06. Around Town...

One party at a time!

42. What’s in Your Bag?

Your everyday style essentials. The Editor’s edition.

44. A Modern Muse

HSY presents his 2016 bridal collection ‘I Believe I Can Fly’.

50. W’s Roving Eye

This week’s hottest looks! Who made the style A- list?

52. The Makeup Edit

Contour and highlight like a pro!

56. Madhur Jaffrey – Guru of Indian Cookery

Madhur Jaffrey on her love for Indian cuisine.

60. In Conversation with Sachal and Hamza

Heroes, Villains and Art Attacks!

66. The Edit

How to elevate the basic black tee.

68. Travel & Cake

Chai with a view! Anushey Qaiser goes exploring in Doha.

70. The Dressing Room

Take a style tour of Erum Kamal’s wardrobe.

74. 5 Days 5 Ways

Anam Ella Durrani gives us exciting outfit ideas for the week.

76. 7 Days with QYT

Qasim Yar Tiwana’s unstoppable social calendar.

78. Love Struck

Weekend’s editors’ picks!

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CONTENTS

MARCH 27, 2016

Hey Weekenders!We can’t believe that March is already over! Seems like yesterday we were celebrating the New Year, right? This week was a roller coaster ride for Team Weekend. We went event hopping from the premier of Kapoor & Sons with Fawad Khan himself to attending a glamorous dinner with team Shaan-e-Pakistan where we met the legendary Rekha Bhardvaj (the voice behind the popular song, Kabira from the Bollywood movie ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’). In this issue, Madhur Jaffery, the award winning actress, celebrated food writer and TV personality talks to us about her love for Indian cuisine. QYT makes a comeback with his unstoppable social calendar, Minahil Sherazi reveals the secret recipe to look like a Kardashian and we take a tour of Erum Kamal’s wardrobe in our fashion feature ‘The Dressing Room’ where we celebrate individual style. Like always, we have kept a roving eye out for all hottest looks around town. ‘Tis the time to Weekend! Sincerely,Team Weekend.

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Kya Dilli Kya LahoreThe second edition of Shaan-e-Pakistan, ‘Kya Dilli Kya Lahore 2016’ hosted a musical night at Royal Palm Lahore. The event PR was handled by Lotus.

Ayisha & Shiraz Uppal

Mehar Bano Sethi & Noman Gillani

Nataesh & Neha

Shoaib & Annie Sophia

Faiza

Hadiqa Qiani

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Asad & Noor ZiaSelina Rashid Mehak RizviMehak Saeed

J. Ali, Steve & Paul Huma Nassr & Zeenat Aman

Elisha & Vishal Asif Khan Dr. Pareesa Junaid Khan

Mr & Mrs Javed Akram

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Ayman Hikmat & Saad Akram

Wedding BellsSaad Javed Akram and Aymen Hikmat hosted a musical night in Lahore to celebrate their impending marriage.

Nasir & Ayesha

Mr & Mrs Malik Parvez

Nazia, Ammar, Shazia & Anush

Eman Khan

Ammara Hikmat

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Ahmad Kardar, Amna Kardar & Saad Javed Akram

Omer & AyshaMinahil

Ryan Hikmat

Nimra

Veneeza & Anum Mahvish & AmnaAsad & Noor Zia

Hina Butt

Beverley Riverina team

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Syeda Amera

RunwaySyeda Amera showcased her latest collection at J Spring Fashion Show 2016 in Sydney, Australia.

Robert Hall & Begitta Stolk

Nathan Tito, Chontel Tucker & Joanne Phua

Sammantha Hammond

Brogan Ford & Lara Kell

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Nguyen Thi Bao Huong, Hoang Minh Son & Hoang Huong LyAshley Syne & Hayley Syne

Natasha Bridges & Alexandra Fleming

Anna Jezewski, Sophie Callaghan & Marni RyanWedded Wonderland

Keira Rumble

Juan Cruz Losada & Marianela Lagomarsino

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Baber Ali Shah, Irfan Ali & Mahwish

The Polo FinalThe final match of the National Open, Master Paints versus Diamond Paints, was held at the prestigious Polo Club in Lahore.

