“I try to cater to different classes and all age groups because my line includes everything from casual wear to formal wear and bridal,” says fashion designer Shahla Rahman, the woman behind the label Unbeatable. Learn more about this self-taught designer and her design ethos in this interview with Newsline.

Sara Taseer Shoaib is never at a loss for words when talking about her passion: jewellery. In an interview with Newsline, she talks about her designs and how her journey started with a blue Samsonite jewellery case.

The jewels in our “Fashion” category went missing recently. It was horrifying when we discovered it. Most of our fashion posts were, well, naked. They were stripped of the one aspect that makes a fashion piece worth looking at: photography.

When it comes to the searing heat and merciless humidity of Karachi, your beauty regime has got to be seasonally savvy. Bina Khan provides vital, expert make-up tips for the summer.

In June, couturier Rizwan Beyg showed off three fabulous collections at the residence of the Pakistani ambassador in Rome, in a fundraiser for the IDPs from Swat. Each of these collections had earlier been shown to tremendous applause at recent fashion weeks in Colombo, Sarajevo and Karachi.

The June launch of Deepak Perwani’s new DPhilosophy line was well received. But it was more than his cool handbags – which were displayed more like art, hanging off the walls – that had people excited: one lady loudly expressed her desire to piggyback one of the stylish mannequins home.

An eclectic mix of Karachi’s fashion lovers escaped the sizzling heat at designer Nida Azwer’s fashion show titled ‘A Curious Mind.’ The young, demure talent debuted her summer collection of prêt, couture and bridal clothes proving that she is a designer to watch out for.

“I try not to get caught up in this trap of feeling like I’m a diva,” says Pakistani supermodel Iraj Manzoor. But on the ramp, she is the ultimate diva: gorgeous, sensuous, seductive. She says, though, that when the spotlight is turned off and the designer labels are back on the rack, she returns to a normal life. How does she achieve that balance?

Fashion photographer Munna Mushtaq launched Dulhan, a bridal magazine, in May. Talking to Newsline, Munna said, “Karachi didn’t have a bridal magazine as yet. Whenever my friends wanted to check out the current wedding scene, they used to pick up magazines like Damas.

Nickie and Nina collaborated with the Swiss Pakistan Society to stage a spectacular fundraiser fashion show at the Kempinski Hotel in Geneva on May 16. The money raised through the event was donated to the Pine Hill Academy School for hearing-impaired children.