may 29, 2016
Hey Weekenders!
CONTENTS 06. Around Town... One party at a time! 42. Be Yourself HSY celebrate individuality in their latest 2016 collection. 48. The Dressing Room
Take a style tour of Amina Sibtain’s wardrobe.
52. Snapchat Accounts To Follow
Minahil Sherazi on the best celebrity Snapchat accounts.
56. Hot Date
Up close and personal with Syeda Amera.
62. Roving Eye
This week’s hottest looks! Who made the style A- list?
66. 7 Days with QYT
Qasim Yar Tiwana’s unstoppable calendar.
70. The Recipe
Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies.
74. The Edit
Style tips to elevate the basic grey t-shirt.
78. Love Struck
Weekend’s editors’ picks!
Chairperson/Publishing Editor: Rameeza Majid Nizami Editor The Nation: Salim Bokhari Editor-at-Large: Amal Khan Managing Editor: Shazay Salahuddin Features Editors: Foha Raza & Nur Zehra Qadri Contributing Editor: Minahil Batool Shirazi Sub Editor: Rana Faizan Hussain Karachi Correspondent: Farah Vayani Fashion Correspondent: Fatima Ameer Creative Head: Faiz-ur-Rehman Creative Team: Faisal Fazal, Talat Mahfooz, Zeeshan Arif, Shoaib Qadir Photographer: M. Basharat Irshad GM Marketing: Bilal Mahmood For Advertising: Kherzan Zaidi - 0321 8976730, Ata-ur-Rehman - 0332 2427473, Khalid Sheikh - 0345 5130728
We bid May goodbye and summer is still blazing on. Here is to hoping that the weather catches a break! This week, our exciting social calendars took us all over town! We attended Jahanara’s debut lawn collection launch, Zonia Anwar’s PSFW collection display, Canvas Gallery’s art exhibition ‘Figuratively Speaking’ among many other events. We also caught up with the Syeda Amera for a one-on-one conversation with the emerging designer. In this issue, our beauty editor, Minahil Sherazi gives us the lowdown on all the Snapchat accounts that you must-follow, we sneak a peek into Amna Sibtain’s wardrobe and our Features Editor, Foha Raza, bakes oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies for our recipe feature; all this and more in our action-packed issue this week. Happy Weekending! Sincerely, Team Weekend.
weekend | around town
Sameen Kasuri & Sehar Adnan
Summer Soiree Erum Ahmad of So Kamal hosted a hi-tea at the Lahore Social.
Erum Ahmad & Alina Raza
Alyzeh Gabol
Amber Gohar
Sara Irfan & Khuban Hassan
Shanzey Sheikh with friend
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Neha
Alisha
Sana Ashraf
Maham
weekend | around town
Sehar & Friman
Alina
Anum Mudasar, Maham & Fatima
Elham & Shazreh
Ayesha
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Asma Waqar & Parha Waqar
Zunobia Ahmed
Mahwish Elahi
Fatima Qasim
Minahil
weekend | around town
Juggan Kazim
#ClickItWearIt Ammar Gulzar, Anush Ammar & Shazia Ammar
Asma & Waqar Ahmad Khan
Iqraa Mansha & Naz Mansha
Aden Rehan & Mehak Elahi
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Aymen Hikmat & Anum Javed
Anush Ammar and Munib Altaf launched Fabbitt.com in Pakistan. The launch event was managed by Sana Bhatti & JBnJaws with public relations by Lotus PR.
Nazia & Rima
Zeeset & Roshna
Hasnat Haider & Shazia Deen
weekend | around town
Honey Waqar
Noore Bhatti
Rameena, Kumail, Jahanzaib & Juggan Kazim
Zainab Salman
Daneese
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Risham
Zoe Viccaji
Sundas, Rabia & Mishal
Erum Ahmed
Sonia & Rachel
weekend | around town
Amber Liaqat
In Vogue Fatima & Humaira
Nadia & Amna Faisal
Bilal Mukhtar & Annie
Nageen & Seeme
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Mariam Khan
Sable, a new fashion brand, launched its flagship store on M. M. Alam, Lahore. The PR of the event was managed by Bilal Mukhtar at BM Events.
Sadaf & Minahil
Samrah & Amna
Yasir Saeed & Kanwal Ilyas
weekend | around town
Natty
Rabia
Ahmer Farooq
Annam Lodhi
Zarmina
Diya
Arva
Maha Hasnie
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Uzma
Rubia Mughees
Dr Farzeen Malik
Sam Dada
weekend | around town
Summer Staples Maham, Mariam, Nosheen & Razia
Hamza Rasool & Faiza
Mahenur & Asad
Alia & Saira Irfan
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Madiha & Sonia Humayun
Jahanara celebrated a successful debut with their ‘Eid Collection’ showcase at PFDC Fashion Active in Lahore. The décor of the event was by Whimsical Parties & PR by Amjad Bhatti.