Amna & Sania

Mona & Ameer Hamza

Fatima & Saira

Nandana, Nayla & ZainabJanat

Eman & Hiba

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Annie & SaqibMehak AdilNatasha, Zainab, Sadaf with Daughter

Santiago Cernadas & Ana Fernandez Maham & Eaman

Sana Ahmad & Mir ShoaibSyed Shahid Ali Shah with daughter

Zainab Mohammad

Anaum Hammad & Mehak Elahi

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Jehanzeb, Fatima, Saira & Rizwan

Saira Rizwan & Zara Gul

Mehreen Gardezi & Nayaab Gilani

Amna & Abdullah

Shakira Usman, Momina Sibtain & Saira FaisalAmna Kardar

Arooj with friend

Lawning For SpringSaira Rizwan celebrated the successful launch of her Spring Lawn 2016 collection nationwide through a preview at her flagship store at Mall 94, Gulberg in Lahore. The PR of the event was handled by Amjad Bhatti.

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Amber Liaqat & Sehyr AnisShiza & Hassan

Sofia Badar with friends

Sahar Mahmud

Sehar Khosa

Asher & Dr.Amir

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Hamza, Noor, Maryam, Mahnoor & Hoor

Grillin’ For MoreThe restaurant Ox & Grill opened in Bahria Town, Islamabad.

Sajdeh, Farheen, Henna & Sadia

Fida, Najeeb & Sadia

Fakir & Henna

Madiha & Ali

Maliha Waqas & Bilal Mukhtar

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Reem Abbassi & Rez Aly Shah

All That GlittersHanif Jewellers opened up their store at Centaurus Mall in Islamabad.

Raheela & Zareen

Faizan Hanif, Salman Hanif, Mian Hanif, Zeeshan Hanif & Shahzaman Hanif

Mariam & Faiza

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Models at the event Nuzhat & Mahen Shah

Rakhshanda & Naila Tariq Palwahsay & Lailomah

Syra & RizwanMr & Mrs Hamza Rahman

Venesa & Jiya

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Cross My HeartCross Stitch launched their Spring/Summer lawn collection at their store in Lahore. Event was organized by BM Events.

Amber Gohar & Aroosh

Sana Ashraf

Omer & Sundas

Assad & MishalSaira & Tamania

Anush

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Saira with mom & UzmaAniqa & SaminaCybil

Noore Bhatty Kanwal Ilyas Sundas & Fariman

Zainab Salman

Sana, Ayesha, Alina, Mishal,Aroshna & Madiha

Raheel Lakhany & Nomi Ansari

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Aamir, Sadaf, Zainab & Fia

Summer StaplesZainab Chottani launched her latest Spring/Summer Lawn Collection in collaboration with Lakhany Silk Mills in Karachi.

Momina & Areeba

Sadaf

Iman & Zhalay

Aisha & SanaSanam

Umar & Amna

Ayesha Omar

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Yasmeen with friendShahnaz RamziZurain, Nubain & Wardha

Maliha with friend along with Mr & Mr MunafSarwat & Zainab

Hani, Hafsa, Nazneen with friendSanamMaliha Rehman

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A Modern MuseBridal Collection

HSY’s 2016 Bridal Collection, titled ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ is emblematic of the brand’s distinct

contemporary aesthetic incorporating an other-worldly feel. It is thematically inspired by the idea of a post-modern heaven. We blend

current trends with traditional details to create a symbiosis of purgatory and paradise. The HSY

bride is a modern muse of this dichotomous world that finds something divine from within the

depths of darkness.

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Label: HSY

Model: Amna Baber

Hair makeup and Photography: Maram and Aabroo

Jewelry: Zohra Rehman

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Well, what’s the use of a pair of good

eyes that never rove? Weekend’s been going through our fashion files for the week and

AnAum HAmmAdAnusH AmmAr

W’s rOVInG eye

Anaum looks totally summer-ready in this Saira Rizwan lawn Suit. What’s not to love about

this season-friendly outfit worn with a pretty smile!

Anaum looks totally summer-ready in this Saira Rizwan lawn Suit. What’s not to love about

this season-friendly outfit worn with a pretty smile!

Black and red is a bold combination for a day-time

event but with a flirty ruffled skirt and a fitted, not too

busy, simply cut top, Anush is working this look like magic!

