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JUST IN : Sania Maskatiya at Sapphire Lawn by Sania Maskatiya Lahore Exhibition

Here’s your first look at the lovely Sania Maskatiya playing host at the ongoing ‘Sapphire Lawn by Sania Maskatiya‘ Lahore exhibition. Both Sania & her sister (left in the picture) are wearing stitched shirts from the collection, with Sania adding a pair o’ pumps & Balenciaga cobalt blue clutch to her outfit. Check back later for less ‘red’ pictures (that is iff there will be any owing to the wrongly done lighting by the Event Management at the venue).

The collection is being exhibited from 11am-9pm at Mall 1 at Main Boulevard, Gulberg Lahore….It is a one-day event, so GO SHOP !

Sania Maskatiya with her sister at Sapphire Lawn by Sania Maskatiya Lahore Exhibition

 

Sania Maskatiya (right) with her sister at Sapphire Lawn by Sania Maskatiya Lahore Exhibition

Balenciaga cobalt blue leather clutchBalenciaga cobalt blue leather clutch ( Buy here)

Top Fashion Trends 2013 : Neon Accents

Neons & February (s) give us such a high sense of Déjà vu !  Well apparently neon will continue to hold on for yet another spring season. Neon accents were just about everywhere on the runway at the recently concluded New York Fashion Week ; Tanya Taylor, Victoria Beckham and Rag & Bone  to name a few . At the local front, we spotted the trend on Sanam Chaudhri & Andleeb Rana (Editor XPoz’e magazine). Sanam paired her sassy Kirkwoods with hot pink pants & a cowl  neck top. She looked super charming & cheerful !

Andleeb on the other hand went for a more relaxed look in neon yellow pants with white tunic & pink fluoro Cambridge Satchel.

Both the ladies looked quite similar. No? If only Andleeb didn’t have the bag displayed on her tummy, we would’ve given it to both – this time  it’s Sanam for us !

Top Fashion Trends 2013 : Andleeb Rana & Sanam Chaudhri rocking the neon trend

Top Fashion Trends 2013 : Andleeb Rana (L) & Sanam Chaudhri (R) rocking the neon trend

Pink Fluoro Cambridge Satchel

Pink Fluoro Cambridge Satchel - Buy here

Nicholas Kirkwood leather flower sandal - Spring 2012

Nicholas Kirkwood leather flower sandal – Spring 2012. Buy Here

Image Courtesy : Something Haute.com, Facebook

Style File : Amna Kardar at PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar at PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar at PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

We have been in a state of inertia ever since the PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week ended. A constant reminder had been popping up in our heads to review the umpteen Red Carpet looks that we had been doing our homework on….But that’s the thing about Bridal Weeks – they can be overwhelming… Well… Better late than never :) After all, you guys do love Red Carpet anytime & everytime they come on AWardrobeAffair. Out first pick : the host of the Black Carpet herself , Amna Kardar.

For Day 2 (she skipped Day1) of the Fashion Week, Amna wore a Kamiar Rokni halter neck dress & jacket from the designer’s Islamabad Fashion Week 2011 collection. Compared to the runway model, Amna wore hers well, with the sky-high platforms & Samia & Azmay Shahzada nude Clutch. We like !

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Left : Amna Kardar on Day 2 of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week, Right : Kamiar Rokni Islamabad Fashion Week 2011

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar with Maida Azmat at PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Later in the night, she switched to a yellow Nida Azwer dress from Nida’s Parinda collection. Wish we had clearer full-length picture of this one, but from what we saw , this was our favorite look of Amna from PLBW. Loved the color against her skin tone.

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar on Day2 of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Nida Azwer Parinda collection Showcase 2012

Nida Azwer Parinda collection Showcase 2012

Both Day3 & Day4 saw Amna in some heavy bridal dresses by Karma. In a perfect world, we wouldnt have wanted to see such heavy dresses on the the Black Carpet, but the nude one was an absolute stunner. She paired it up with nude heels by Insignia & some bangles which we wish she skipped. On the other hand, the Day4 look felt a tad bit overwhelming with the heavy make-up & earrings. Wish she had stylized it the same way as she did on Day3.

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar at Day 3 of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar on Day 3 of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar hosting the Black Carpet on Day 4 of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Amna Kardar on Day4 of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week

Nabila donning some Trendy Accessories

A recent airing of Geo Shaan Say had Nabila put in an appearance looking uber stylish in a blue ombr’e blouse & creme wide legged pants. Compared to her previous appearance on the show (here), this was an absolute winner. Infact, one of the best outfit choices we have seen Nabila make recently. However what made the look stand out were trendy accessories ; a blue leather purse from YSL & Two-toned cobalt blue -aqua ZARA sandals perfectly complemented the separates.

