Top 10 Fashion trends in Pakistan

1.Sarees: There was a time when India was the only market for Sarees but now Paki-ladies are attractive towards this form of dressing. Sarees primarily used to denote synthetic sarees with zardosi or sequins, this is the most ill used term in the history of apparel and fashion. Designer sarees are custom made and can be shaped, pre stitched, glitzy or very demure. A far cry from hand embroidered or brocade sarees, these have become a must have in most Pakistani’s woman’s wardrobe.

2.Kurta/Kurti: The creation of kurtas and kurtis to be worn with jeans, churidars or leggings got rid of the dupatta and brought in this concept of Fusion in Pakistani fashion. Salwar kameez still has Pakistani women’s Preference.

3.Revolution in Men’s fashion: Ten years ago Pakistani men didn’t have a whole lot of variety in clothes. Availability of new age lycra blends like PNS (poly-nylon-spandex) and CPNS (Cotton-poly-nylon-spandex) have taken Men’s shirting to quite to another level in this decade. Male grooming is on the rise and the Men’s fashion scene in Pakistan is expanding with a lot of multi-national companies are investing their money in Men’s fashion accessories.

4.Hair colouring: Yes we did dye our hair black before and we did apply Henna to make it brown and luscious but this millennium saw emergence of artificial hair coloring in wondrous shades of red, brown and blonde promising shiny hair and grey coverage.

 5.Age reversing creams: Wanting to look young forever is a something natural to wish for Pakistani men and women . Age reversal creams have finally arrived proposing flawless skin and minimal signs of aging for up to 10 years if used continuously from the age of 30.

6.Platinum jewelry: Initially deterred by its high cost, Pakistani’s have now encompassed the highly potent, radiant and flexible metal in this decade to create jewelry that will last for generations.

7.Social Networking(Facebook and Twitter): Facebook and twitter has now been called as a status symbol for Pakistani Peoples.If u don’t have an account specially on facebook, you are called to be “Dehati” or “Pind say aaya hai”. According to Facebook, Pakistani users exceed the mark of 5.5 million which indicates how much time they are spending on Socail networking Arena.

8.Low waist jeans: Yes there were jeans before but this decade saw the rise of hipster,skinny, body hugging and yes the low waist – low rise jeans. The undy band showing out of the jeans became a statement symbolic of the ‘no cares- no worry’ sentiment of this generation.

9.Craft from home: Pakistani women entrepreneurs now run home based craft businesses learning, making and selling their handmade craft online big time. Etsy, eBay and craft communities and business forums stand testimony to this. From selling shalwar kameez, handicrafts and kundan jewelry they have now moved on to crafts that were very foreign in the last decade.

10.Technology as style statement: undeniably technology is the biggest trend of this decade. But I am not talking of super functionality of snazzy gadgets alone; I am talking about the style quotient they lend to any ensemble. From slim gadgets to laptops and cell phones with interchangeable (printed) cover panels, from bluetooth to wireless walkmans technology is the most favored accessory of the decade