Black and red is a bold combination for a day-time

event but with a flirty ruffled skirt and a fitted, not too

busy, simply cut top, Anush is working this look like magic!

Aymen HIkmAt Nothing more beautiful

than a glowing bride! We love the way Aymen

Hikmat experiments with colours without ever being

over-the-top.

Nothing more beautiful than a glowing bride!

We love the way Aymen Hikmat experiments with

colours without ever being over-the-top.

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these are the people who caught our fancy for either their style, their courage or their star power. Well played!

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W’s rOVInG eye

We love how despite being heavily embellished,

the muted palette gives Aimen’s outfit a look that pleases the eye

without seeking too much attention.

We love how despite being heavily embellished,

the muted palette gives Aimen’s outfit a look that pleases the eye

without seeking too much attention.

Earthy tones, minimal embellishments and visually engaging silhouettes make

for the perfect look. We are swooning over the way Shazia carries this outfit!

Earthy tones, minimal embellishments and visually engaging silhouettes make

for the perfect look. We are swooning over the way Shazia carries this outfit!

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sAHAr mAHmudThe ever elegant Sahar

Mahmud keeps it simple yet chic in this made-for-the-

summer look!

The ever elegant Sahar Mahmud keeps it simple yet

chic in this made-for-the-summer look!

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ll know that highlighting and

contouring have become pretty mainstream with everyone and their dog putting up a tutorial on how to do it. So naturally, I thought I’d throw my hat into the ring too. While this isn’t a tutorial per se, it’s what I have learned from endless (instagram, youtube, snapchat) tutorials and hours of watching the Kardashians (more than what is recommended or healthy even). Here’s my take on the makeup routine that won’t leave you looking like one of the queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Know your face shape

We all have different shaped faces and there’s a contour routine for all of us. If you have a round/squarish

face (like yours truly) then you want to apply contour on the hollows of your cheeks (where there is a natural shadow and right under the cheekbone) along with applying it on the jawline and temples of your forehead. Applying contour on these areas will give the illusion of a slimmer face (it’s not quite the same as losing 10lbs but every bit helps for us fuller faced ladies).

For a narrower face, contouring on the hollows of your cheeks may elongate the face so instead you want to shade along the top of your forehead and a bit on the chin which will create a rounded effect.

Similarly if you have a diamond-shaped face you want to contour along your jawline that will soften and round angular features.

The Makeup

EditHighlighting and Contouring 101 Master the art of highlight and contour with these basic

commandments

by Minahil Batool SheraziSquare

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You don’t need to have an army of products in your highlighting and contouring arsenal but just two; a

darker shade for contour and a lighter one for highlight. You can use a darker concealer or cream foundation to shade with and a one shade lighter concealer for highlighting and you can leave it at that.

I prefer to use a cream contour such as the Wonder Stick by NYX Cosmetics which is cheap and brilliant (Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit is a pricier alternative with a wider shade range) and layer the Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder on top (again ABH does a powder contour kit too that has 6 shades). This may sound like it is high maintenance but the sculpting powder locks in the cream contour. When it comes to highlighting, I do like to have more than one option (consider myself an avid collector) and use a lighter concealer (MAC Pro-Longwear concealer is amazing and a little goes a long way) underneath the eyes and a shimmer on the cheekbones. I am not a fan of MAC’s Soft and Gentle, popular though it is, I find it has chunky glitter that can really accentuate pores.

I prefer finely milled highlighting powders like the Anastasia Beverly Hills illuminators (Starlight is a firm favourite) or the Gleam Kit by the same brand. Cheaper and easier to find alternatives are Mary-Loumanizer by The Balm Cosmetics and Nars Copacabana liquid illuminator (you only need to use a smidge of this along the top of your cheekbones). Most makeup artists

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Blending is everything

The whole point of makeup is that it accentuates your natural features. You don’t want varsity level coverage with your highlight/contour

routine but a subtly sculpted face that defines and enhances your features. Avoid layers and layers of dark and dramatic makeup that is best left for when you take the stage, and lightly apply shade to the areas you want to contour and blend like your social life depends on it. A damp sponge makes the best blender when it comes to foundation application and contour blending. The Beauty Blender seamlessly blends in any harsh lines resulting in a traceless and flawless complexion. Blending ensures that any darker creams or powders applied on the face look like natural shadows instead of the map it starts out as.

