a href="/myfiles/Images/2013/02/17/ki09.jpg" title="The “Fabulous Fashion Festival" featured a plethora of stalls selling trendy dresses, exquisite jewelery, delectable home-baked goodies, among others. — SG photo" The “Fabulous Fashion Festival" featured a plethora of stalls selling trendy dresses, exquisite jewelery, delectable home-baked goodies, among others. — SG photo Munawarunissa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Ladies Festival dubbed "Fabulous Fashion Festival" was held on Feb.8 at a local restaurant here. The event was organized by one of the leading fashion designers Qurrat Masood and her team. The main objective of the event was to provide the businesswomen, who mostly operate from home, a platform to market their products. Masood has always encouraged Pakistani and Indian ladies to expand their horizons and take their businesses to a whole new level. The distinguished guests, Afshan Aftab Khokar, wife of Pakistani Consulate General; Imrana Imran, wife of Pakistani Vice Consulate General; and Rukhshanda Puri, social worker and fonder of "Helping Hands," inaugurated the event. They appreciated the efforts of the organizers, exhibitors and sponsors. Around 21 exhibitors — Pakeez Outfit, Qurrat Masood; Maria's Boutique, Maria Qureshi; Jewellery, vig-o-mania, Amrina Qasir; Chique Fashion, Fatima Salman; Al Hamd Textile, Ayesha Sabeeha; Dua Boutique, Sanam Jumani; Celebrete couture, Latha Surej; All India Jewellery, Sultana; Style Of Arabia, Sara Waseem; T's Emporium, Tila Asim; Global Bedsheets, Nazneen; Divine Cakes, Uzma Khan; Sublime Designer, Jiya; Blue Lavender, Halima; Pareesa Collection, Binte Hawa; Jewellery, Noreen; Farah Khan, Home baked goodies; Food Relation, Khola; and Avon, Fatimat Uz Zehra — showcased their products under one roof. Ladies love shopping and they were clearly enthralled to find a plethora of varied stalls offering qualitative, trendy products at discounted prices. Some exhibitors also offered coupons and gift hampers from co sponsors Petromin, Mehran Foods, Saudi Plastic and TJR advertising. The festival also featured Al Hamd Textile S & S Collection by Ayesha Sabiha Shariff, academic coordinator, English Language Institute, King AbdulAziz University. Shariff congratulated the organizers, especially Masood. Masood acknowledged the visitors, exhibitors and her team members, namely Sam Kashif, Mona Khan, Hiba Sajid, Humera Chowdhry, Tanya Asif and Shayan Arif.
