PRESS RELEASE – SINGAPORE PAKISTANI ASSOCIATION PRESENTS JASHN “Celebrating the Rhythms and Colours of the Indus”

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Singapore Pakistani Association (SPA) was founded in 1948 with the aim of providing a platform for Pakistanis in Singapore to come together and have a way to remain in touch with our Pakistani roots. Today, the Association’s members include Singaporeans, Permanent Residents, Pakistanis working in Singapore, short-term visitors and Pakistani students. Activities have included collaborations with Singapore Heritage Board, major concerts featuring Pakistani artistes, fund-raisers, donation drives and cultural gatherings. Proceeds from these activities have been directed towards different charitable causes.

On 5th May 2012, Singapore Pakistani Association had a Jashn’Celebrating the Rhythms and Colors of the Indus’ at Ritz-Carlton, Singapore. This event was in aid of PPIS (Singapore Muslim Women’s Association) in Singapore, and The Indus Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.It started off with a fashion show featuring the collections of top Pakistani designers, Faiza Samee, Noorjehan Bilgrami and Amin Gulgee.

Faiza Samee, Noorjehan Bilgrami and Frieha Altaf well known Pakistani Producer /Choreographer and Catwalk Production & Event Management coordinated the designers and artist from Pakistan, flew in to Singapore for this event, along with Ayesha Tammy Haq who hosted the event and Izdyeyar Setna, photographer. The fashion show was followed by a live auction of Pakistani carpets, Pashmina shawls, work by Pakistani painters, apparel by the featured designers and jewellery. Finally, the show was brought to a close with a concert by Pakistani artists Zeb and Haniya. Zeb and Haniya’s music speaks to a shared base of human experience. Evoking the rich and textured sound scapes of West Asia they have carved out a space for music that transcends national boundaries.

The event was a formal sit-down dinner attended by 350 guests. Attendees included former President of Singapore, Mr. S.R.Nathan and Mrs Nathan, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mr Masagos Zulkifli, High Commissioner for Pakistan HE Mr Syed Hasan Javed and other distinguished dignitaries and heads of diplomatic missions. The opening show was conducted with the work of Noorjehan Bilgrami. Noorjehan Bilgrami is known for her wide-ranging contribution to the world of arts and crafts in Pakistan. She is one of the founders of the prestigious Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi and was its first Executive Director.

Followed by Amin Gulgee. Gulgees work of art was exhibited with wardrobe by Zaheer Abbas. Amin working primarily in copper and bronze he has exhibited in the US, Europe, Middle East, Far East and most recently in Singapore. Amin has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Presidents Pride of Performance. The grand finale by Faiza Samee with her beautiful color combinations, intricate threadwork, and delicate block prints and exquisite embroideries have been gracing the women of Pakistan for years. No stranger to the ramp her collections have made her famous internationally and much in demand for the brilliance of her craftsmanship and passion for craft revival of ancient techniques. The collection takes inspiration of the courtesans of the walled city of Lahore, the days when the nawabs ruled and the courtesan was a poet a singer and a dancer, a time where she was famous for her beauty, grace, refined taste and intellect.

Mina Hasan’s Spring/Summer Collection Rania Now in Stores!

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Mina Hasan’s spring/summer 2012 collection “Rania” is now available at the flagship stores in Karachi and Lahore.The name Raniastems from various origins and is translated for ‘Queen’ in Indian mythology and being satisfied and contentedin the Arabic language. Indeed the collection exudes sedate glamour combining a variety of colours, embroidery and embellishments to make you stand.
The collection resonates withradiant colours of the spring season with each outfit aiming to give a royal feel. As it plays on neutral, earthy shades the collection beautifully incorporates sharp colours in the form embroidery, embellishments and piping. The cuts in the outfit add an endless flow to fabrics whereas the nets and laces used create movement and translucency. Variations in fabric and the use of gemstones add a touch of royal elegance to each outfit.The line also plays on navy blue and peach with the heavier outfits as it integrates a lot of bling with neat embellishments. The aim has been to create a goddess like effect where each outfit is such that it shines through and stands out in a crowd.

Designer Mina Hasan as the daughter of Madam Nur Jehan was naturally exposed to the world of fashion at an early age. Indeed she grew up adorning her mother’s famous sari’s and attributes the first and most important influence on her fashion and style education to her mother, the legendary Madam Nur Jahan – her biggest inspiration.

