It runs in the family: Rida Shahid Amjad, Anusheh Shahid And Meha Shahid

Rida Shahid Amjad, the fashion designer behind the label’s Rida Shazad and Ivory, Anusheh Shahid, brand manager for HSY in Karachi, and Meha Shahid, visual communication design student, take us through their sisterhood. From jet setting to Turkey together to always being there to comfort one another, these sisters show us why blood runs thicker than water

What are your first memories of each other?

Rida: My first memories are doing my younger sisters’ make-up while playing dress up. I thought I was a pro!

Anusheh: Our weekends! They were always the same — toy store, movie store, Mr Burger, and sleepovers at our grandmother’s place.

Meha: Tagging along with my sisters to their friend’s birthdays and hangouts.

What is the craziest thing you have done together?

Rida: All the fun things we’ve done on our trips together.

Anusheh: We’ve taken some pretty crazy trips together. Most recently, was our ‘sisters’ holiday in Turkey.

Meha: Our Turkey trip was pretty crazy.

What did you get punished for the most as a child?

Rida: Answering back to my parents when I didn’t agree with something.

Anusheh: Compared to Rida and Meha, I barely ever got punished. Whenever I did, it was mostly for not spending enough time at home.

Meha: Fighting with other kids, I was a bit of a bully as a child.

What is the one thing you love about your sisters?

Rida: We argue sometimes, but at the end of the day we stick by each other no matter what. I would be someone’s worst enemy if they tried to hurt my sisters.

Anusheh: Even though we’re all living in different cities at the moment, it’s good to know that we’re always there for each other — no matter what the time or where the place.

Meha: The fact that no matter what happens they’re always by my side.



If you are fighting with each other, how do you make up?

Rida: My younger sisters always call for a truce.

Anusheh: We eventually get over it and start speaking to each other like nothing ever happened.

Meha: The third sister intervenes and we just hug it out, forgetting that it ever happened.

What is the one secret talent your sisters have, that you wish you had too?

Rida: Anusheh is very hardworking and super-smart and Meha is a go-getter and a high achiever.

Anusheh: Rida is really good at making friends with anyone she meets, and Meha doesn’t let stupid stuff affect her.

Meha: Anusheh is a go-getter and Rida has great people skills!

Describe your sisters in three words:

Rida: Talented, beautiful and intelligent.

Anusheh: Rida — get’s stuff done. Meha — practically my twin!

Meha: Fun, real and supportive.

Which fictional characters are your sisters most like?

Rida: Meha is like Stewie and Anusheh is basically Sleeping Beauty.

Anusheh: Rida is like Elsa from Frozen and Meha is like Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls.

Meha: Anusheh is like April from Parks and Recreation and Rida is like Elsa from Frozen.

How are your personalities similar?

Rida: We are all strong-headed and kind-hearted.

Anusheh: We are all stubborn and headstrong, but our hearts are in the right place.

Meha: We are all actually quite sensitive but always put up a strong front.

I can’t live without my sisters because…

Rida: They complete me.

Anusheh: Without them I would not have any sense of direction.

Meha: My life would be colourless if they weren’t a part of it.