Fashion Week in Pakistan: Can Couture Trump Conservatism?

“Once inside you’ll find patient fashionistas facing a barrage of political questions while prepping for their shows — not exactly what Karl Lagerfeld concerns himself with. Female designers get harangued about women’s rights, the burqa and blasphemy laws, while male designers are questioned about homosexuality, the tensions with India and the war in Afghanistan…

How does such a religiously conservative nation ever teetering on the brink of chaos organize itself to put on a fashion show?”