The design philosophy guiding the Mina Hasan label is to create clothes that are, put simply, glamorous and unapologetically regal. Her ornate aesthetic brings luxury and extravagance, cut in classic silhouettes, embellished with embroidery in a myriad of colours and styles which make each piece a unique work of art. The team at Mina Hasan believes in producing clothes of the highest quality and every process is vigorously monitored at each stage of production. With their strength lying in the cut and the finish of each piece, all fabrics, stones, and laces are handpicked and imported personally to ensure a flawless level of quality.

Mina Hasan’s latest Haute Couture and Prêt-à-Porter collections are available at their flagship store in Karachi – Zamzama (021 353501929) and the design house’s semi-formal Pret-a-Porter collection is available at their store in Lahore on M.M. Alam Road (042 35753223).

Hadiqa Kayani- giving a new face to Quiz

 

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Quiz Clothing, a leading UK retailer of stylish women’s clothing, are introducing their new summer collection of clothing, shoes and accessories through their stores located at Vogue Towers MM Alam Road Lahore and Mall of Lahore.
Shoppers can have the Quiz experience with a range of going out and casual outfits including dresses and tops, skinny jeans and jeggings, leggings and trousers, high heels and casual-wear shoes, earrings and necklaces, handbags and clutches in Quiz Clothing’s 150 plus locations across the UK and Ireland and 75 plus in Europe, Middle East and Pakistan.

After making it’s presence felt in the fashion circles of Pakistan, Quiz has decided to take on board, a female style icon, the most popular female pop singer and a loyal Quiz client, Hadiqa Kiani to be the face of the brand. A press conference took place in Quiz outlet Mall of Lahore to introduce Hadiqa officially to the media.

Hadiqa called quiz as a brand which she could easily relate too. In talking to the press she exclaimed, ‘I have always shopped at Quiz since 2010 and the reason behind my affiliation with Quiz is that I can easily relate to myself with the designs. They are trendy, stylish and easy to wear. As I call myself a free spirit and love to play with colours, therefore, I prefer to wear those outfits that exhibit my personality and Quiz is the brand that I can always bank upon.’

The press conference was attended by renowned magazine editors like Niche, Brides and You, Buzz, and Asiana Wedding. The event was started with Nida Naseem’s (Brand Manager Quiz) short speech about the brand followed by Hadiqa’s affiliation with Quiz and question answers session by the audience. The event was managed and covered by Encyclomedia PR.

Red Carpet – PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week Karachi 2012 Day 2

Red Carpet of PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2012 Karachi Day 2 was filled with great festivities as various fashion related personalities made the event more colorful with their presence.

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Cool home decor with indoor plants

Plants are the major source to clean our polluted environment. Plants not only work as a cleanser but also refresh and add color to our home in a very natural and beautiful way. A houseplant is a plant that is grown indoors in places such as residences and offices. Houseplants are commonly grown for decorative purposes, positive psychological effects, or health reasons such as indoor air purification. Plants used in this fashion are most commonly, though not always, tropical or semi-tropical. Beside this, Indoor planting is a fun loving activity which not only decorates your home in a natural and green way but also cleanse your environment. Indoor gardening is also a fun activity. You can spend hours and hours on decorating your home with indoor plants and in taking care of them. It not only decorates your home but also gives you a sense of satisfaction, happiness and serenity.

Jewelry, the ultimate adornment of a woman

Every woman wants to look attractive and use different embellishments to make her appearance striking and unique. Women use makeup and jewelry to enhance their beauty and acceptability, beside makeup, jewelry is the most popular adornment, used in every part of the world according to the fashion and culture. Wearing jewelry now is not just a tradition or a fashion but an indispensable ingredient of a women’s life. Different type of jewelry is preferred on different occasions, events and parties especially weddings and engagement events are considered most appropriate to wear glittering and matching jewelry. Now it is a matter to think why women consider the jewelry most essential part of their beauty, especially the precious jewelry items like Diamond, Gold, platinum and Silver? Why every woman possesses jewelry as a compulsory item even she has a limited affordability?

How to attain Expressiveness

Human being is an organization of body and emotions. Normally emotions prevail on body movements to articulate themselves. That is why; human being has supplementary sensitivity and superlative expressive power to let others see what he actually feels. All forms of art including painting, photography, literature and all kinds of performing art emerge from this concept because it is the basic instinct of man to make others see from his eyes. In the same way individuals understand, appreciate or deny the expressions, opinions and actions of other individuals, even deaf and dumb people can put across their feelings. So expression is an indispensable ingredient of human life.