Style Guru Ehtesham Ansari

What’s your favourite go-to men fashion brand?
Retail – Outfitters
Designer – Munib Nawaz, Ismail Farid, Humayun Alamgir and Nauman Arafeen.

Do you think men’s fashion is underrated?
Tbh, men’s fashion is very limited – the idea of masculinity defined by the society has taken away a lot from the potential.

What’s one main thing you keep in consideration while styling a male celebrity?
Their body type.

Any current male fashion trend you wish could just go right away?
Typical kurta and waistcoats on Mehndi.

One male celebrity who needs help on styling?
The whole Pakistan Cricket team.

Anyone international male celebrity you wish you could style?
George Clooney

If you could raid any male celebrity’s wardrobe whose would it be and why?
Umair Jaswal – Jackets and Footwear!

Rate them out of 10 on styling:
Fahad Mustafa – 7.5
Ali Rehman – 07
Yasir Hussain – 05
Bilal Abbas Khan – IDK, hardly saw him in such context
Feroze Khan – 7.5
Danish Taimoor – 7.5

A word that describes your style?
Eclectic.

Which male celebrity would these trends suit?
Cuban collar shirts – Asim Azhar
Flares – Shahzad Noor
Oversize blazers – Munib Nawaz
Patchwork print – Atif Aslam
High waist trousers – Ahad Raza Mir

The most precious thing in your wardrobe?
My late father’s Pipe.

What’s the biggest mistake you think nowadays celebrities make while picking up their wardrobe?
The biggest mistake they pick wardrobe not invest in it – 🙂

Who’s the best styled male celebrity?
Umair Jaswal and Adnan Siddiqui.

What styling suggestions would you like to give to
Fawad Khan – Bring your B town game back!
Ali Zafar – Keep Evolving!
Ahad Raza Mir – Spice it up!
Osman Khalid Butt – Surprise us!
Atif Aslam – Doing well!

How do you determine the celebrity’s personal style?
Very few have been actually portrayed it well by maintaining a fine line between their work wardrobe and personal appearances – Most of them have to work really hard to achieve that look.

For youngsters on a fairly limited budget, what clothing items would you suggest?
Invest in Basics

Describe your “I made it moment”
Being a pioneer, when I see now so many people opting styling as their profession.

What’s your favourite trend this season?
High waist trousers

You think young boys are experimenting or are daring to follow international fashion trends?
Not really – most of them are not willing to explore as they say it will affect the project offers they get.

Any last words you want to add which can help young boys to be more fashionable?
It’s important to find your own style. Look at things that represent you and reflect your personality – do not do anything just for the sake of following a trend.

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