Choose colours according to your skin tone

Contouring isn’t about adding colour but shadow to the face so if you are very fair you don’t want to use a contouring colour that is too dark. Try

not to use bronzers for contouring but opt for cooler tones like Benefit’s Hoola bronzer which isn’t orange but the right shade to be used a contour powder for people starting out. And when it comes to highlighting use a pearly shade like Becca’s Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl and if you have olive to darker skin tones a gold highlighter like the MAC Prep + Prime highlighter in Peach Lustre.

and tutorials apply highlighter on the bridge and tip of the nose, cupid’s bow, brow bone and chin. I avoid those areas because you just end up looking greasy and a shinny cupid’s bow usually translates as a sweaty upper lip in pictures and a highlighted nose-tip makes me look like I’ve been snorting glitter (which is fine on some days but not everyday).

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Madhur Jaffrey – Guru of IndIan Cookery

Madhur Jaffrey is an award winning actress, celebrated food writer and television personality. She is known for bringing Indian cuisine to the Western world. Madhur has written more than 20 cookbooks. She came to Pakistan at Lahore Literary Festival as a panelist of two sessions, one about her cookery and the other about her career as an actress. On the venue she spared some time

to talk exclusively to weekend magazine and shared many facts and experiences of her cooking career.

How does it feel to be in Paki-stan?It’s wonderful. First time I came here fifteen years ago and I was looked af-ter with such great hospitality and I had such a good time that now com-ing here was an easy decision.What was it that made you in-terested in cooking?I didn’t know how to cook because

we had cooks at home in India. It was when I went to England as a drama student at the Royal Acad-emy of Arts I couldn’t get good In-dian food. There was a restaurant with terrible food. So I wrote to my mother and requested to send me the recipes for Khara Masala Ka Gosht, Aloo Ghobbi and Hing Jeera Ka Aloo. She sent simple

recipes and I started with that. I didn’t know how to cook but I re-membered a little bit of taste. So I was able to recreate those dishes. Then my mother kept sending me the recipes and I wrote down all those. It was how it all started.How many cooking recipes did you inherit from your mother?The first book which I wrote was

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the recipes from my family. Then I started travelling around and vis-ited all over India and Asia for col-lecting recipes. How many times do you test the recipe?It depends. Sometimes the recipe works out for the first time and sometime I have to repeat for many times until it comes out per-fect. I remember when I was mak-ing rasgullas at home and those were sour all the time I made. (She laughed) I made ten times until they were right.You have written more than 20 books of recipes. Is there any particular book to whom you give preference?I can’t say that I prefer any particu-lar book. They are like my children and one can’t differentiate be-tween her own children. However, I have slight feelings for A Tastes of

India.What is the most difficult part of writing a cookbook?You can easily write a bad book but for good book it needs preci-sion, enthusiasm and honesty. These are the key factors that en-

gage people and made cuisines popular. How do you think cooking of the subcontinent has changed over the years?I think it is pretty much stayed the same but the new things have add-ed. Like anyone else we also get in-fluenced by foreign countries. So there is more Chinese, Japanese and the foods of other countries. One cuisine never stands still, it keeps adding and we are doing the same. Now we are trying to learn new things from the West and they are trying to learn new things from us. So it is both India and Pakistan are making changes. And that is inevitable.Is there any secret to great cur-ry?It’s said that the taste is in one’s hand. That means it is in palate, the ability to taste. It is like the ability to see and the ability to hear. Ei-ther you have it or you don’t have. Either you have good hearing abil-ity and can enjoy music or you can appreciate painting because you have good eyes. The same is with food. If you have a good pal-ate then you can taste the details of the food.

