Halloween costume ideas

      Fancy yourself as Wednesday Addams, Carrie or Natalie Portman's Black Swan this Halloween?
                                                      Here's how to do horror in style…

                                                             BY Alice Newbold | 08 October 2014 

Chloe Moretz as Carrie Photo: Rex

Wednesday Addams 

Pale, plaited youngster Wednesday Addams is obsessed with death and the macabre. Though her deadpan wit is optional Wednesday's morbid school girl style is easy to replicate. Pop a sharp white collar on a dark long-sleeved dress and keep everything else a complete black out.

Launch of Khaliq’s Flagship Store

Here’s another new fashion presentation for fashion lovers to be indulged in fashion styling more intensely.

Khaliq has launched its first flagship store at zamzama Karachi; the launch featured a chic fashion presentation. The event launch was attended by high profile celebrities and socialites. The exclusive guests invited at the launch of of Khaliq’s store included fashion designer Ayaan, Abeer, Gia, Lamiya, Marvi,  Naja, Anas, Asher, Ather, Hammad, Ayesha, Hasan, Sukaina, Muazam, Munaf, Fizza, Mehreen, Raza, Nabeel, Nazil, Tehmina khaled, Nazneen, Saba, Akther, Saima, Zahid, Scheery, Moiz and many more.

Hair and make-up for the fashion presentation was done by Sabs while choreography was managed by Nabeel Shaukat.

The media and PR of the event were done by Tehmina khaled TAKEII.

Launch of Farid’s Supermarket

Launch of the supermarket Farid’s at the Lower Ground floor of the Ocean Mall, Clifton, Karachi was the most interesting evening where guests enjoyed all the newly displayed items and brands.

Farid Virani proudly presented Farid’s Supermarket by stocking variety of famous brands under one roof which includes great value in food, beverages and chilled goods, money exchange, book shop, Scentsation, large cosmetics area with beauty partner Nabila, best music and movie selection, electronics area, Lingerie Area, Camping and Hunting Area, food court, quality groceries and lot more.

Many high profile people attended the launch of Farid’s Supermarket in Karachi. Anoushey Ashraf, Maheen Khan, Arjumand Rahim, Adnan Siddiqui, Tapu Javeri, Humayun Saeed, Nabila, Sarwat Gilani, Ayesha Omer, Zeba Bakhtiar and some others.

The grand launch of Farid’s Supermarket was organized by Catwalk Productions and the PR was handled by Catalyst PR.

Amber Jewelry at Poland’s 2013 Amberif Fair

Cool jewels? Check. Original designs? Check. The Amberif trade fair comes to Poland’s pretty port city of Gdansk, March 20–23.
1. Necklace with baroque amber beads and silver; $1,000; ART7, Gdansk, Poland; 48-58-300-0555 ; art7.com.pl

