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Maheen Khan

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Maheen Khan
Born
Maheen Khan
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Costume designer, fashion designer

Maheen Khan (Urdu: ماہین خان) is a Pakistani fashion and costume designer,[1] also an award winner fashion designer for fashion labels like The Embroidery House, Maheen and Gulabo.[2] She has done many national and international fashion events and shows.[3] She undertook embroidery for the film Snow White and the Huntsman and television series The Jewel in the Crown.[2] For the e-commerce, her brand is officially onboard on Studio by TCS.

Career

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Khan started her career in the fashion industry as a designer in 1972.[2] She has designed costumes and embroidery for the films Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera, Elizabeth, and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.[2] She also done many costumes for theatres and opera.[4]

Khan has created fashion shows in Pakistan and overseas.[3] She is also the CEO of Fashion Pakistan Week.[5] She has also designed for the international fashion events.[citation needed]

Khan also showcased her collection at the Milan Fashion Week where she got the title of Coco Chanel of the East.[4] She also designed dresses for Benazir Bhutto, Jemima Khan, Ghinwa Bhutto, Princess Sarvath al-Hassan and Princess Salimah Aga Khan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of Maheen Khan". fashion47.pk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Maheen Khan: The restless innovator". tribune.com.pk. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Biography of the award winner fashion designer: Maheen Khan". fashioncentral.pk. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Fashion Designer Maheen Khan". thepakistaniboutiques.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Governing body of Fashion Pakistan". fashionpakistan.org. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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