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Is there any way through which a person can develop his pal-ate?The process starts from childhood. I remember when my children were young I encourage them to taste different dishes either they like that or not. It developed their palate and now they enjoy food of every coun-try either it is Chinese, Mexicans, Italian or of any other region. It is said that who cooks well also loves to eat. Yes, that’s true; I love eating and found it difficult to change my eat-ing habits even though I have to stay fit which is the demand of my acting career. Where do you get your recipe inspiration?It depends. If I come to your home and eat something delicious, I ask for the recipe, rather I would pre-fer to see the dish being cooked because I don’t trust how you tell. You don’t tell me how to cut the vegetable, how much oil to be added and how much the flame is required. No one tells these minor details. So the best is to watch be-

cause you learn best by watching. Curry is a now staple in British cuisine, How do you perceive this development?You can’t stop these things. I think it is quite fair, they ruled us for so many years and now in food we are ruling them. Has your style of cooking changed over the years?I try to make things simple both for my readers and for myself be-cause everyone is short of time. So I try to make it simpler and faster. Any of your children inherited the cooking abilities?All my children and grand children are very good cooks. They cook everything be it Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans or any other dish. What-ever I can cook they can. Do you have a favourite food memory?I have tons of food memories be-cause I forget nothing. I remember as a little child climbing the mango trees and picking the green man-goes and eating them with salt, pepper and chilies. That might be one of my earliest food memories.

How does it feel to be such a great inspiration for people?I had never thought that so many people would have my cook books. I often think that if my mother would knew this fact she would laugh that this girl would teach how to cook. (She laughed heart-ily). I think she had no idea that I had such capability. So I am always surprised.

RAPID FIReActing and cooking which one is closer to your heart?Acting, because that is what I was trained. What you wanted to be as a growing child... First I wanted to be a doctor then a painter and an actress. Your favourite home cooked meal...Daal with rice, yoghurt and chut-ney.One ingredient essential for ev-ery dish... For our kind of food it’s Hari Mirch.

Animation is not new to South Asia and in recent times, we have all seen a few prominent local celebrities and artists venturing

into the novel field. Most of these anima-tions revolve around archetypal characters who live in the very black and white world of good and evil like most superheroes. While we do somewhat get a taste of local settings, language and costumes etc. it’s really hard to ignore the fact that most of them fall within the trajectory of an overtly simplified world and vision when it comes to characterization, settings, heroes and villains.

So naturally, we got extremely excited when we came across work by studio 88 in Lahore As an animation, it dares to navi-gate around the city itself and indulge in

it’s history, culture, architecture and spa-tial narratives. It’s an open studio of sorts which is the brainchild of two art grads from NCA and BNU; Sachal and Hamza. They also started a local initiative for young artists called Lahore Sketch group that invites everyone and anyone who likes to draw, to come together in public spaces and as the names suggests, just sit, experience and sketch. Hamza had initially worked on an animation project with Nu-mair Abbas, the son of the acclaimed car-toonist Nigar Nazar. He also worked in two game development studios that gave him an insight into the workings of the indus-try yet, also inspired him to do something more and address local narratives. Sachal graduated as an architecture and despite the fact that his father ran his own archi-

tectural practice, he refused to be a part of it, wanting to be able to do something on his own. His graduate thesis was also on virtual and fantastical spaces and it was during the thesis that he collaborated with Hamza and realized his love for illustrative and graphic arts.

We had an opportunity to meet these two young talented men one hazy winter afternoon at their studio in Model Town and talked art, philosophy, the inception and working of both Studio 88 and Lahore Sketch Group.It’s been about a year since you guys started Lahore Sketch group, what prompted it?Hamza: I was living in Berlin for a year, exploring the city and getting to know all kinds of people, it’s a walking city,;every

Photo credits : A Small Shutter

By Sana Zulfiqar & Heraa Khan

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one gets about on bi-cycles or walks, it was there that I was first introduced to urban sketching through an event I stumbled upon. It was a bi-weekly event and anyone could join in. Soon sketching became a habit, and a tool through which I could record my experi-ences. We wanted people to come, sit together, expe-rience the city and make a mark by recording these ex-periences.We noticed that there is an interaction between LSG and Lahore’s evolving urban dynamics, what made you focus on the city?

We rarely ever get out in Lahore and there’s good reason for it, It’s not a particu-larly friendly city for public life. If anything, the public space mainly comprises of cars, garbage and unfriendly fast-paced traffic.

