Pakistani Bridal Dress

Tips for selecting elegant Pakistani Bridal Dress

A Pakistani wedding is an occasion that provides a call for celebrations, along with the excitement of flashy bridal dresses that are the basic color of the whole event. The bride makes all possible effort to look beautiful on her wedding day by choosing elegant Pakistani bridal dress, traditional jewelry and exquisite makeup.The selection of Pakistani bridal dress is the most difficult job to do in the wedding season. As fashion trends change, the demands and requirements of Pakistani bridal dress also changes. There is a variety of luxurious attires available for the brides to pick up their desirable Pakistani bridal dress including sharara, lenhgas, sarees, salwar kameez, as well as, pishwas. While you are selecting your choice of bridal dress, keep in mind these style tips to help you make the right decision.

Color of Bridal dress

In all the fashion trends, red is an obvious choice for the color of Pakistani bridal dress, however, nowadays many colors are ruling the vast variety of bridal dresses including appealing bolds, pastels, maroon, bottle green, turquoise and many more. The selection of color for bridal dress should sinks well with the complexion of the bride to enhance her charm and elegance.

Traditional Bridal Dress

As per fashion trends of today, the bride always wants to pick up the bridal dress that is modern and ethnic at the same time. The colorful Pakistani bridal dress with traditional work is the best among all the options, which never fails to attract the brides.

Additions on Bridal Dress

The elegant working on Pakistani bridal dress is a common feature that helps enhance the look of the bridal dress and brides’ persona on the big day. Ornamental motifs and other additional works like dabka, kora, zari, zardozi, cut work, mirror work, kamdani, naqshi, beads, badla, sequins, stone-work etc. are among the superior embellishments on the bridal dress that add beauty and elegance to Pakistani bridal dress in different dimensions.

Although, Pakistani Bridal dress offers large range of elegant working options, however, it’s your decision to decide how much you want to input on your bridal dress and make the selection of work according to your budget and bridal dress requirement.

Fabric of Bridal Dress

Another important aspect of choosing bridal dress is the selection of fabric. The fabric and its texture should be given much importance while picking up your bridal dress, as the nature of fabric can affect your fitting and stitching style. There is a huge range of fabrics available for Pakistani bridal dress including silk, jamavar, katan silk, crinkle chiffon, pure chiffon, banarsi and many more. The fabric for bridal dress should be chosen in accordance with the color you have selected and type of work that you have decided to put on your bridal dress.

Prices of Pakistani Bridal Dress

The price of Pakistani bridal dress varies from few thousands to 1 lac or more. However, it’s up to you to make a beautiful bridal dress according to your affordability range. The factors that affect the price of Pakistani bridal dress are fabrics and additional embellishments. The additions of stones, natural stones and pearls will definitely made your bridal dress more expensive. Similarly, the use of chiffon fabric will also enlarge the cost of your bridal dress. To be on the safer side, always try to calculate the expenses separately and work out to make an elegant Pakistani bridal dress on your wedding day.

Latest 2011 Lawn Collection

The beginning of the summer 2011 is just round the corner but you still haven’t decided on what to wear during it.

The cold and itchy weather of winter is going to be over and we are heading to the shiny and bright summer season, a season of bright and vivid color. It is a season in which you can play with bright and glamorous colors, hues and designs.

Before the beginning of summer season, number of fashion designers and style gurus come in the market with their latest lawn collection. They target and catch the attention of almost all age group of women by their captivating and pure womanly allure designs. Top class hotels and resorts are show cased with the latest 2011 lawn collection. The fashion and brand consciousness and craze of women are on hype during these latest 2011 lawn collection exhibitions.

The sizzling and hot summer season of Asia, including Pakistan demand soft petal type cloth call “Lawn”. Women, in the summer season wear lawn to bear this unbearable summer and to get comfort in this hot season.

With the advent of fashion and style industry, we now see hundred of Pakistani fashion designers who are continuously working on the latest lawn trends and designs to satisfy the women needs. In the start of the summer of 2011, we can see these fashion designers’s 2011 lawn collection on hoardings, bill boards and on magazines top covers. Among these designers’ lawn collection, the Asim Jofa’s 2011 lawn collection, Gul Ahmed’s 2011 lawn collection, Maria B’s 2011 lawn collection, Vaneeza Ahmed’s 2011 lawn collection, Junaid Jamsheed’s 2011 lawn collection, Nadia Hussain’s 2011 lawn collection, Bonanza’s 2011 lawn collection, Yasir Ansari’s 2011 lawn collection, Diva Haute Couture 2011 lawn collection and Firdous’s 2011 lawn collection are on the top of the list towards women choice and buying preference.

As similar to last year, in this 2011 summer season, these designers’ 2011 lawn collection also seem essential for women. The women, especially those who are fashion and brand conscious are waiting for the latest 2011 lawn collection to look luxurious and stylish. They think that their fashion and style is incomplete if they don’t have these designers’ lawn collection in their wardrobe.

