Pakistan's Fashion Designers Tackle Stereotypes, Fear and Hate
From the Blog sonyarehman *By Sonya Rehman* For a country obsessed with weddings, Pakistani clothing brand Generation's choice of a marriage ceremony as the theme for a campaign last December appeared unsurprising. But there was nothing regular about *Shahnaz Ki Shaadi* or *Shahnaz's Wedding*, the campaign. Shahnaz Ki Shaadi – Photo by: Zeeshan Abid Revolving around the wedding of a woman in her 50s, the campaign's images featured the to-be-married bride and groom along with their adult children, enjoying wedding festivities. In Pakistan, where divorce is still an awkward subject, especially for women, *Shahnaz Ki Shaadi*'s message was bold, loud and clear: You can find love at any age, and it's time to take on the patriarchal pressures where choices are determined by what others may say. Shahnaz Ki Spakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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