The Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) has just announced the line-up for the fourth PFDC L’Oréal Bridal Week (PLBW), which is scheduled to take place in Lahore from September 30 to October 2, 2014.
The programme includes Pakistani bridal fashion heavyweights Hassan Sheheryar Yasin (HSY), Sana Safinaz, Sania Maskatiya along with new comers. The PLBW will mark the fashion debut of designer Ammara Khan. Bridal-week newcomers such as Seher Tareen and Sofia Chishti have been offered spots in the ‘Emerging Talent’ showcase.
This PLBW looks like a great mix of old and new, featuring big names from both Karachi and Lahore, but there are some notable exceptions. Élan is missing from the PFDC line-up for the first time ever.
The line-up includes
Misha Lakhani
Collection: Nowruz
Inspiration: Old-fashioned romance and the idea of paradise replete with blooming floral clusters, fireworks, birds and bugs
Karma
Collection: The Lotus Raj Collection
Inspiration: The essence of love in the subcontinent; flowers, iconic romantic cities and more
Sana Safinaz
Collection: ‘We never name our collections’
Inspiration: Folk-orientated embroidery, shawls
Nida Azwer
Collection: The Ghalib collection
Inspiration: From the time of Mirza Ghalib
Asifa and Nabeel
Collection: Meena-Maniratna
Inspiration: The reel and real life of Meena Kumari
HSY
Collection: Divine Decadence
Inspiration: Contradictions in society, the designer’s travels and his reflection on 20 years in the industry
Nickie Nina
Collection: Putli Ghar
Inspiration: Royal ruins and remains in Cholistan and Thatta, dolls from the region and glimpses of the Ranjeet Singh era
Sania Maskatiya
Collection: Ara-Ornament
Inspiration: The art of ornamentation used over the centuries
Saira Shakira
Collection: A midsummer night’s dream
Inspiration: William Shakespeare’s play
Shamaeel Ansari
Collection: The wedding
Inspiration: Pakistani weddings in all their avatars