 2. Earrings in silver with amber; €92 ($122); Ostrowski-Design, Gdansk, Poland; 48-692-460-025; ostrowski-design.pl















3. Silver ring with amber; €100; S&A, Gdynia, 
Poland; 48-58-664-6000; s-a.pl


















4. Sun necklace in sterling with amber; $1,000; Malgorzata Wasowska, Warsaw; 48-22-812-05-23;info@bizuteriawasowska.pl
















5. Bracelet in silver with amber; €250; Enzo, Gdansk, Poland; 48-587-677-550; enzo.com.pl

Show Biz

By JCK Staff

This story appears in the March 2013 issue of JCK magazine

Eddie Borgo Fall 2013

Need to Know: Eddie Borgo is a bookworm, a history buff, and “big into referencing.” This season, the book Cleopatra: A Life, by Stacy Schiff, prompted the CFDA Award-winning jewelry designer to revisit a legend he’s loved since childhood. “When men wrote about Cleopatra, they were always depicting her as sinister, a sexual deviant,” he said at a small gathering in his Palais Royal apartment-cum-showroom. “But when I read [the book], I found her even more incredible. She was the most powerful woman in the world. And today there’s not a young person who doesn’t know who she was.” Admittedly obsessive about research, Borgo dug up documentation about what the Egyptian queen actually owned. And he fused his findings with a little Stargate futurism to create his Fall ’13 wares. The resulting collection is an Egyptian revival with a twist. Take for example a chunky scarab cuff in onyx with carnelian inlay, or his first-ever mask, which picks up on the Eye of Horus but is fitted with back combs to double as a headband. Borgo channels the Isis headdress on a massive quartz necklace, the largest of a handful of pieces that mix the queen’s favorite stones (jade, onyx, howlite, and carnelian). Graphic shapes and ombré plating lend a distinct twenties vibe. (Footnote: Egyptian-revival jewelry had a major moment after King Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1922.) Borgo’s Ancient Egypt-meets-Art Deco combo makes for some serious statement pieces. 

He says: “It’s easy to get obsessive about Cleopatra, because there’s so little information and so much mystery.” 

Where to find it: Bergdorf Goodman, Fivestory, Net-a-Porter.com, Eddieborgo.com, and other select retailers.

Mohawked Top To Toe

Ever since Fendi debuted its multicolored fur Mohawks in Milan, the punked-up coifs have been fanning out all over the Fall runways. But they’re not appearing as you might expect; rather, designers have appropriated the motif and completely turned it on its head. For starters, Fendi’s pastel quiffs got so much attention that one might have missed Lagerfeld’s punchy Mohawked boots and bags. Haider Ackermann put his own spin on the look, sending his models out with white matted hair fashioned into “death hawks” (a style favored by goths). Not surprisingly, the same rebellious tresses popped up in black at Vivienne Westwood, but the Dame of Punk placed her death dos on black platform booties rather than her catwalkers’ noggins. Jean Paul Gaultier experimented with aubergine and bubblegum-highlighted faux-hawk-mullet hybrids at his Fall show, and over at Loewe, Stuart Vevers garnished the heels of his single-soled sandals with exaggerated, razor-sharp black or blonde fringe. Loewe’s shoes were a particularly “uptown” take on the antiestablishment-rooted style (what would the punks of the seventies have said about that?) and reminded us of YSL’s much-snapped suede Mohawk pumps from Fall 2010. Now, don’t shave and dye your hair just yet (or, actually, maybe do), but we’d have to say that the Mohawk, in its many incarnations, is one of Fall’s most prominent (and playful) punk trends so far.

Barneys Takes A Walk On The Wild Side

Animation, designer duds and the power of instant purchasing come together in Barneys’ latest endeavor—a shoppable spring film called Wild Things. Created by filmmaker and photographer Barnaby Roper under the direction of Barneys creative director Dennis Freedman, the film stars Kinga Rajzak and follows her through a black-and-white cartoon land while she wears looks by Isabel Marant, Acne, Carven, Rag & Bone, and beyond. And when it goes live on Barneys’ Web site tomorrow, viewers will be able to point, click, and buy as they watch the short, thanks to Liveclicker technology. “The movement, special effects, and graphic treatments Barnaby created work because there is also a sense of humor and wit, which make them Barneys,” said Freedman of the project. Naturally, in addition to being practical (and pretty persuasive), the film has that classic Barneys quirk (think playful, primitive drawings with a vintage Pop art edge).

According to Barneys, the video, which debuts exclusively above, is part of the retailer’s ongoing push to expand its presence in the digital space. For instance, the department store has launched the Barneys Warehouse website—its first permanent off-price e-commerce destination (not unlike the famed Warehouse Sale, the site features past-season items at up to 75 percent off). Other digital milestones include the recent website redesign, a focus on The Window—Barneys’ editorial site, and, of course, last year’s holiday Disney film and corresponding scavenger hunt, which was conducted via Twitter. To accompany the spring film, Barneys will be launching mini videos, designer interviews, and more as a part of its increased focus on digital content creation.