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Taliban No, Pakistan Launches 1st Fashion Week


Models wear creations by Pakistani designer Faiza Samee as they make final preparations backstage before taking to the catwalk during the Pakistan Fashion Week in Karachi on Nov. 7, 2009.
Source: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images

As surging militant violence grabs headlines around the world, Pakistan's top designers and models are taking part in the country's first-ever fashion week. While the mix of couture and ready-to-wear fashions would not have been out of place in Milan or New York, many designers made reference to the turmoil, reflecting the contradictions and tensions coursing through this society.


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