Pakistan Fashion Week 6 London: Weddings of Asia 2014

I followed the the Pakistan Fashion Week 6 in London at the beginning of this month (I didn't manage to attend, but saw plenty of pictures via people who did!) and saw the beautiful range of Pakistani designers who showcased their designs over the three days.

Here are some of my favourites from each designer, there's plenty of eye candy, with a real burst of colour and styles from each of them. I love that there were so many colours, cuts, and styles, with varying hemlines, showing a real mix of Pakistani fashion right now. From colourful, traditional bridals to floral prints and fusion maxi dresses, there's probably something to suit every taste.

I can't quite decide which outfit caught my eye most because there's so many that I really liked (and which I'd like to wear!) - names like Rana Noman and Zainab Chottani are always a favourite with me, but it was also nice to see new names I hadn't heard of before. Which outfits do you like?

Shariq Textiles

Asme

Lajwanti

Zainab Chottani

Rizwan Ahmed

Rana Noman

Obaid Sheikh

Rani Emaan

Zaheer Abbas

Poshak Mahal

Noman Arfeen

Moazzam Abbasi

Tabya Khan

Waseem Noor

Ayesha Aejaz

You can see the full collections here and here.

DESIGNER MODE: Mehndi Outfits by Waseem Noor

I'm in mehndi mode this week! I saw this outfit recently in a local store, Ruby Plaza, which carried Waseem Noor outfits, which I thought would look wonderful as a mehndi outfit (apologies for the slightly rubbish picture!):

I tried looking up the same outfit for a better picture, and although I didn't find it, I did see the rest of Waseem Noor's colourful collection from 2013, which include party dresses and bridal wear. I love how vibrant and not-heavy a lot of these are, they're beautifully embroidered and look very comfortably and light as well. I also like how the colours have been put together (such as the first one, I wouldn't have thought of putting ice blue, mustard, orange and black together!), and I like the 'layered' look a lot of these have, such as closed jackets on top of anarkalis.

Although the designer could be accused of making his designs a little repetitive here, I think that it shows a good range, and also shows a full palette of colours for different people's tastes. I think these outfits are quite affordable too, they're not greatly cheap, but they're not too expensive either (I've seen prices ranging from $99 to £400), so it's definitely something which I think is well priced.

Personally, I still like the outfit I saw in the window (above) most, the colours are just right and I love the banarsi print mixed with the gold lace work on the hem.

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