Hira & Ammara
Amna & Guhar
Hira Waqar & Aden Rehan
weekend | around town
Minahil & Ayna
Sehar Khosa
Ayesha Sana
Ammar Ahmed
Eimaan
Ainnie
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Zara Peerzada
Sonia Humayun
Laiba Ch. & Sehar Khosa
Aiman Hikmat
Aliha
Malika & Faiza
weekend | around town
Hira
Farrukh, Wali & Usman
Erum Kamal
Asma Waqar & Amber Sajid
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Novera, Saad, Mehryar, Maham with friend
Sayed Ahmed & Asiya Sayed
Izza & Daniyal
Huma & Misha Rokhri
weekend | around town
Amina Rehman
Tea Party Mehwish Faisal hosted a hi-tea for her friends at the Polo Lounge in Lahore.
Elham, Mehvish & Areeba
Zehra Saleem & Rabia
Mishal Asad & Sundas Manan
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Hina & Aniqa
Sehyr Anis
Tamania Kamal
Sana Ashraf
Sundas
weekend | around town
Farazay & Sameen Kasuri
Sana & Fizza
Tayyba Malik , Amber Sajid & Amna Bashir
Shanzay, Ayna & Zobia Ahmed
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Sundas & Zainab
Resham
Fatima Kasuri
Momina Shahrukh
Maliha Salman
Sonia Humayun
weekend | around town
Aamna Haider Isani
Retail Therapy Bilal Ashraf, Mehreen Syed, HSY & Waleed Khalid
Humayun Saeed
Mohsin Ali
Areeba Habib & Anoushey Ashraf
Tehmina Khalid & Shehla Chatoor
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Maheen Khan
Hassan Sheheryar Yasin opened his Karachi retail flagship at the Dolmen Mall in Clifton, Karachi. The event was managed by J&S with Public Relations by Lotus.
YBQ & Gohar Khan
Mira Sethi
Nubain Ali, Tabesh Khoja & Wardha Saleem
weekend | around town
Mariam Khawaja
Kievan Zonia Anwar exhibited her latest collection, ‘Kievan’ at the PFDC Fashion Active Mall One in Lahore. The PR of the event was managed by Aamir Mazhar.
Maleeha, Zonia Anwaar & Rubia Mughees
Anum & Mahnoor
Minahil Qasim & Faria Waqas Farah Asrar
Maheen Kardar
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Aisha Imran
Amina Malik
Anum
Abdullah
Annie Shoaib
Sehyr Saigol
weekend | around town
Rima & Khadija Rehman
Amna Khan & Uzma Ramzan
Aylah
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Amna Niazi & Aden Rehan
Zainab Malik, Shazia Deen & Mehwish Khan
Sarah Raza
Teepu, Maram & Aabroo
Zahra Naveed
Kuki
weekend | around town
Almira & Tooba
Newly Opened National Hospital inaugurated the launch of their latest executive suites in Lahore.
Amna Taseer & Shehrbano Taseer
Mehmood Bhatti & Jeorgia
Amna Sabtain & Momina Sabtain
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Sara & Chanda
Arooj & Dr Chughtai
Irfan Anwar & Tahira Gulli
Faisal & Amna
Mina Gull & Naz Mansha
What are your top three clothing staples? Black pants, a basic white blouse and cropped skinny jeans
Favourite outfit you currently own? All black is always my go to outfit. If all else fails, I wear black tailored pants with a tucked in shirt, high heels and red lipstick
If you had any fashion designer in the world at your command to create a complete wardrobe for you who would it be and why? I’m not obsessed with any one specific designer but I do love Ellie Saab as far as couture is concerned his pieces are elegant and timeless. Locally, Saleeha Shah of Uptown will always be my goto!
Your personal style in three words? Classic, black, and simple
weekend | lifestyle
Hannah Bronfman @hannahbgood: We love Hannah’s snaps because the always fashionable DJ takes us out on gigs and also to the gym the next morning because she is also a health/fitness expert showing us workouts we know we should be doing but are too comfortable eating a sandwich in bed instead.
Blake Lively @livelybk: Blake’s snapchat stories feature Ryan, baby James and an inside into her charmed life. Jealous, us? No.
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Derek Blasberg @derekblasberg: BFF’s with the whole fashion fraternity, the fashion editor’s hilarious Snapchat commentary lights up our day. And he’s cute, so, you know.
Jessica Alba @jessicamalba: The eternally young Jess provides an unfiltered and intimate look into her life where she’s either picking her kids from school or managing her multi-million company called The Honest Company that promotes organic products.
weekend | FASHION
W’s ROVING
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Anaum Hammad Always sweet and summery! Anaum is always a pretty sight for sore eyes.
Mahnum Kabir
Munib Altaf
Is this the perfect look for summer? We think so.
Munib Altaf is definitely looking sharp in this black on black!
Sana Qasim monochrome-ing it like a pro! How sleek does she look?
Zahra Amer We are sold on those sequined pants!
Gulrukh Shafiq Gulrukh reminds us that monochrome will never go out of style. We love her simplicity and
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Sana Qasim
weekend | FASHION
G eye
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ell, 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 these are the people who caught our fancy for either their style, their courage or their star power. Well played!
weekend | life style
7 days with QYT!
