Maheen Karim

Maheen Karim is a graduate of the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. After working with globally acclaimed fashion houses in the west Maheen returned to Pakistan to start her own label in spring 2006.

Elan

Élan is a French word and is synonymous with style, confidence and elegance. The label Élan has come a long way since it started and is now considered one of the most sought after brands in Pakistan.

Nayna Online

The creative head behind Nayna, Saman Arif, gives utmost priority to the combination of aesthetics with practicality. Her philosophy is executed in Nayna’s product line that reflects the interrelation between top notch quality and artistic designs.

Wing Chair Pakistan

The fastest growing furniture company in Pakistan, Wing Chair Furniture Company ascertains luxurious furniture and high end quality to its customers. The products, services and cuts amalgamate Spanish heritage thus are widely considered the best in furnit

Damas

Leading multinational jewellery brand, Damas presents through its collection a wide array of its brands in its showcase at the PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week which includes Marco Bicego, everyday luxury jewellery reflecting Italian craftsmanship;

Mexican actor Bichir's killer guacamole

One of Mexican actor Demian Bichir's best performances during an interview with The Associated Press was describing how he makes guacamole, something he learned while working as a busboy at the Rosa Mexicana restaurant in New York in 1985.

Singer Charlotte Church settles phone hack claim

Singer Charlotte Church, a former teen sensation who has been the subject of intense tabloid intrusion, has settled her phone-hacking lawsuit against the publisher of the News of the World tabloid, lawyers told Britain's High Court on Thursday.

Plummer, Woodley win supporting Spirit Awards

Christopher Plummer has won the supporting-actor prize at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film for his role as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in "Beginners."

Sandler sets Razzie record: 11 worst-movie noms

When Adam Sandler's bad, he's really bad, according to voters for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singles out the worst movies of the year.

Wild girls of the food world make no apologies

The foul-mouthed, self-proclaimed wild girls of the food world are making no apologies for their success.

Oscar foreign directors not daunted by kid actors

The director of "A Separation" dished that the biggest diva on the set of his Oscar-nominated film was none other than his daughter.

Gail Simmons says smart, fun food TV is the future

Between all the nightmarish kitchens and warring cupcakes, the throwdowns and the innumerable quickfires, is there really any untrodden terroir left for reality food TV?

Dujardin, Plummer, Woodley win Spirit Awards

"The Artist" star Jean Dujardin and "Beginners" co-star Christopher Plummer won Spirit Awards honoring independent film Saturday, possible preludes to the same honors a day later at the Academy Awards.

'Artist' wins best-picture at indie Spirit Awards

"The Artist" has won best picture and three other prizes at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, a possible prelude to a big night at the Academy Awards for the black-and-white silent film.

Oscar turns up the star power for final rehearsal

The Academy Awards are a big deal â€" even to A-listers. That's why a parade of stars came through the theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center Saturday to run through their lines and prepare to address their peers in front of a worldwide audience of millions.

Celine Dion cancels Vegas shows due to virus

Singer Celine Dion has canceled several upcoming concerts in Las Vegas because of a virus.

Taylor Swift asks US teen to country music awards

Taylor Swift has a date for the Academy of Country Music awards.

Taylor Swift asks NJ teen to country music awards

Taylor Swift has a date for the Academy of Country Music awards.

Rapper Jim Jones arrested after fight at Foxwoods

Rapper Jim Jones was arrested and charged with assaulting a Connecticut state trooper in a brawl at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, police said Saturday.

Baron Cohen warns Oscar 'zionists' against ban

Sacha Baron Cohen has threatened Academy Award "zionists" with "unimaginable consequences" if they ban him from Sunday's Oscars, in a spoof riposte to a warning against staging a publicity stunt.

No shock: Winning big on TV boosts chefs' careers

Turns out, the obvious is true â€" winning big on a reality television cooking show can catapult the careers of even established chefs. Not so obvious â€" it also can leave them with more to prove.

Academy unhappy but helpless to stop Oscar auction

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not pleased with plans to auction off 15 Oscar statuettes from such films as "Citizen Kane," ''Wuthering Heights" and "Little Women."

Latina chefs becoming the new face in cooking

A decade after Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez helped Latin music explode into the mainstream, Latina chefs are doing the same for food.

NYC Hispanic museum seeks to make itself known

Situated behind a wrought-iron gate on an attractive brick terrace in upper Manhattan, the Hispanic Society of America is an imposing museum and research library.

Singer Adam Levine finds 'Voice' beyond Maroon 5

From moving like Mick Jagger to dating Russian model Anne Vyalitsyna, Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine hasn't had problems attracting women in recent years.

