Pakistan Fashion Design Council [PFDC] and L’Oréal Paris, presented Day-1 of the fourth consecutive PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014. 

The first day of Bridal Week opened with couturier HSY, followed by Sania Maskatiya and showcases by Asifa & Nabeel, Saira Shakira and Karma Red respectively as summarised below. 

Make-up for Day-1 of PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014 was done by the creative team at Maram & Aabroo for womenswear and Khawar Riaz for menswear. 

Bridal Showcase: HSY

PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014 Day-1 was opened by iconic designer, HSY, participating at the PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week platform for the fourth consecutive time with his new luxury bridal couture collection titled “Divine.Decadence”. 

The collection endeavored to fuse two sources of inspiration, conflicts and challenges, within the designer’s own journey and his own vision of the society’s contradictions particularly with respect to women and the way they are viewed in our society. 

Bridal Showcase: Sania Maskatiya

Following HSY, the coveted House of Sania Maskatiya, which participated for the second time at PFDC, showcased an exclusive bridal collection titled, ‘Ara-Ornaments’ at the 4th PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014. 

‘Ara-Ornaments’ presented an array of cotton nets, Indian nets, lamé, exclusive digital prints, worked with exquisite resham, zardozi, gota, and pearl work. ‘Ara-Ornaments’ Sania Maskatiya had collaborated with Shafiq Habib for accessories/Jewelry and Charles and Keith for footwear for the brand’s showcase at PLBW.

Bridal Showcase: Asifa & Nabeel

Asifa & Nabeel’s collection for PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014 was titled “Meena-Maniratna” inspired by the reel life and real life of Meena Kumari. 

This collection comprised of shades and motifs of the jewellery worn by the acclaimed Meena Kumari in her films. The bridal collection of womenswear was a modern interpretation of that traditional era and manifested the richness of the luxurious lifestyle of the beautiful Meena Kumari through the use of dynamic colours such as tangerine, gold and harbour grey with traditional thread work.

Bridal Showcase: Saira Shakira 

Following Asifa & Nabeel, Saira Shakira’s bridal collection for PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014 was titled “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” after Shakespeare’s play. 

Saira Shakira experimented with delicate and sheer fabrics such as nets and laces with cuts that were predominantly eastern with lehngas, kaftans and a sari embellished with a mixture of dabka kora, nakshi along with thread work, beading and Swarovski crystals. 

Bridal Showcase: Karma Red

Karma Red led by design director Maheen Kardar Ali showcased “The Lotus Raj Collection” at the finale of Day 1 of PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2014, consisted of exquisitely diverse flora ranging from the melancholy nargis, the velvety heady gulab, the sweet rainy frangipani and the fragrant pure motiya.

See below some of the precious moments from the event day 1:

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