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Pakistani Fashion Designer Sobia Nazir is young, enthusiastic, stylish and effervescent designer whose focus is to bring out her client's best features by giving them what they want and creating unique designer tailor made to meet client requirement. Sobia's women's fashion designer label in Pakistan and now in UK. Sobia's exquisite designer wear stands apart from all other labels due to the unique blends of colours, embroidery and style. The unique style captures the mood, personality and taste of women with breath taking result. January 2003 showed a major break through for Asian Bridal wear where Sobia's beautiful bridal wear were successfully modelled and widely appreciated at one of the UK's top Asian Bridal exhibitions. Pakistani designer Sobia Nazir to reveal outfits at ''Asiana bridal show 2005'' in London.
Pakistani Fashion Designer Lajwanti primarily started as haut-e-couture high-end Bridal fashion house. Producing masterpiece Bridal, Formal and party wears on customer's demands. At present lajwanti has added on to Pret-a-porter ready to wear line both for men and women and has set a small weaving unit to weave silk in the old traditional way the KHADI hand woven fabric, we also have power looms unit through which we get custom made fabric for our consumption.Lajwanti was formally launched in March 1999 with a sales outlet in Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore and started dealing with made to order Bridal and party ware costumes.Due to its high quality intricate designs and exclusive finishing Lajwanti met with resounding success from the very start. In the past Four years Lajwanti has expanded by adding one outlet in Karachi in year 2000 another out let on the posh area of M.M ALAM ROAD Gulberg and in early 2003 a franchisee for UK in London. Lajwanti by Afzal Ali and Ana Ali - One of
Pakistani Fashion Designer Nomi Ansari has gradually made a name for himself as a designer known for his extravagant sense of colour. He has started stocking outfits at two stores and is available in both Karachi and Lahore. Nomi's clothes are a fine mix of ethnic and contemporary elements dazzled by bright colours. For the ready-to-wear collection designed for the Eid season, Nomi has chosen a one-colour base for his line - white, what he calls the colour of purity. Nomi states that the collection is based on minimalism. He also emphasises the fact that the pricing is more affordable when compared to his other lines. This one aims straight for pret buyers. ''I have used textured fabrics this time like cotton karandis etc and the cut is the most important aspect of this collection,'' says Nomi. The clothes are ethereal with delicate embellishment in an array of hues - which show his never ending love for colour. One can pick that short shirt and trouser or Patiala t
Are you unhappy with the texture of your skin? Do you have scaly or rough skin even though you drown your face with plenty of moisturizer? Does your makeup look caked and unnatural? Does your oily skin type look coarse even after you have used a clay mask? Well then, moisturizing and masking your skin may not be enough. Rough-textured skin may indicate a deficiency of vitamin A that can be corrected by daily supplements of vitamin D. Here are some tips : Today there are many skin-smoothing option available, but you should first know about the two completely different methods for removing dead skin cells , friction and chemical.The friction method of dead skin removal is achieved by aproduct category known as facial scrubs. Facial scrubs and steams help to depose any accumulation of dead cells or pore-clogging soil which might be responsible for the roughness. Pat on some honey and allow a few minutes of skin-softening-time before rinsing off. Massage mayonnaise into your face, let perm
Dead skin cells, jaded skin and tanning can effectively be made smooth by by using body and facial scrub recipe to remove dead cells. HONEY CLEANSING SCRUB Mix 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoon of finely ground almond paste and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Rub gently on face for some time and rinse with warm water. FACIAL TONER Puree 1 tablespoon honey with a peeled cored apple. Apply on face and leave on for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water. Mix honey and olive oil, apply on face for 20 minutes and wash the face. Mix 2 tablespoon besan, 2 tablespoon honey and 2 spoons of rosewater. Apply on face for 10 minutes and wash the face. Homemade Body Scrub these Chickpea Powder Recipe If your skin is oily this is the ideal homemade body scrub. Take 4 tablespoons of chickpea powder. Add to this, half tablespoons of turmeric powder, a few drops of rose water and milk to make a thick paste. Rub it all over the body. When the paste dries and starts caking, again use rough circular motions of
Beauty and fashion tips have always been a hot favorite topic for discussion among females. All suggestions relating to enhancing beauty is attentively heard by appearance conscious enthusiasts. Some very genuine tips that would enhance your natural beauty and can change you from average to stunning are presented here. Advises that range from long-term weight loss to fitness goals, from home remedies to latest fashion trends can be found. Being fashionable does not necessarily require spending a fortune as personal expenses. If u are rightly aware of latest heating up fashion trends, u can buy your regular outfits and accessories in accordance with upcoming fall fashion guidelines. This will give a contemporary impression and fill you with confidence to present the best you. As season changes new colors and fabrics hit the market. So the best option to keep up with inconsistent fashion is to never store your clothing buy them according to current styles. Latest style applauds a comple
One of the top designers of the country, young Sonya Batla is very fond of reading books. She claims that she has so many favourites that it is difficult to pinpoint just one. Among the books she holds very highly are Soldier Sahib, Charles Allan read in the last five years and Siege of Isfahan by Jean-Christophe Rufin, the author of the more- well known Abyssinian. Says Batla ''The last is excellent-please read it if you haven't already. So is Soldier Sahib, a book about the history of the frontier province.'' Yet another book Batla is fond of is Lucknow: Fire of Grace by Amresh Misra. Says Batla, ''I had history as a subject right through O' and A Levels and read a lot of books on subcontinental history, particularly. In fact, I just love anything historical. I recently finished a book on Changez Khan and enjoyed that thoroughly too. Another book that I read and appreciated lately was authored by Oral Stein, which concentrated on his excavations in Afg
Deepak Perwani, the first designer to make a mark in for male fashion in the Pakistani fashion industry has got it all today. Winner of the Lux and Indus Style Awards, he is diversifying now into bridal wear due to demand. He is one of the prominent members of the Hindu Sindhi community in Pakistan. He has become the country's cultural ambassador to China. DEEPAK Perwani's favourite movies change with time. Says the designer,''Films are such a vast genre, and there have been such varied kinds of movies in vogue over the years-romantic, cowboy, comedy, suspense, kung-fu, sci-fi, animation, and so on-and with so many in each category ranking among my favourites that it would really not be fair to name only a few of my pet ones.'' Nevertheless, Perwani does name some of his favourites for this year. Top of the list of his 'must-see films' is Irreversible. A French movie, the whole film has been done in reverse. Says Perwani, ''It is all about nothin