Ombr’e Trend – Check ! Color Blocking Trend – Check ! Mixing High Street with High-End-fashion – Check !

P.S. Buy the ZARA heels here

Trendy Accessories

Left : Nabila on Geo Shaan Say , Top Right : YSL Cobalt Blue leather purse, Bottom Right : ZARA two-toned sandals

Celebs at Fashion Compassion launch

Oddly enough, most of the ladies who attended the recently held launch of ‘Fashion Compassion’ at Ensemble Karachi wore varying shades of oranges & corals. While we liked Frieha’s top, the matching lipcolor & nails was a little too much of coral for our liking. Hira Tareen was a different story altogether. Wearing black tights with that orange top was a complete bummer. Oh & those aweful gold stilettos.

Absolutely in love with Iraj’s cat-eyes  . Think she was wearing Daaman

The best dressed at the event was undoubtedly the Lady herself, Ayesha Mustafa (owner of Fashion Compassion) . She was wearing a Misha Lakhani silk jumpsuit which fell perfectly on her body.

Ayesha & Frieha were wearing the Glam Clutch & Nawa Clutch respectively (picture below)

Celebs at Fashion compassion Launch

From L to R : Frieha Altaf, Iraj Manzoor, Ayesha Mustafa, Hira Tareen at the Fashion Compassion launch at Ensemble Karachi

Fashion Compassion

Left Green Glam Clutch , Right Nawa Pale Pink clutch

See More Pictures from the launch event here

Spotted : Designers at the Noodle House Launch

The Noodle House launch also had designers Maheen Karim & Shehla Chatoor in attendance with both opting for separates (their own?) . While we loved the saw-tooth skirt with black top & red snakeskin clutch on Shehla , Maheen’s look felt a tad bit confused. The chunky necklace and the heavy pumps brought an otherwise good look down.

P.S. Wish we had a full length of Shehla. Will update if we get our hands onto one :D

Maheen Karim & Shehla Chatoor at Noodle House launch

Maheen Karim (Left) & Shehla Chatoor (Right) at the Noodle House Karachi launch

Maheen Karim at the Noodle House launch

Maheen Karim at the Noodle House launch

Shehla Chatoor at the Noodle House launch

Shehla Chatoor (Centre) at the Noodle House launch

What they wore to Ensemble Dubai launch

This has been in our pending items tray for quite some time now, but we believe we are fashionably late and can be pardoned for the wait :) So the much coveted launch of Ensemble Dubai took place earlier this month with the who’s who of fashion industry in attendace. Long term loyalists of the designer, Aamna Haider Isaani & Selina Rashid  lent their support to Sania Maskatiya sporting outfits from her Lokum & Matalaya collections respectively. Although both Ladies looked absolutely lovely , but Aamna had us at the McQueen & the straight off the designer’s rack shirt. Love the swirling dervishes & the color degradation.

Read Aamna’s review over the collection here

P.S.  The shirt is out-of-stock on LABELS E-store , however, you may place a custom order for it on customerservice@labelsestore.com

Aamna Isani & Selina Rashid at ONE by Ensemble launch in Dubai

Aamna Haider Isani (on the left in both pictures) & Selina Rashid at ‘Ensemble’ Dubai

Aamna Haider Isani

CW from L to R : Sania Maskatiya shirt from her ‘Lokum’ collection, Alexander Mcqueen snakeskin clutch, Swirling Dervish on Aamna’s shirt

A guest (Dia ) at the launch wearing Ted Baker striped midi-length dress also spotted on Indian actress Shriya Saran at Toronto International Film Festival a few weeks back. (Buy here)

ONE by Ensemble Dubai

left : A guest (Dia) at Ensemble Dubai launch, Centre : Ted Baker striped dress, Right: Shriya Saran at Toronto international Film Festival 2012

Of designers & fashionistas :

Ensemble Dubai

From Left to Right : Nida Azwer, Nida Tapal of ‘Delphi’ , Mr. & Mrs. Shah, Wajid & Alizaeh

The mastermind Ladies behind Ensemble :

Ensemble Dubai

From Left to Right : Shehrnaz Husain, Faiza Malik (Managing partner of Ensemble Dubai) , Zeba Husain (Founder & CEO of Ensemble) , Shezray Husain (CFO Ensemble)