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Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event

Fashion Jun 23, 2022

by Marriska Fernandes

To celebrate the upcoming Pakistan’s 75th Anniversary Riwayat, the critically acclaimed global fashion production house and founder of Pakistan Fashion Week London, Riwayat held their 2-day fashion showcase at the luxurious Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Saturday June 11th and Sunday June 12th. “Lifestyle Toronto” brought 60 accomplished and emerging fashion designers including Gogi by Hassan Riaz, Komal Nasir, Zarsah with Pakistani supermodel Fouzia Aman (@fouziaaman) and so much more. Check out all the Day 1 highlights of this extravaganza and why this clearly was the hottest fashion weekend to kick off summer!

For the first time in Toronto, Riwayat’s internationally renowned fashion event showcased their designer collection at the historic Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12th. Through dramatic runway presentations, Lifestyle Toronto brought together the best emerging and established Pakistani designers for Canadian audiences to discover and rediscover.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: The iconic Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.** Photo Credit: www.accorhotels.com

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Backstage beauties prepping for the runway show. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Blackk for Batchan.media — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: The spectacular runway.** Photo Credit: Riwayat/JCP_Arts for Batchan.media

The Free Exhibition:

In addition to the grand runway show, Lifestyle Toronto also provided an opportunity for Pakistani vendors from all sorts of lifestyle, fashion and beauty spaces to be available to the public for free. This provided an extensive variety of of goodies to be purchased and the public definitely took advantage of that.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Setting up one of the jewelry sections of the marketplace. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Black for Bachan.media — Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Exploring the wonderful array of designer looks available at the exhibition. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Blackk for Batchan.media

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Exploring the wonderful array of designer looks available at the marketplace. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Black for Bachan.media — Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Beauty company, Dermaniche Advanced Aesthetics also presented at the exhibition. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Blackk for Batchan.media

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: A glimpse of the wide variety of looks available for purchase at the exhibition. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Black for Bachan.media — Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Some last minute steaming at Gogi by Hassan Riaz station, to prep for the exhibition. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Blackk for Batchan.media

The Fashion Show:

Adnan Ansari the founder of Riwayat and the brainchild behind Pakistani Fashion Week London and Lifestyle Toronto was deep in preps for the show. Having his creative hand in everything that needed his finesse including hair/makeup, creative direction, runway production. During the show he talked about he along with his creative partner were just in London the week before, where they brought 20 models formt he show in addition to models from Pakistan and Toronto.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Some last minute steaming to prep for the exhibition. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Black for Batchan.media — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Backstage beauties prepping for the runway show.** Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Blackk for Batchan.media

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Basktage beautys prepping for the runway show. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Black for Batchan.media — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Backstage beauties prepping for the runway show.** Photo Credit: Riwayat/Marina Blackk for Batchan.media

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Zarsah. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Panolegus for Batchan.media — Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Raj Girn Founder and CEO of ANOKHI Media (right) with Noreen Contractor (middle) with Noreen’s mom (left). Photo Credit: Riwayat

Gogi by Hassan Riaz had a stunning collection which actually he mentioned that it was his Plan B. While chatting with him, he showed me photos of his original designs which featured a stunning purple gown reflecting with a design that portrayed a woman in deep thought. But the collection was stuck at customs and didn’t make it on time. So impressively Hassan Riaz used the leftover materials in his apartment from another collection to put together the impressive line that was featured in the fashion show.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Gogi By Hassan Riaz. Photo Credit: Riwayat/Digitize.to for Batchan.media — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Gogi By Hassan Riaz**. Photo Credit: Riwayat

Komal Nasir brought to the forefront gorgeous textiles through her scarves, shawls, capes and extravagant ensembles, boasting an aesthetic that harkened back to the Pakistan’s gilded age.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Komal Nasir. Photo Credit: Riwayat — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Komal Nasir.** Photo Credit: Riwayat

Zarsah played around with a wide variety of pastels and muted tones with a deep focus on intricate work.

From caftans, to cold shoulder cuts and luminous textiles and more, Sophia played with silhouettes in a stunning way.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Sophia. Photo Credit: Riwayat — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Sophia.** Photo Credit: Riwayat

When it comes to statement cultural jewellery Hamna Amir created one show-stopper after another.

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Sophia. — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Hamna Amir Jewellery.** Photo Credit: Riwayat

Day 1 Highlights: 'Lifestyle Toronto' Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Hamna Amir Jewellery. Photo Credit: Riwayat — **Day 1 Highlights: ‘Lifestyle Toronto’ Lit Up The Runway With The Hottest Pakistani Fashion Designers In Exclusive 2-Day Event: Hamna Amir Jewellery.** Photo Credit: Riwayat

The whole evening was simply spectacular. Kudos to the impeccable production of Riwayat. Seeing such a glittery showcase is something we all needed to fulfill our stylish souls with, and with the audience running back to the exhibition to pick up their favourite look from the designers that showcased the runway, definitely added that extra energy to an otherwise fantastic Day 1 of Lifestyle Toronto!

Main Image Photo Credit: Riwayat

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