‘Amnesia’ by Maheen Khan
A bare-branched champa tree held court at the centre of the open-air catwalk. Live jazz music played out. The evenings were balmy, teetering towards Karachi’s tropical summer, the cold winter winds long gone. It was quite the apt setting for a fashion week dedicated to spring/summer trends.
But notwithstanding the elegant surroundings and even Mother Nature pitching in with the right weather, the trends were missing at the spring/summer edition of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW). A small smattering of collections were inspiring while the rest droned on, usually in a cloud of pastel-coloured bling and, sometimes, downsliding towards the terribly gaudy.
Senior Fashion Writer
“Except for the colour, the two outfits are different,” says Haris Shakeel who showcased at the Pantene HUM Bridal Couture Week.
Farah Talib Aziz s design on the left and Haris Shakeel s on the right
The 18th Pantene HUM Bridal Couture Week (BCW) that took place in Lahore last weekend marked the return of multi-designer shows in Pakistan. There were designer lineups, a host of celebrity showstoppers and even some song and dance numbers thrown in for entertainment.
And amidst it all came a cry of plagiarism by popular design house Farah Talib Aziz (FTA).
The designer has accused another member of the fraternity Haris Shakeel of copying her design and showcasing it as part of his ‘Ghazal’ collection. FTA’s design was modeled by actress Ayeza Khan and posted on their Instagram page in December 2019.