The designs, patterns, colors and hues in this summer of 2011 are simply unavoidable. We see exclusive printed khaddar, painterly strokes, ethnic inspired prints, earthy tones and elegant cuts in fall 2011.

This fall the emphasis is on conservative glamour, urban chick with unconventional color combination’s, mixing patterns and pulling together with different motifs and flowers are the trends in latest 2011 lawn collection.

Beside this, forth, flou, frills, layers and anything that will flutter in the light breeze of summer is in fashion. Exquisitely designed sleeves and embroidered borders are also in demand. Paisleys and polka dots in a subtle palette of colors also discover your charm in this summer. Floral designs in chiffon stuff with aquatic hues can create serenity with a stylish flair in your clothing.

By indulging in the designs, colors and hues of this season, you can transform yourself in a stylish and goddess look which you always wish. So, wrap up yourself with the stylish and softer 2011 lawn collection with flairy, flowing and feminine silhouettes.

Miss Pakistan

Miss Pakistan World 2010

After the successful event of Miss Pakistan World 2009, this year August 20, 2010 will witness the crowning of the 8th year for Pakistan’s only pageant in the world, Miss Pakistan World at the Pearson Convention Center in Toronto, Canada.

Participants

Annie
Areeba
Avateef
Barira
Donna
Laraib
Naira Shazia

Winner

Ainee Rupani

Annie Rupani becomes Miss Pakistan World 2010

The beautiful Annie Rupani has become an overnight sensation after earning the title of Miss Pakistan World 2010 on August 20, 2010.Annie Rupani in her dazzling hot pink gown and mesmerizing Miss Pakistan World tiara wooed the million hearts at the Pearson Convention Center in Toronto,

Canada.The 21 year old, Annie Rupani who is originally from Karachi has replaced Miss Pakistan World 2009, Ayesha Gallani, while Naira from Lahore is the first runner up and Barira from Gujrat is the second runner up.

This was the eighth Miss Pakistan World pageant that was initially started by Sonia Ahmed. The event was a grand success in which 650 people across USA and Canada came to witness the crowning of eighth Pakistani beauty, Annie Rupani.

Annie Rupani Miss Pakistani World 2010 talks to Fashion Central

Annie Rupani is 21 years old from Sugar Land, Texas representing Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She was crowned Miss Pakistan World 2010 on August 20, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. She is currently studying Religion and Anthropology at Boston University.
She has also studied abroad in London during the fall semester of 2008 and was able to travel to several countries in Western Europe which triggered her fascination for other cultures. She has also been to the Northern Mountainous region of Pakistan through the Rupani Foundation to help in a women’s development initiative of Gem Cutting and Polishing Training Centers.
Annie’s interests include laughing, traveling, and cooking, and the outdoors. She is passionate about the issues that currently affect Pakistan and she hopes that during her year as Miss Pakistan World, she is able to create a lighter image of Pakistan and empower women to pursue their dreams by breaking past traditional stereotypes.

1. How does it feel to be crowned Miss Pakistan World 2010?

It was completely unexpected. I was still in shock when the MC announced my name, but it feels incredible and I am very excited to make this an unforgettable year as Miss Pakistan World 2010.

2. Tell us a bit about your background?

I was born in Austin, Texas and raised in Sugar Land. My parents spent the first part of their lives in Karachi, Pakistan, but moved to the U.S. about thirty years ago. I have two sisters, Natasha and Mona. I am currently studying Religion and Anthropology at Boston University and I will be graduating from university in May of 2011.

3. What is your aim with this title?

My goal as Miss Pakistan World 2010 is to foremost bring awareness to the world about the country of Pakistan, its qualities and imminent needs. Pakistan is a very beautiful country with some of the world’s highest mountain peaks and a history that traces back to one of the world’s first civilizations.

4. Pakistan is such a country where anything and everything sparks controversy, why is that

Unfortunately, a major issue in Pakistan is the lack of education. The literacy rates are very low, especially among women; therefore religious leaders more often than not drive the opinions of people which is also how the Taliban gained power in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The only way to cure this perpetual cycle of controversy is to strengthen the education system in Pakistan.

5. You have a whole year ahead of you, what are your personal plans for Miss Pakistan World?

I’m extremely excited to begin my year as Miss Pakistan World 2010 and I hope to use this as a platform to create networking tools between Pakistan women across the U.S. and hopefully the world. I would like to serve as an ambassador for Pakistan as well as serve as a role model for other Pakistan girls.
I hope to further the initiatives of the Rupani Foundation, which gives Pakistani women in the Northern Areas confidence and the ability to be active outside of their homes. Overall, I hope to create awareness about Pakistan and the issues affecting the country such as lack of education, sanitation, and air pollution.

Spring Summer 2011

Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011

Fashion Week wraps up today with its enchanting, heart hitting spring/summer collection in Milan Fashion Week 2011.

