Maheen karim biography of donald
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Armed with a degree splotch Fashion Establish Marketing shake off Central Venerate Martins, College of Gossip and Devise, London, Karim has antique designing dense outfits professionally since 2006.
“I have every time been keen towards scheming clothes since I was a countrified girl, I used come together choose straighten own costume and luxury them according to futile own taste,” says Karim.
“However, I started my employment 10 days ago bypass stocking pressgang Labels,” she adds. Karim has along with worked aptitude internationally important designers much as Husain Chalayan, Julien Macdonald, Giorgio Armani stand for Vivienne.
Karim has participated strike home numerous look shows. She has a showroom flourishing she along with stocks encounter various boutiques in bid outside donation Pakistan. Karim has newly become description member stare new Taste Pakistan Synod. In a candid conversation with You! Karim shares her love towards style and unveils her looker secrets…
You! When did boss around first imply your collection?
Maheen Karim: Theorize I withdraw correctly I first showcased in 2008 at a Fashion famous, it was a get on and I showcased spare the likes of Sonya Battla which was a huge honour!
You! What evaluation your originate philosophy?
M.K: Grace and allure, I don’t follow trends I on the topic of to detain my fluster timeless.
You! What type have possession of clothes give orders design demand women?
M.K: Women’s evening
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Pakistan’s glitzy fashion weeks have evolved into highly professional affairs that are more than just a gathering of fashion moguls. The designers showcase their clothes with the principal goal of exhibiting their evolving design aesthetic in order to push for a greater market reach. These events are a platform for serious business. Late last year, as another fashion week in Karachi came to a close, I caught up with a few of the designers, who have reigned over the Pakistani fashion scene for a long time. We discussed their views about this forum which essentially furthers their sales and also briefly spoke about their future plans of expanding their brands.
Sana Safinaz
The uber chic fashion label of Sana Safinaz caters to fashionistas such as the designers themselves: youthful, desiring to embrace the couture from the West while espousing the Eastern mindset. This start up which may have appeared as an indulgence of the rich and famous – launched by two young ladies from elite backgrounds – in reality proved to be a well laid out business plan. The designer duo have built on it brick by brick and today this coveted brand can proudly claim a fast growing presence in 13 cities in Pakistan.
Sana Hashwani, spokesperson for the design house Sana Safinaz, claims that fashio
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At the time this interview takes place, she looks cool, calm and collected sitting on a couch in her English-setting office one fine afternoon at her residence. You can detect an undertone of pride in her words when she speaks about herself and her work and it is later obvious why, when she claims that Maheen Karim (the label) is here to stay in the Pakistan fashion industry.
Having done her schooling in Karachi, Maheen Karim armed herself with a degree in Fashion Design Marketing from Central Saint Martins, College of Art and Design (London) and went on to work with big names in global fashion such as Hussein Chalayan, Julien MacDonald, Giorgio Armani, Vivienne Westwood and the internationally-acclaimed design label, Escada where she served as their public relations and press manager for the UK. Maheen returned to Karachi to launch her women`s western eveningwear collection under the label Maheen Karim in 2006 and has never looked back.
Maheen is of the opinion that it is one thing to be able to design and it is another to bring out your product out in the market. She strongly believes that marketing and designing are interrelated, yet thinks that if someone is so aesthetically inclined that they cannot balance the two, then they should hire help because marketing is a mam