There’s no point in repeating what we all already know; Covid 19 changed how we live our lives. However, after the initial shock of the pandemic...
There’s been a commercial fashion drought this year. Fashion weeks cancelled, solo presentations far and few in between with Elan, Hussain Rehar,...
Zinda-dil-ane-Lahore is a secret book-worm. The city of lights, parks and the rousing dhol has a literary predilection that is easy to miss but...
The year is 2020. A country in South-East Asia is plagued with cases of human rights abuse, multiple rapes are being reported across the country...
Women led entrepreneurial ventures are becoming more common across the country. From home-made food and confectionary to art, jewelry, clothes and...
What do Pakola, Dil Dil Pakistan and disappointed cricket fan Sarim Akhtar have in common? They’re all part of our country’s pop culture and...
We are on the cusp of a new world order. The future is fearsome and fascinating. It looks entirely novel yet eerily familiar at the same time,...
Historically, fashion has reflected global upheavals and structural transformations through its ever changing aesthetics. From the industrial...
How are perennially busy stars dealing with their down-time?
There is much to be said about authenticity in the world of art, especially wearable art. Fashion is inspired by the old and existing but also has...
Decoding fashion trends for the year 2020.
With his debut short film, Shehr-e-Tabassum, Arafat Mazhar and his incredible team has presented to the country its first taste of locally animated...
Understanding fashion’s murky relationship to inspiration.
Instep takes a closer look at the music and lyrics of singer-songwriter Mehdi Maloof.
An original design show by the streaming giant that changes how you view fashion.
Featuring Mira Sethi and Khalid Ahmed in pivotal roles, the classic Shakespearian tragedy is adapted for the stage in Urdu, with direction of Zia...
Cinemas are back, if not thriving. Cricket has finally come home again. We even hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, a visit that sent our...
Reviewing Pakistan’s first animated cyberpunk film.
Kaarvan Crafts Foundation is a Lahore-based non-profit organization that works to mobilize rural women with vocational skills and link them to...
Shaan has painstakingly worked on Zarrar, using the film as an opportunity to build the industry’s technical capabilities
These upcoming stars are the ones to watch out for…
Jamal Rahman’s True Brew Records has long been a tiny music haven, nestled between offices, eateries and upscale furniture stores; an unlikely,...
The last decade can be characterized as one of activism and revolution. From the Arab Spring to the #MeToo movement, it pushed for accountability,...
And what to watch instead.
Here’s what to incorporate in hair care routines to ensure healthy hair despite the vagaries of day to day styling.
Bewitched by Netflix’s latest offering, the Henry Cavill starrer fantasy fiction series is already renewed for a second season.
The curly girl method helps you embrace your natural hair
Fast fashion has made luxury a little more affordable but, at what cost?
Pakistan gears up for the festive season, which in this country is often simply characterized by weddings.
Pakistani fashion, as with most things produced locally, oscillates between two extremes; when it’s good, it’s very, very good but when it’s...
We like to give credit where it’s due – the PFDC, despite a recent structural overhaul, has the organisation of fashion week down to pat. This...
The inaugural day kicked off the fashion calendar for this season on a high note
Summer is great, particularly if you’re in school and get three months off during the sweltering heat to laze indoors and enjoy.
Ayesha Omar has a lot to look forward to this year. She’s currently shooting for a film that will most likely be in theatres around the same time...
Spring in Lahore is a decidedly festive season. The extremity of the summer heat is yet to set in and the weather is pleasant enough to allow...
Vogue Magazine’s March’17 issue was meant to be a celebration of diversity and a step in the right direction but unfortunately old habits die...
Jewellery designer Zohra Rahman made quite an entrance into the fashion circuit a couple of years ago with her since critically acclaimed...
Here’s a short horror story: lawn season is upon us. It feels surreal even to write it considering the last days of winter still linger. But, from...
It pains us to even write these words but the truth is, spring is upon us. Don’t get us wrong, we love spring; it’s what heralds after that...
There’s no disputing that there’s been a sudden profusion of stylists in the industry. They are suddenly everywhere and considering she was one...
It’s 2017. We live in exciting times where technology has made it possible to discern the origins of the creation of the universe by studying...
If you open the Webster-Merriam dictionary against the word theatricality you’ll find Ali Xeeshan’s name in honorable mentions as a synonym.
2016 has been a pretty awful year and it’s not quite over just yet. It’s been a year characterised morbidly by death. From favourite gorillas to...
There’s no denying that we’re fans of the revamped Generation ethos. The brand has been putting out one spectacular collection after the other,...
Despite starting out some two years ago, jewellery designer Zohra Rahman has managed to carve a niche for herself in Pakistan’s limited...
There was a time when getting the bride dressed in all her wedding-day finery was a task for family and cousins. An aunt of dubious dexterity with...
It’s 2016 and violence against women still stands as an unshakable pillar of patriarchy. Not only it is documented in every strata of society,...
Blonde bombshell Kate Moss was the world’s first petite super model to reign so unequivocally. Moss, for those wondering, is touted to be around...
When we set out to put together our list of the soon to be crowned First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump’s best sartorial forays, we...
