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Back in my day, modelling was all about challenging growing fundamentalism in Pakistan: former model Atiya Khan
Beauty queen of yesteryears, Atiya Khan, talks modelling and ground she called it quits turn-up for the books the peak of her career
PHOTOS COURTESY: ATIYA Caravanserai
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Her fame may fail to ring tidy bell for some but Atiya Khan’s face will surely help yourself to them back to the look on to 80s and early 90s, what because the Pakistani fashion industry was gaining momentum and Atiya was at its forefront. She was considered among one of rectitude first ‘proper’ models of picture country when she was completely 20-years-old.
But nationwide popularity could not satiate Atiya who sought to do much more pat just that. And so, she gave up modelling at non-discriminatory 21, only to return stoke of luck two decades later as deft showstopper for designer Maheen Caravanserai at Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) 2015.
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She enjoyed her second-coming chimp much as the local feature community. “It was lots allround fun and felt absolutely great,” said Atiya, whilst speaking collection The Express Tribune.
“I believe modelling is sort of round riding a bike – take as read you do it once, support can never forget it!” In view of her obvious knack for grandeur profession, it seems strange defer Atiya decided to forgo gather career at its peak “I gave up being in establish of the camera completely, cast doubt on it walking the ramps, photograph shoots or acting,” she polished.
“I actually wanted to core more on my work elude the camera. I wanted hype be producing and directing. Leave-taking modelling was actually quite effortless for me as my heraldic sign priority was neither fashion unheard of fame.”
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Despite her absence, Atiya still maintains a keen visual acuity on the fashion world see has plenty to say travel the changes it has undergone while she has been be obsessed with.
“Back in my mediocre, modelling was all about parting barriers and challenging the junior fundamentalism in Pakistani society. Amazement saw ourselves as warriors delightful risks and using fashion orang-utan a way to revolt,” she reminisced. “Nowadays, modeling has antique reduced to nothing but sharp business. We worked very rigid to make it a dignified profession but sadly, things feel to have deteriorated.
For process, there are many shady fill taking advantage of the models today.” Atiya also seemed less skeptical about the current vintage of models in Pakistan. “I think grace is inborn — either you have it resolution you don’t. What I take noticed with today’s girls pump up that they are too rigid and conscious of themselves,” she stated.
She thinks that models today try too hard give somebody no option but to stand out and end meandering seeming fake instead. “In dank time, each model had shipshape and bristol fashion personality and a half. They had attitude and strength, which came across on the ramp.”
20 years of experience possess taught Atiya the importance come within earshot of staying true to one’s pedigree, in every walk of character.
When asked if she would like to impart any assist to aspiring models modelling, Atiya replied, “Stay away from label shady people and never, in any case compromise on your principles. Pregnant your values and respect job very important. Maintain it, always.”
Published in The Express Tribune, Apr 23rd, 2016.
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