TOP 5 PAKISTAN’S CELEBRITY STYLISTS

All that glam and glitter of showbiz, the bask in the limelight, elegant, prim and shimmery outfits of the celebrities whom we admire and adore are the magical produce of these incredible stylists who have taken the fashion and styling game in our country to a different peak. Here we are in a quick conversation with Top 5 Pakistani Stylist who is at the top of the game!

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Tabesh Khoja

How and when did you start your career?
Initially, I worked in a law firm for 3 years until I decided to follow my dream and passion for fashion. In 2011 I stared my career as a fashion stylist and now it’s 2021! In these past 10 years, I have realised that I fit the best in fashion.

What was your “Yes! I made it! Woohoo” Moment
When the pioneer in Fashion industry Frieha Altaf asked me to assist her in fashion weeks and when in 2012 I was approached by Nabila to assist her for a Loreal Show, that is when I felt Yes! I have arrived!

A celebrity whom you love working with?
Every face and everybody is differently beautiful in its way and since
I love taking up challenges there are no specific names, but yes, definitely love styling celebrities who are professional, enthusiastic, forthcoming and align with my vision

What’s your favourite go-to men and women fashion brand?
I believe in collecting pieces from here and there, be it a local store or a big brand as far as it is catching my attention and is going with my sensibility I add it in my cart. So there’s no specific brand.

A word that describes your style?
Chic!

What’s one main thing you keep in consideration while styling a celebrity?
Individuality is what I believe in and not to prototype my clients are the things that I always keep in consideration

What’s that one trend you wish to throw right away!
Anything that makes human look tacky.


 

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Yasser Abdul Aziz

How and when did you start your career?
My career initially kicked off in 2014, but 2016 was the year when I started working as a freelance Stylist.

What was your “Yes! I made it! Woohoo,” Moment?
My moment when I felt that YES, I have made it! was when I won the Hum Style Award as an emerging fashion stylist

A celebrity whom you love working with?
Well, I have a lot of celebrity friends that I love working with but the few names I can quote right away are Maya Ali, Saba Qamar and Hania Amir.

What’s your favourite go-to men and women fashion brand?
Zara and I’ll also quote Asos as its multinational brand with some really cool designs.

A word that describes your style?
I would say that my style has never been constant, it keeps changing and it has evolved a lot. Sometimes its athleisure, most of the times it’s street-chic and as I love adding glitter and glam so yeah BLING!

What’s one main thing you keep in consideration while styling a celebrity?
one main thing I always keep in mind while styling is the personality of the celebrity. I don’t want to put a celebrity into a garment that just does not define their personality and which they are not comfortable with.

Who’s that one international celebrity you wish you could style.
I would love to style Kim Kardashian! Though she has got an amazing stylist I wish I could do it as well.

What’s that one trend you wish to throw right away!
Well, tbh I’m not against any fashion trends because they define a certain genre and a certain period and as long as someone is carrying it well, I’m cool with every trend.


 

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Mavi Kayani

How and when did you start your career?
I started my career about 7 years ago, worked as a creative director for a fashion brand for about a year and after that started working as a freelance stylist.

What was your “Yes! I made it! Woohoo,” Moment?
Hmmm, I think I yet to feel that way, but maybe when Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan became my clients.

A celebrity whom you love working with?
Oh man, I love all my clients. Everyone brings something different and magical on the table and I love working with different personalities.

What’s your favourite go-to men and women fashion brand?
It Depends on requirement and needs.

A word that describes your style?
My style is more streetwear and casual chic.

What’s one main thing you keep in consideration while styling a celebrity?
That it has to work with their personalities and should look like something they would like and not something they are forced to wear!

Who’s that one international celebrity you wish you could style.
Oh, Man! So so many

What’s that one trend you wish to throw right away!
I enjoy trends and fashion as long as they are done appropriately!


 

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Rao Ali Khan

How and when did you start your career?
I started my career in 2015 with styling Hamza Ali Abbasi, Feroze Khan, Sajal Aly And Shahroze Sabzwari for Hum Style Awards in Dubai. Before that, I was doing a bit of my styling work in Dubai. I did an editorial shoot with Rohit Bal and was very delighted to see it in the magazine.

What was your “Yes! I made it! Woohoo,” Moment?
As I m not just the stylist I’m also a journalist. when I got the chance to interview Madhuri Dixit and talk to her that is when I felt this the reason I’m here for! That was my woohoo moment

A celebrity whom you love working with?
I love working with Fawad Khan, also I loved working with Bilal Ashraf in the film “Superstar”.

What’s your favourite go-to men and women fashion brand?
Tbh I don’t have any favourite go-to brand. It all depends, when I m I out there I pick different things from different designers around the world but if I have to choose one there’s this brand called “Reserved” I prefer it personally.

A word that describes your style?
Things I keep in consideration is the celebrity body type, skin tone and their comfortability level.

What’s one main thing you keep in consideration while styling a celebrity?
I love using classic style so my style is very timeless, classic and trendy!

Who’s that one international celebrity you wish you could style.
Internationally I would love to style some of my favourites from the Bollywood to mention few are Kartik Aaryan, Ayushmann Khurranaand and Deepika Padukone

What’s that one trend you wish to throw right away!
there’s nothing id want to throw away but I’m not a fan of jumpsuits or anything that’s too much.


 

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AMAL QADRI

How and when did you start your career?
I started in 2014 with personal styling, consulting women with their existing and new wardrobe according to their lifestyle, did my very first shoot for Sanober Azfar and ended up commenting on Anoushey Ashraf’s Instagram account as to how she should wear a certain outfit, and she took me Onboard for a morning show in Dawn channel and then there was no turning back.

What was your “Yes! I made it! Woohoo,” Moment?
Well, there are few, one I can think off right now is styling Aditi Rao Hyderi & Elnaaz Nourouzi.

A celebrity whom you love working with?
Anoushey Ashraf & Syra Yousuf

What’s your favourite go-to men and women fashion brand?
They change every season!

A word that describes your style?
Edgy & quirky

What’s one main thing you keep in consideration while styling a celebrity?
Enhance their looks without losing their aura.

Who’s that one international celebrity you wish you could style.
Rihanna!

What’s that one trend you wish to throw right away!
Biker shorts even though I have made models and celebs wear them in editorials.