N o -body stops to

look and observe to find the hid-den gems behind the dirt, the real things that actually have some cultural and his-toric value worth highlighting and mak-ing them symbols worthy of preservation, something we can proudly claim to be ours as Lahoris. As citizens we have a responsi-bility towards our city, to act with our vision as artists, we must reclaim and become a part of the public space and ideas like the

square, places of debate, plac-es of protest and places where change is truly possible. Lahore Sketch Group is a movement for artists to come out of their studios and put onto paper the rapidly transforming city, the destruction, the ‘mundane’ street life, the exciting chaos, the violence,

the hopeful smiles and the youthful vigor. The act of sketching helps to form a unique emotional and spiritual connection with the subject, making us more aware of our surroundings, more empathetic to the city’s struggles. More and more one see’s consumer culture tak-ing over, white washing our minds and making us see in terms of mere black and white, rich and poor, east and west, this di-chotomy is projected through our media even more so exaggeratedly . As sketchers we are trying to show a different picture, something hopeless and ordinary, yet at the same time hopeful and beautiful. High flying, Gucci trotting fashionistas dictating good taste and cherry picking the stars, who are obliged to play along and set the trends; more often than not artists are propped up and turned into icons despite their blatantly undeserving work. Art has been imprisoned and confined to high street galleries and reduced to mere pawn in the rat race of collectibles and multi mil-lion dollar pricing. We, for one, want to see this elitist gallery culture fade away, giv-ing way to art that is amalgamated into

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the very heart and core of our daily lives; perhaps mundane yet beautifully com-plex, and what better canvas than the the city that is both our muse and audience. What ever happened to the art markets, street art and public performances? This is something that belongs to all of us and we must strive to inherit it. How do you guys decide on a location?

Anything that comes to mind, inner city, parks, historical places of interest, market places etc. We wish to cover a lot of ground in the future. Drawing in public spaces must warrant a lot of attention, how has that experi-ence been?

I love it, children in the street looking over my shoulder curiously, telling me stories about how they always wanted to draw, It’s a beautiful to get to know people, and I’m sure it translates into the sketches as well. Personally, I love the attention and the connection. Can you outline a typical get together of the group?

At 11 am we gather at the chosen loca-tion and sit down to sketch for 15 mins, then we walk on to another spot and draw there, some group members like to sketch people and portraits, others like to sketch

the architecture. Our most recent site was the railway station, there were sketchers every where; on top of old carriages, sitting on benches on platforms sketching pas-sengers. After about 5 hours of sketching we sit together over some food or tea and show each other our sketchbooks and just talk. The best experience so far has been at the railway station, we climbed the old cargo carriages and sat their for a good 3 hours looking upon the platforms and pas-sengers as trains rolled in. If you look long enough you can spot so many characters: an old man slouching over his massive pile of luggage, a toddler trying to climb it as if it where a mountain, a sweeper with long locks of hair wearing headphones and humming to the tunes, a suited uncle; seemingly impatient pacing up and down the platform on a business call, a couple leaning against each other, drooling while half asleep- waiting, an eccentric person reading out the news to everyone, porters chilling out, eating gol gapas while keeping one eye out for new passengers struggling with baggage… So much life to see. We noticed that most of the drawings are by professional artists. How can an amateur artist be part of the Lahore sketch group?

We get together mostly on the week-ends and anyone can come and join us.Tell us about the exhibition that was held at Alhamra.

After sketching at around 10 sites, we had a collection of really interesting and beautiful work, and we felt that we should share it. We collaborated with some archi-tecture students and exhibited our work along with theirs. When and where is the Lahore sketch group meeting next?

We intend to find our way into the old railway yards on the canal. It’s a very mys-terious place.Studio 88What is Studio 88?

A co-working space where anyone can come and produce something creative, whether it’s collaborative work or your own personal project. We like to look at it as an open studio.What are you guys currently working on? Tell us about it in detail.

A narrative based animation on the city of Lahore; the story revolves around a little boy and his Lattoo (spinning top). The idea is to get people excited about the city and its growth and development. A journey through Lahore through the eyes of the turning top that finds its way out of a Have-li and through its eyes, we see the streets, the people and how it’s adventures revolve around the idea of exploring the city. Some-times, something as unfortunate as falling

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into an open drain becomes an adventure for it and as the Lattoo spins around La-hore, it also brings life to other inanimate local objects like a manji, a lota etc. So our characters are mainly everyday objects and the little boy himself. It’s a three part short animated series. The script focuses on the walled city, but we are taking liber-ties with the spaces and making it more fantastical. It’s also a traditional frame by frame animation and all the drawings are handmade then scanned and inked by us.What made you start on this particular project?

