One Piece Three Ways

Three fashionistas show us how to put together an item from a designer’s collection

While trends fade, style remains eternal and one piece can be put together in many different ways. In this feature we have three fashionistas showing us how to put together an item from a designer’s collection, according to their own individual style and taste! 



The soft blue and beige net duppata has a cool Mediterranean vibe to it, fused with traditional elements. This beautiful piece is embellished with gota applique and patchwork, and zardozi embroidery. The embroidered silk patti gives it more depth and texture.

Noor Monnoo

When I saw the beautiful Farida Hasan dupatta, I instantly knew I was going to go for a fusion look, since my personal style is one of mixing and matching traditional pieces with contemporary ones. I love wearing neutral colours, so the nude coloured dupatta was perfect for me; I paired it with my favourite flared jeans from French Connection along with a belt from Muse. For me no look is complete without heels, so I added black Dior pumps and glasses from Tom Ford for a finished look. For my hair and make-up, I went for a minimalist look with little makeup and blow-dried straight hair. My look was perfect for a formal lunch or for a night out with friends!

Mehr Hasan Rafi

My absolute love, the high-waisted, FH gold , which I’d wear with anything, the cutwork sleeveless waistcoat from Amritsar and third generation blue jhumkas with pearl and gold, all went towards an outfit that screams ‘everything’. I completed my look with multi-coloured Degraspike Louboutins. For my hair I got it parted, braided and wound around the back of my head. I tucked in one palloo across the front to fall along the dhoti, and wound it around like a sari so the gorgeous cutwork could come across the front. I let the other palloo fall over the shoulder. The look is contoured and allows movement — the only thing it’s missing is a jewelled sword!

Khadija Malik

I styled the dupatta with a cotton gharara I had made three years ago, coupled with a basic white aged-mukesh kameez. My style is one that veers towards understated elegance. Hence, the gharara and kameez work as a blank canvas to showcase the delicate embroidery, gota and laser-cut embellishments of the dupatta. I deliberated on the accessories, as the dupatta had a mix of metal tones and I wanted to catch and play with the interaction of the different shades of gold, copper and silver. Additionally, I wanted to wear my mother’s blue heirloom jhumkas. I then layered up necklaces starting with a Golconda two-tier choker, adding an Indo-French maala in dull gold and a silver dholki bead haar. A rich gold hand harness added a contemporary look. I like traditional pieces and I like to accent them with more modern statements, so the look worked for me.