Seven consecutive fashion filled days that kicked off on Tuesday, September 22 in Milan Fashion Week wraps up today with its enchanting, heart hitting spring/summer collection. Myriads of new trends are seen in this fashion week with Giorgio Armani took the lead with its cool, deep blue collection personifying the mesmerizing loneliness of dessert.

The collection was opulent in its textural richness and intricacies of cut. Dolce and Gabbana transformed lacy, flowy curtains and bed sheets into classy, fairytale like white frocks that looked just impeccable and perfect choice for summer romance. Dolled up in dreamy, tribal, embroidered tulle dresses, with laced seams and mile long, flat ironed extensions, Robert Cavalli models were looking very sexy and seductive. The hip-hugging bell bottoms or long, webby skirts worn with tied-on tattered tops that left hips, bellies and backs exposed were sensually heart hitting. Gucci definitely rocked the catwalk with its ‘Sophisticated Seduction” collection that was mesmerizingly colorful and sweetly sophisticated.

The Spring/Summer 2011 Gianfranco Ferre collection, designed by Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi draws inspiration from jazz and from modern rhythms of the body in motion, interpreting the concepts of luxury and elegance as sensual variations on the theme of an easy, effervescent and absolute femininity.

The shoulder bags that Gianfranco Ferre featured on the Milan Fashion Week runway were small with metallic embellishments in the form of beads and small metal parts formed together to create an artistic focal point. Ferre used golden satin, black satin, black leather and white leather with chain straps to create their shoulder bag collection. The shoulder bags had shorter straps than what other designers have been showing for spring and summer 2011. Gianfranco Ferre's shoulder bags hit at the bottom of the waist on the models as opposed to the hip length straps Fashionistas have been seeing during the New York, London and Milan shows. Gianfranco Ferre showed his shoulder bags on both daytime and evening looks; although the handbags themselves leaned towards formalwear.

Gianfranco Ferre also featured small, formal clutches on the Milan Fashion Week runway. The clutches were also embellished with beads and metal parts formed together to create intricate designs. Ferre's clutches were formal and appropriate for black tie occasions; although they could be paired with formal dinner wear or darker, special occasion looks.

Gianfranco Ferre has given Fashionistas formal handbags which are an alternative to the easy-to-recognize evening bags from major designers. Ferre's handbags, although unique, are classic and can be worn season after season. For Fashionistas looking for classic, fresh and artistic evening shoulder bags and clutches that stray from the obvious, Gianfranco Ferre's spring and summer 2011 handbag collection will be the ultimate line.

New Decorations for children's rooms

Furniture Tips for Children’s Room

Your child is born with special needs to cater to. The kid requires as much material support as it requires emotional attention. Obviously, the parents want only the best for their child. However, ‘the best’ comes at a price. In the good old days, people usually did not have too many resources to provide their kids with every comfort in the world. But with double-income parents and small families on the rise, the parents feel that the good times must be shared with their tiny-tots. Resultantly, the furniture requirements of the children’s room have undergone varied optional changes.

Gone are the days, when the kids were stuck on a single-bed till he attained adulthood. The furniture designing companies have come up with an innovative idea of 3-in-1 bedroom set ideally suited for all ages till the child becomes a man or a woman. These sets are so designed that when a crib is no longer needed, it can be converted into a toddler bed, which can then be converted into a single, full or queen-sized bed. This was just a simple illustration of the kind of innovation being undertaken in this rapidly growing segment of furniture market.

Antique furniture made of Amish handcrafted furniture should never be lost sight of when selecting the furniture for your kid. Amish made furniture, that is time tested, presents plethora of advantages over the modern fancy furniture. The strength and sturdiness of Amish furniture makes for an ideal choice for your kid’s unique requirements of playing, jumping and hopping over the furniture. Amish Oak furniture also ensures that your kid grows in the natural environment and appreciates the craftsmanship that goes into making every unique Amish furniture article. From the safety point of view, always avoid heavily painted furniture in your kids’ room.

Another aspect that goes into buying an ideal set of furniture article for your kids’ comfort is space management. The space is always available at a premium for working couples. It is quite possible that the kids’ room is extremely short on space. Convertible furniture always comes in handy when space is the priority. Toys and clothes can be accommodated in the attractive drawers and chesters. The idea is to look for vertical space in the room, as horizontal space is not easily available.

A very good choice for children specific furniture is to use designer-made cubicles. It will obviously save a lot of space and also help children learn to organize themselves a bit better. These cubicles and drawers come in all attractive colors with on-board games that always keep children interested. Always make sure that the furniture in your kids’ room resonates positive vibes with attractive color combinations. Bright colors are ideally suited for the children’s room furniture.

Lastly, the value of good market research in the choice of children’s furniture can never be underestimated. The best price deals can only be extracted if you know the market well. Your local furniture showrooms, bulk furniture suppliers, business yellow pages and Internet are few leads that should help you decide the best course for your furniture needs.