The idea of having the city (Lahore) as the focal point and creating fantastical ex-periences that hold both cultural and tra-ditional significance is what excited us. How much work (time/ effort) goes into creating one illustration and what is the process?

It all comes down to skill, passion and speed when it comes to the time and effort. We start off with a hand drawing, scan it, trace it on the computer on Photoshop and digitally paint it.We noticed that you guys have recently started working on Lahore, how did that come about?

For us, this project is about, well… a lot of illegitimate construction happening in the city under the guise of ‘development’ and it excites a lot of people since that’s the only paradigm of development that they have been lead to believe as ‘progres-sive’. We, however, feel that human growth stems from social interactions and mind-ful experiences, and the capacity to foster these should be at the heart of any design and development of public spaces and cit-ies. The way urban spaces are designed and preserved world over is in an effort to bring people together rather than dividing them. In this day and age of collective iso-lation, we must strive for the growth and evolution of human connection and as a society understand that public spaces are successful when they are fluid, interactive and give birth to all kinds of conversa-tions. What are your future plans?

A few years ago, there was no such thing as animation in Pakistan, but slowly it’s forming roots and becoming a thing, and we hope that it really takes off. Right now, our work is a product of our love and

passion that we do for ourselves. Simulta-neously, we are hoping to turn it into some-thing bigger and perhaps put it up on Kick-starter.Moreover, we would definitely love to collaborate with anyone who has a great idea to start off with along with the drive and experience to carry it through to as a viable project. We want to reach out to as many people as we can, creating projects that would speak to a wider audience. There is a lot of young and raw talent in the country who would love being a part of the studio/ project for learning and experiential purpose, how can they do that?

It’s an open studio and a creative plat-form. We wholeheartedly welcome like minded individuals who want to collabo-rate with us or do their own projects. A collective creative synergy is what keeps the studio vitalized.

So far, we’ve only caught a glimpse of the amazing work that Hamza and Sachal are doing and simply cannot wait for the animation. Every line that we saw drawn on paper bears witness to their love for the city. The sensitivity and beauty of their work speaks for itself and looking at the work process and sketches alone makes every singular detail come to life on paper and screen. We hope that along with talent and vision, they also have enough ambi-tion and resources to make the project see the light of day and create an entirely new chapter in the history of Pakistani anima-tion.You guys can look at their work on Face-book at www.facebook.com/Studio-88 and join the urban sketching group on Facebook as well at LahoreSketchGroup Sketching images courtesy Lahore Sketch Group Illustrations by Studio 88 Photo-graphs of Hamza & Sachal by A small Shutter

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TRAVEL & CAKEHi, I am Anushay Qais-er and my world is all about discovering new things and travelling

with my best friend and husband, Taimur Khan.

I write about every-thing that makes me

happy, which leaves a mark and eventually

translates into some of the best memories we

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An Affair with the Beach & KarakAn Affair with the Beach & KarakAn Affair with the Beach & Karak Anushay Qaiser

Moving to Doha from Lahore was a welcome change consid-ering all the beaches and a million new things to do. Howev-er, as an expat, Doha is a place where one has to do thorough research in order to know the city well. Finding exclusive places is difficult and all the commercial ones are extremely crowded. So, where does one go when they need a hot cup of chai?

The answer is simple; get a Karak and enjoy the view. Karak is a‘traditional’ twist to our regular chai- a term fondly coined by the folk of Middle East. This type of chai is made from con-densed milk, cardamom and regular tea and has found a cozy place in my heart. One would think, of all the options that I have here, why would my heart settle on a cup of Karak? Well, anything that reminds me of Lahore is welcome in my life. I have found myself ideal spots in the city and give my-self a treat almost every other day! Be it the MIA park cafe, the benches on the end of Corniche next to Sheraton or even Bandar with rocks to sit on, everything has one thing in com-mon: the sea overlooks the Doha Skyline. A good view to en-joy and a hot cup of Karak always reminds me of home.

