EDITOR’SNOTE There was a time when women were confined to being cast as damsels in distress, clueless and mostly characterless individuals...
INSTEP EXCLUSIVE It’s the 21st century where stars are powerhouses fuelled by various energies. Here’s where the dynamic Urwa and Mawra...
A lot has been said about Mehwish Hayat. About her string of successful films, about her screen presence, her singing, dancing, her style, her being...
She’s the face of many, many campaigns but like a chameleon completely transforming according to surrounding, she changes and you may...
Something magical happens when old architectural sites are reclaimed to celebrate modern art. It’s a happy union of the past and present,...
How the concept of consent is being handled on television and reel to real, whether the Code of Conduct outlined in the Penal Code of Pakistan has...
The three-day Fashion Pakistan Week SS2019 unrolled with renewed energy and a refreshing feel good factor owed to changes in the format but will it...
While most designers are busy making mostly disposable clothing, bought off the racks and replaced within a season, there are others - like Layla...
Managing what is indisputably Pakistan’s most aspirational fashion brand, Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer talk about 27 years in the business...
Ahad Raza Mir is an actor that breathes his characters, which these days is Hamlet. In this Instep exclusive, he speaks about being the first...
The brief: a rogue, someone who looks like a total harami but knows how to respect women. It’s no easy task to find a model with personality;...
FASHION EDITORIAL Getting Rizwan ul Haq - an undoubted ‘great’ when it comes to fashion photography – onboard to do a fashion...
I am looking at 2019 with hope and anticipation. Hope that the thrust of good fortune that films enjoyed in 2018 will continue and in fact...
Food Review Winter and seafood go hand in hand and there’s nowhere better to tie the knot in Pakistan than Karachi. The coastal city is a hub...
Instep Overview Imagine being in a place where the sun never shines. Imagine a damp winter morning in some stone-cold city, where the mist rolls in...
Thugs of Hindostan is yet another example of an over-hyped film falling from grace, which makes you wonder, do excessive film promotions do more...
Sania Maskatiya and Umair Tabani sit down with Instep to talk about a new phase in their creative lives, inspired by New York Fashion Week, and what...
Editor’s note We’ve witnessed a series of unfortunate events these past 10 days. It all started with the Coke Studio version of...
Instep feature Nomi Ansari takes Maya, his latest collection, to London for the India Pakistan London Fashion Show and paves a colourful path...
Eight years into the program, keeping an eye on global standards and the socio-politics that drives fashion worldwide, one felt that most fashion...