Karachi Bling SEP Fashion Summit

The Karachi Bling Special Edition Session of SEP Fashion Summit ended on a high note recently. The event saw the who’s who of the fashion and related industries in attendance such as Rizwan Beyg, Shamaeel Ansari and Sonya Batla.

The event began with the national anthem followed by emcee Samiya Asim inviting PR head Shanaz Ramzi who explained that this was SEP’s second Fashion Summit after 2021. A special bling edition, the summit was an ode to Pakistan’s fashion industry discussing its pros and cons – at a time when the industry is on the wane – with the stalwarts of our fashion and related industries participating and showing their support for its revival.

Huma Nasr, the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Shaan-e-Pakistan spoke of her vision and her journey as a show director, highlighting her constant endeavours to promote fashion and music of Pakistan here and abroad as she feels they go hand in hand and are great connectors, uniting people the world over. She plans to take SEP abroad and hold another event in October.

Irfan Pardesi was invited as the first keynote speaker who spoke on Fashion and Technology. Textile Giants, moderated by Sidra Iqbal and Irfan Pardesi, featured eminent panelists including Rizwan Beyg, Shamaeel Ansari, Sonya Batla, Shehnaz Ismail and Zahir Rahimtoola.

Ahmed Chinoy, Director Stock Exchange addressed the audience giving his views, and keynote speaker Seema Taher encouraged the industry to do their bit in sustaining the industry.

The riveting Sufi bling performance followed featuring Zarmeena Ikram and Inaya Kamal donning Eastern and Western wear by the House of Braahti respectively. They made a grand entry on a live rendition by Zaryab Sultan whose ode to cross-border collaboration was beautifully conceptualized and depicted by show director Huma Nasr.

Keynote speaker Nina Kashif spoke on the pros and cons of brands taking over the fashion world. The special panel segment on Karachi Bling was moderated by Tabesh Khoja with panelists being Shanze Sabzwari, Tara Dawood and Parishae Adnan. The session saw Tabesh receiving a bling gift box which was a special gift all the way from Oman.

The last panel discussion was on Digital Fashion moderated by Shaha Tariq with panelists, Humaira Ali, Somayah Bardai and Irfan Pardesi focusing on online fashion.