“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:3 Saniya Q Ali, a socially savvy educationalist, is one of my best friends. She took me and few of her close friends to lunch at The Pantry in Mall One for her birthday. It was such a delightful afternoon with laughs, jokes, heart to hearts and lots more. We sat there till evening until the waiters started to give us looks (cue to leave! Lol!) Such a get together is like nourishment for one’s soul!
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Day:1 The capital city’s most gorgeous girl got engaged to one of Lahore’s most eligible bachelors. Zarpash is the daughter of our very talented friend and makeup stylist par excellence, Sobia Mustafa. I was handling her big event at the Marriot in Islamabad. Working at the hotel made me very nostalgic. I grew up in Islamabad, at a time when the Marriot was the only decent hotel in the city; it was the venue for family weddings and musical nights of greats such as NusratFateh Ali Khan, Zille Huma and Adnan Sami. It’s always a good feeling to look back at your happy childhood and the great memories it has given you. Anyhow Zarpash’s event was fabulous and she looked absolutely gorgeous. At the end of the day, what matters to me is that my hard work is appreciated and my client is smiling and getting complimented on a great event.
Day:2 The next day in the capital city, my good friend Samina Lakhani, who runs Abrams by the name of Ala, was hosting her first year celebrations with her business partner SabeenShaban. I attended the event with my friend Rezz to congratulate these wonderful ladies on their success and achievement.
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weekend | life style
It was a beautiful sunny day and I had absolutely nothing to do! The kind of daythat rarely comes in my life, so I thought I should go out and check out all the malls in Lahore. I concluded that Gulberg Galleria is hands down one of the best in town, it has all the top local brands and few of the best coffee shops. I enjoy doing these things alone, so it wasall very relaxing and therapeutic for me.
Day: 6&7 It’s my birthday! I personally want to thank all my beautiful friends from fashion, the social scene, my NCA lot and my family. My brother cut his trip to Istanbul short, just for my birthday, and flew in to Lahore directly. His new obsession, the selfie-stick, was a fun addition in getting pictures taken. My birthday was in all a fun filled evening where all the people I love gathered at The Cube in Lahore’s fabulous Nishat hotel. My friends Tony, Farzeen of Rani Emaan and Jugnu Waseem specially came from Islamabad for my birthday. Reema and Resham were also in attendance and looked fantastic. The delicious cake was by Muneeze Khalid.
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Day: 4
weekend | food
The recipe editor’s edition
oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies
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This week our Features Editor, Foha Raza, shares with you the recipe for these divine cookies that have gotten us through the mental exhaustion of many work-nights!
weekend | food
Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Prep: 15 mins Cook: 16 mins Serves: 24 cookies
Ingredients • • • • •
1 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 Cup White Sugar 1 Cup Butter (Softened) 1 Whole Egg 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• • • •
1 Cup Flour 2 Cups Instant Oats 1 Tsp Baking Powder 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
• Preheat the oven to 180. • In a bowl, add the sugars to the softened butter and mix till well combined. • Add the egg and vanilla extract to the mixture mix till slightly fluffy. • Add flour, oats and baking powder and mix until there is no white visible and the oats are properly mixed. • Add chocolate chips and mix. • On a baking tray, spread a butter sheet. Using a tablespoon, scoop out the mixture onto the butter sheet leaving 1 inch on each side. Place the try into the oven for approximately 15-16 minutes. Leave the cookies for five minutes to cool off and take form.
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weekend | Fashion
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weekend | PROMOTION 1) A bit about the brand… Du’vi Stockholm, as the name suggests, is a Swedish brand (manufactured and packed in France) which has launched a line of natural and organic skin care products in Pakistan for the first time.
2) Our Vision There is an existing gap in the market as far as natural and organic skin care products are concerned. Our brand aims to cater to this gap while making customers aware of the fact that natural care is the best form of skin care! 3) Not just your ordinary skin care regime! All our products are Paraben and Phenoxyethanol free, making them super friendly for all skin types. Each product consists of ingredients from various different parts of the world, catering to different skin care needs.
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In order to ensure that our customers know exactly what they are buying, each products’ packaging mentions the percentage of the ingredients used being of natural and organic origin.
4) Top picks/Must haves for the summer?
• Green Tea Face Wash Summers can be tough on the skin! Our Green Tea Face Wash gently removes impurities and leaves skin feeling fresh and clean. • Bamboo Scrub Exfoliates skin impurities. Bamboo Powder reduces excess sebum, leaving skin oil-free and also reduces the severity of breakouts.
• Vitamin Toner Rich in Vitamin A, B and C, it leaves the skin feeling fresh and hydrated while removing impurities and gently cleaning clogged pores. • White Daisy Skin Brightening Face Cream Fights sun damage and works to brighten skin, improving your skin tone and complexion within 14 days!
5) Where can you grab your range of Du’vi Stockholm’s skin care products? • Pot Pourri (DHA) • Esajees (Gulberg and DHA) • The Organic Shop (DHA) • The Decent Store (Johar Town) • Beautex Salon (DHA) • More stores coming soon!
weekend | lifestyle
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