LAAM Fashion Week’s Kaleidoscopic Karachi brought the city’s fashion community together at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture in Clifton on September 26, creating an evening that connected Karachi’s fashion history with its contemporary identity.
A major highlight was an exhibition featuring more than four decades of fashion photography by celebrated photographer Tapu Javeri. The photographs recalled the distinctive imagery of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, featuring many models and personalities who went on to become influential names in Pakistani fashion.
The evening featured Deepak Perwani, Wardha Saleem, Khaadi, The Pink Tree Company and Sana Safinaz, with each fashion house presenting its own interpretation of Karachi’s evolving visual identity.
Deepak Perwani opened the show with a monochrome collection featuring structured silhouettes, embellishment and a striking appearance by veteran models Seemi Pasha, Frieha Altaf and Atiya Khan. Khaadi looked towards the future through experimental prints and embellished tunics.
What made Kaleidoscopic Karachi distinctive was its combination of memory and modernity. The photography exhibition looked back at decades of Pakistani fashion, while the runway offered contemporary interpretations of the city’s culture, colours and changing character.
The showcase also reflected how Karachi continues to provide a meeting point for different creative influences. Eastern and Western silhouettes appeared alongside references to the city’s architecture, music, traditions and evolving urban identity.
LAAM Fashion Week’s Kaleidoscopic Karachi brought the city’s fashion community together at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture in Clifton on September 26, creating an evening that connected Karachi’s fashion history with its contemporary identity.
LAAM Fashion Week’s Kaleidoscopic Karachi brought the city’s fashion community together at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture in Clifton on September 26, creating an evening that connected Karachi’s fashion history with its contemporary identity.
A major highlight was an exhibition featuring more than four decades of fashion photography by celebrated photographer Tapu Javeri. The photographs recalled the distinctive imagery of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, featuring many models and personalities who went on to become influential names in Pakistani fashion.
The evening featured Deepak Perwani, Wardha Saleem, Khaadi, The Pink Tree Company and Sana Safinaz, with each fashion house presenting its own interpretation of Karachi’s evolving visual identity.
Deepak Perwani opened the show with a monochrome collection featuring structured silhouettes, embellishment and a striking appearance by veteran models Seemi Pasha, Frieha Altaf and Atiya Khan. Khaadi looked towards the future through experimental prints and embellished tunics.
What made Kaleidoscopic Karachi distinctive was its combination of memory and modernity. The photography exhibition looked back at decades of Pakistani fashion, while the runway offered contemporary interpretations of the city’s culture, colours and changing character.
The showcase also reflected how Karachi continues to provide a meeting point for different creative influences. Eastern and Western silhouettes appeared alongside references to the city’s architecture, music, traditions and evolving urban identity.
