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Inside the Atelier: 120 Hours of Zardozi
We followed a single Signature piece, the emerald Zumurrud angrakha, from the tracing table to the final press, and met the karigars whose hands spend five weeks on it.
Sara Imtiaz4 min read
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Notes from our Lahore atelier on craft and care, styling and the stories behind every collection.
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Style Notes
How to Style a Festive Dupatta
Five ways to wear organza and chiffon this festive season, from the classic one-shoulder drape to the cape, with the pins, pleats and proportions our stylists swear by.
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Care Guide
Lawn Care: Keep Your Prints Vivid
Cold water, shade and a little white vinegar: our fabric team’s guide to washing, drying, ironing and storing lawn so this summer’s prints look new next summer too.
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Fabric Guide
Choosing the Right Fabric for Every Season
Lawn, cambric, khaddar, karandi, raw silk, chiffon: a plain-spoken guide to how each fabric feels, when to wear it and how it behaves through the year.
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The Edit
Your Eid Wardrobe Edit
From chand raat to the third day of Eid: a stylist’s plan for five occasions, with what to wear, what to pack and how to rewear one hero piece three ways.
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From the Atelier
The Hands Behind Every Page
More than two hundred karigars, five centuries-old techniques and up to 120 hours on a single shirt. Discover how AURAQ began, and how every piece is still made by hand in Lahore.
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