Anam Ella Durrani is a Pre Law junior at UCLA who is working for an organisation called ‘Repair For Justice’. Although Anam’s degree focuses on human rights, she is an avid lover of fashion as well. She is

running a successful brand called A.E.D Designs between Karachi and Westwood, Los Angeles. Here is how Anam puts together her looks:

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A Naked Zebra top and Zara pants paired with Valentino shoes and accessorised with Celine sunglasses and a classic Chanel cross body bag.

Using the same Naked Zebra top, Zara pants and Celine sunglasses, this time Anam puts on Louboutin shoes and an All Saints leather jacket for a whole new look!

Look 3 A Burberry dress over a French Connection UK coat paired with the classic ‘So Kate’ pumps by Louboutin, a Valentino bag and her favourite Celine sunglasses.

Look 5Look 6Anam pairs a Vince T-shirt with Hudson jeans, a Givenchy bag and Zara shoes. To complete the look, she throws on an All Saints leather jacket.

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An Anthropologie top over Marc Jacobs velvet pants paired with Zara shoes, a Chanel bag and D&G sunglasses.

Vince sweater dress styled with Acne faux fur scarf, Stuart Weitzman booties and a Celine bag.

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“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. Be positive, have courage and be kind. See you all next week!”

– By Qasim yar Tiwana –

DAY 2:One of my best friends Umar Sayeed who is known as the king of couture

in Pakistan was visiting from Karachi. We went to one of the most happening

places in Lahore- Mall 1, for a cup of coffee. He told me he will not be traveling this year except to Hong

Kong. He was offered more than 12 international shows. However,

he just wants to focus on the bridal orders for the brand and showcase his latest collection

at the Hong Kong Fashion Show. He is a fine gentleman with great aesthetics. Lots of

love and wish you all the best!DAY 1: Henna Hassan and Fauzia Masood are my talented friends from NCA. Henna specializes in designer blinds and curtains, encompassing an array of window and interior accessories. Need-less to say, I have first-hand experience of her work as she designed the most gorgeous drapes for my home and my events.Meanwhile, Fauzia is a yummy mummy and an interior designer. She has recently finished designing the Naval War College in Lahore and is also involved in projects like the Parliamen-tary Lodges Islamabad among others. We all met up at the Pantry, missing our other 3 friends Sahyr Ahmed, Fatima Alvi & Amina Tarique who are also inte-rior designers. Nevertheless, it’s always great to be with besties. During our lunch, we also saw Shan Shahid at the next table. My friends got all excited to take a photograph with him but then decided against it because we didn’t want to intrude.

Day:3

Nilofer Shahid is an asset to our

fashion industry. This year, she

launched her lawn collection for the

first time with Ittehad Textiles. I was the

lucky person who organized her debut

lawn event. The event was a fabulous

success featuring a fashion show. It

was attended by the prominent people

from all over Lahore. All my good

wishes to the woman I always look up

to and I will always love.

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Day 4: I am always up for traveling

whether it is international or local. I drove all the way from Lahore to Peshawar and really enjoyed the six hour drive. Peshawar was quite clean and beautiful compared to the last time I visited. We inaugurated the 4-star Shelton Rezidor

Hotel there designed by Mahmood Jawed.

Mr Pervez Khattak, the Chief Minister of KPK, was

the chief guest. It was a pleasure meeting him at the

event. It was a short and sweet tr

Day5 Fashion weeks are always fun to attend especially if it is PFDC. I was lucky to be a part of the council to organize the first ever show of PFDC at Royal Palm, a few years ago. The super woman Sehyr Saigol is the brain behind the council and has built this empire. I have a lot of respect for this talented lady. I went to the second and the third day

to support my friends Maheen Kardar Ali, Nickie& Nina and HSY. I also met the gorgeous morning show queen Juggan Kazim on the red carpet. It was impeccably organised and well attended by the A-list of Lahore. Congratulations PFDC, you did it again!

Day: 7 I really love organizing fashion events which is why I was happy to work with Farzeen of Rani Emaan who is not only a dear friend but has a creative flair

as well. We will be launching her lawn through a bespoke event in

Islamabad on March 30,

2016. Me and

my team plans to

hit all the right notes with this lawn launch!

Day: 6My best friend Erum

Alam’s beautiful

daughter Areeba Asif’s

engagement dinner was

a night to remember!

There was good

music and everyone

looked beautiful.

Congratulations to

Areeba and her fiancé

Sunny! You both make

the most glamorous

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