A number of women showcased exquisite floral designs and artifact on ram in a programme "Fashion through Flowers" held at a local hotel on Saturday. Arranged by Floral Art Society of Pakistan (FASP), the programme amused the audience with unique floral presentations, giving a touch of autumn colours and shades. Around 25 women, wearing flower made jewelry, shoes, dresses and hand bags, purses and umbrellas staged catwalk along with rhythm of instrumental music.
The dresses, shoes and accessories like purses, earrings, necklaces,bangles, hair clips, hair bands were embellished with the use of leaves, flowers, seeds, pulses and rough material of daily use. The women, wearing colourful fresh and artificial flowers, reflected the beauty of Nature in the outfits and jewellery.
Earlier, President FASP Samina Shahid Rafi gave a demonstration in which she practically made amazing tablemats using leaves, pulses and dry and fresh flowers. In her welcoming address, Samina said Nature has blessed human beings with different beauties in his surroundings and there is need to explore these and use for beautification.
She urged the members of the society to make greater efforts to display their artistic ability. Samina appealed to the members to convey messages of national integration and harmony through language of flowers.
FASP is continuing its efforts to promote floral arts among the youngsters by their innovative talents toward artistic adventures, she said. The elegant floral items made by different members of the FASP were presented for competition.
The judges for the selection of women wearing most beautiful and unusual floral designs were Samia Sikandar and Shireen Khan. According to the judgment, Salma Kamal and Annie Noman were declared as first while Sobia Riaz and Shandana Bangash clinched second position.
The third position went to Yasmeen Sohail and Naseem Amjad. The programme was organized for art lovers, encouraging them to use these creatively in floral designs.