fashion items in your wish-list right now? Anya Hindmarch Handbag!
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A city or country that you think has great style and why? London! It is just classic.
In what way do you think your current style should change? I think I should do something different with my hair!
Trends you think were created for you and those you wish never existed? The simple shalwar was made for me. But I despise the over pleated dhoti shalwars!
weekend | FASHION
Red Carpet Every fashion week we keep an eye out for
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amna babar tehmina khaled
saleema fareesta deepak parwani zainab malik
sarwat gilani sikander rizvi
maheen karim natasia khalid zurain imam
mahin khan humaima malick
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maliha aziz
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natasia khalid nabila maqsood NIKHAR RIAZ
samIya ansari
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et Roll Out! all the stars that rocked the red carpet!
anusha bawany
shahmeel kamal ayesha hashwani nur maden maheen karim
azfar rehman
hasnain lehri
mahin khan amin gulgee
alizeh pasha
samIya ansari anushe shahid areeba habib
zainab malik
maira pagganwala
maha rizvi saira shehroz
saira aminashehroz shaikh
momina sibtain
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Fashion Repo
Winning Looks
Gulabo Shanza Jamil DELPHI
Obaid Sheikh Lala Textiles
Gul Ahmed
Jafferjees Zainab Chottani
ShamaeelAnsari
Sonya Batla
Top Five C
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AlKaram
Aamna Aqeel
Nida Azwer
Aamna Aqeel’s collection titled ‘Stare’ showcased black & white stripes paired with bright and vibrant hues. The collection featured a variety of jackets, harem pants, jumpsuits and dresses which were fresh and fashion forward.
We saw a lot of layering and fine cut work in Nida Azwer’s collection, ‘Kirigami’. The entire range was an amalgamation of experimental embroideries and contrasting opaque fabrics. The collection was refreshingly original and carefully crafted!
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ort: FPW 2016 Syeda Urmia
Maheen Karim
Huma Adnan
Uzair Shahzad Nida Sohail
Wardha Saleem
Nauman Arfeen
Amir Adnan
Ayesha Hashwani
NatashaKamal
Zainab Salman
Kayseria
Collections Generation
Sanam Chaudhri
Zaheer Abbas highlighted the underrated art of minimalism with his collection titled ‘Basic’. Re-imagining the all white look, the designer showcased visually engaging silhouettes which are perfect for the summer season ahead.
‘A Dot That Went For A Walk’ was a collection by Khadija Rahman that featured fringes, flowy kurtas and closely pleated loose shalwars. We just loved this collection!
Sanam Chaudhri presented a cohesive collection of modern cuts with splashes of print. We loved the simplicity and the experimental cuts. Limited editiion | 08| 57 APRIL 03, 2016
Zaheer Abbas
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Ayesha Noon
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How is it that Ayesha Noon always makes super-casual look this chic?
W’s ROVING
Shehrbano Taseer We really want this Zara outfit and it is not helping that Shehrbano looks like a dream upon our wish!
Alisha Khattak Ethnic silhouettes and Afghani chokers are all the rage (Thanks, Coachella!) But we absolutely love how Alisha carries this look with such individuality and grace.
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G eye
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ell, what’s the use of a pair of good eyes that never rove? Weekend’s been going through our fashion files for the week and these are the people who caught our fancy for either their style, their courage or their star power. Well played!
Sadaf Zarrar
Take a cue from Wazish to transform loungewear into a dreamy day look!
Sadaf Zarrar, working all the classics just the right way.
Zahra Khan Nothing better than the clean look of summerstaples to beat the heat!
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Wazish Malik
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Heritage Home Price on Request heritagehomepk
Clutch Bag PKR-1445 RTW Creations
Editors’ picks
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Customised Caricatures
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Wall Plate
PKR 3200 Rangdey Truck Art
Harry Potter Notebook PKR 550 Prism and Paintbrushes
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Ali Sethi Concert
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PKR 1000 LACAS, 29 April, 2016 at 800 PM