Hey guys!! I hope you all had a good fall season. Mine was just okayish though. And I know i’ve been MIA but well here I am with a new blog regarding some desi fashion or sense of style these summers.

I am big on clothes. I love shopping. I love buying clothes and I love designing them in different ways. And i’m obviously an inspiration to some! The cuts and designing can give life to even simple clothes. I would definitely give credit to my mother, I learned after making obvious mistakes in deciding the wrong fabrics, lace or even designs. But i learned, and i’m self reliant now. I don’t even mind normal suits (non-designer) as long as they are designed right and you can carry them well. I have a very few top favourite brands! I stopped getting a certain brands because literally everyone has those particular suits and dresses, as a result they end up looking like a school uniform. I prefer something different than the rest. Well at least I try until someone’s discovers what i’m wearing and they get the same designer the next time. So yeah.

Hussain Rehar

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIS CLOTHES! Literally my favourite designer in Lahore. The first time I got a formal wear was on my brothers wedding. I kept on buying his lawn and then winter fabric too. It was pricey and well I paid quite a lot of stitching too. Tailors are expensive these days. The material he uses, the color combination, embroidery and then the organza duppatas, promotion’s everything is on point. Most of the designers only focus on the shirt design and embroidery while matching it with a digital printed duppata, while Hussain Rehar changed the complete game by focusing on all the three pieces (shirt, duppata and pants). His duppatas are so pretty and personally I too prefer organza duppatas for formal gathering in summers while I can easily wear it over a perfectly embroidered lawn suit. I’ll definitely get one of these;

Sapphire

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I already purchased 5 suits of sapphire from their daily casual wear lawn. Considering how warm/hot Pakistan gets during extreme summers you cannot really wear heavily embroidered clothes, plain or printed lawn is best and easy to carry. However the designing and cuts aren’t simple. I like to experiment with different designs and I did that this time again. I hope they end up being good though. Extremely excited to see what my tailor does. Sapphire was all about the good pricing and prints. A lot of floral prints (what everyone prefers in summers). I literally wanted to get a lot of items. But well five is enough from one collection. The thing I liked the most was their idea of small printed florals on shirt and pants. The shirts of this collection were lawn whilst the pants were cotton; but it’s okay. I just liked almost every article.

Zara Shahjahan

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I usually get their Pret wear from seasonal collections, their new recent collection is definitely worth looking at. The colors, fabric and how minimalist yet great it looks. The right amount of embroidery, print and the cute color palette. These are some of their articles which caught my attention;

Charizma RTW

https://instagram.com/charizma_official?igshid=NzAzN2Q1NTE=

This was my first ever purchase from this brand. I am a huge fan of animal prints; cheetah, tiger, snake or any other animal. I instantly get attracted to animal printed dresses, clothes, shirts and everything. They’re a classic and you can never go wrong with them! I got a dress from their stitched cotton collection and I am absolutely obsessed with how beautiful it is and how amazingly I can carry it! I have the perfect sandals and bag to carry along with it. Just super excited! If you’re someone who’s obsessed with animal prints do check out their collection, you’ll love it.

Sobia Nazir

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If you’re looking for something fancier than a normal suit and something you’d wear formally at dinners or gatherings then this is the right collection for you. Specially if you’re someone who loves playing with different fabric and material. I personally like designing things on different fabrics so such collections really excite me. The mirror work, organza duppata and then the net cut work. This collection really is something i’m looking forward to.

Lastly, I would like to add that we women spend thousands on 1 suit yet we tend to bargain from people working in smaller shops like tailors or the ones selling laces! Knowing the amount of inflation in this country and how difficult it is for these small shop owners or workers to make ends meet please don’t bargain from them. They have families to feed. You might save a few hundreds but it would mean more to them than you! Tailors put in so much effort in making your perfect suits! What they ask for is what they truly deserve. Please be kind!