Hello all,
As promised, here I am chalking out my blog within a week! 😉
Arsalan & Yahseer recently completed a fashion pictorial photographed by none other than Khawar Riaz, a veteran of the Pakistan fashion industry and a true visionary artist replete with camera-in-hand.
Khawar envisioned the concept of a tourist visiting Pakistan, packing with him the Pakistani national dress, the shalwar kameez, and wearing it seamlessly without hesitation, just as effortlessly as a Pakistani would, while packing and dressing in western wear for a vacation overseas.
The fashion story ensues with the tourist visiting Lahore’s major landmarks including the Badshahi Mosque the Lahore Fort and Lahore’s myriad and quaint old bazaars, amiably conversing with the natives, while trailed by paparazzi.
The best shot was when Mohammad Ali, the model who wore our clothes gracefully, gets into conversation with a middle-aged man, mistaking him for a famous actor. The manner in which Khawar bhai captured those natural shots was truly amazing. Below is the photograph for your perusal:
The collection ‘Half-Caste Culture’ is all about traditional, colourful and embellished kurtas. My idea was to introduce something very different this time around. We used threadwork on all of the kurtas, using jute and wool embellishment on cotton. The fabric is twill-weaved and we have 36 eye-popping colour variants. These unique pieces can be worn to an intimate party or even to a mehendi or nikah service. So guys, take the plunge and become colourful once again with A&Y! 🙂
I was truly amazed when I saw the complete pictorial and how natural everything looks. It’s truly effortless. Below are a couple of pictures, part of the shoot that will soon appear in ‘Sunday’ Daily Times in their new year’s issue this coming Sunday:
Signing out right now, but will be back soon, detailing the goings-on of our sherwani shoot by photographer Fayyaz Ahmed 🙂
Ciao
Arsalan I.
Arsalan Iqbal 