Milwaukee Art Museum to exhibit self-taught art

Art dealers know Anthony Petullo so well he can run through an art show and put red dots on his favorite pieces to quickly claim them.

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Kamiar Rokni

The Kamiar Rokni fashion house strives to provide an immaculate essence of style in all their creations, designing signature one of a kind pieces that evoke a sense of individuality and elegance in the people that wear them.

5 favorite Billy Crystal performances

Billy Crystal is back Sunday as host of the Academy Awards, a responsibility he's held eight times before. By now, the 63-year-old comedian is a pro at this â€" a reliable, familiar choice who's beloved and admired by his peers.

Crystal to the rescue for 84th Academy Awards show

The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystal's host routine remains a crowd-pleaser.

First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies

Barney Rosset was a publisher, not an author, and struggled for decades to write the story of his brave and wild life. But few over the past 60 years had so profound an impact on the way we read today.

Sheep

In a crowd of various up-to-the-mark fashion labels, fashion stores and prêt houses in Pakistan, fashion label SHEEP has maintained its identity with its trademark sophistication, elegance of designs and clean patterns that allure hearts of girlish women

Lala Textiles

Having started as a simple trading house in 1947, the Lala Textile brand has today grown to encompass four diverse retail brands providing accessible summer; midsummer and winter fabric ranges to ladies across Pakistan; these include Lala classic, La Mode

Murdoch settles lawsuits, but dangers still lurk

Rupert Murdoch's News International has succeeded in settling a first wave of phone hacking lawsuits, but a report that the British newspaper company ordered the deletion of legally sensitive emails in 2009 shows that the scandal isn't dying down anytime soon.

Nadya Mistry

Karachi based Pakistani Fashion Designer Nadya Mistry, entered in the field of fashion at the break of the new millennium. Driven with passion and a great fashion enthusiast herself, Nadya Mistry after entering the field, brought along her brilliance and

Sonia Azhar

Sonia Azhar’s collection for PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week is entitled ‘Enlightenment’. Through this collection, Sonia endeavours to revive the ancient artwork used in the Victorian and Mughal eras. Her colours for the collection are inspired by

Farhan & Ambreen

Certainly, Farhan and Ambreen , one of the best duo designers in the fashion industry are “Trend Setter”. The reason is simple, they always keep a tendency to design something unique that will go with the latest trend in fashion vague.

Box Office Preview: 'Valor' to SEAL the deal

Relativity Media's "Act of Valor," which stars actual Navy SEALs and features other Naval personnel in its cast, should blast its way to the top of the domestic box office chart this weekend with an opening gross in the low $20 millions.

Umar Sayeed

Mark Twain, a famous 18th century American author says. "Cloths make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." If that is the case, then Umar Sayeed makes cloths that not only make the man, but the image...

Actor James Woods to testify on RI legislation

Rhode Island officials say actor James Woods will be testifying before a state legislative committee in support of a bill that would allow doctors to apologize for bad treatment outcomes, but ban those apologies from being used against them in malpractice lawsuits.

Spain king's son-in-law appears in court

The Spanish king's son-in-law was jeered by hundreds of protesters as he arrived at a court Saturday to answer questions about suspected fraudulent deals.

Nabeel & Aqeel

The Nabeel & Aqeel label dresses both women and men with equal finesse. Being the first to start the finest men's' wear in the country, they are still acknowledged to be the best. Always considered very ultra modern, futuristic yet classy in their vision,

Asifa & Nabeel

The creative work of this duo of Pakistani fashion designers stands out because of the variety of fabrics they use to make stylish outfits, suiting to taste of many. These Pakistani fashion designers create using vibrant and subtle hues in a perfect synth

Women in Film celebrates female Oscar nominees

Gwyneth Paltrow, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Allison Janney celebrated their Oscar-nominated sisters at Women in Film's fifth annual pre-Oscar party.

Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Neiman Marcus invites you to Smile in Style on Thursday, February 23

Neiman Marcus invites you to Smile in Style on Thursday, February 23 from 5 to 7pm to benefit Smiles for Survivors. Enjoy beauty makeovers, cocktails, and a Spring Trend Style Presentation. Fabulous Beauty Baskets will be available for raffle.

Tickets are $10 each or 12 for $100. To RSVP, call 702.697.7368 or rsvplasvegas@neimanmarcus.com.

Eva Longoria y alcalde Villaraigosa se suman a campaña de Obama

La actriz Eva Longoria, los alcaldes de Los Angeles y de San Antonio y el congresista texano Charles Rodríguez integran la lista de 35 nuevos directores nacionales de la campaña que adelanta el presidente barack Obama para obtener la reelección en noviembre, anunció el miércoles el comando de campaña.