The Express Tribune interviewed Aiza Hussain for an insight into the world of The Saari Girl and what makes saree the slogan of style in today's age.
Giving Back
With each saree purchase you make, we share a little more with those that are not as privileged!
5-10% of all profits at The Saari Girl are donated to charitable organisations in Pakistan. During the disastrous flooding in August 2022, The Saari Girl donated upto 50% of all profits for the subsequent 3 months.
The Saari Girl is proud to have supported the following organisations:
1. Slumabad
4. Share Rizq
7. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital
8. LRBT (Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust)
10. Future Pakistan (LUMS Students initiative)
11. Mission Rajanpur
Alongside this, The Saari Girl has also contributed to verified need-based cases of support.
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“Where has the sari gone?” she asked back in 2018, on the lookout for something “different” to wear. “It was for a Dean's Honour List dinner.
The Saari Girl: Trying to make saaris common in Pakistani women - BBC URDU
Aiza Hussain is a Pakistani entrepreneur who hails from Lahore. She is one of those business women who have been able to make their passion or love for Saaris dressing as their profession. Her aim is to revive the love for Saaris among the young Pakistani female which once used to be there before 1980s.
Libas Now got in touch with Aiza, a young entrepreneur, to talk about her online brand, The Saari Girl; how she goes about her business, the challenges she has had to face considering the Saari wasn’t (and maybe in some ways, still isn’t) acceptable in our society and what all kinds of Saari she has to offer.
It’s an honour to know that our voice has reached out to a number of people throughout the globe. We are grateful to everyone who has contributed to our current success!Thank you for the featuring us, @bbcurdu.Thank you to each one of you, for supporting us in normalizing saaris in Pakistan!
There’s a 23-year-old anthropology student on Instagram who is passionate about saaris and wants other Pakistani women to feel comfortable in nine yards of beautifully spun cloth.“They are an inherent part of our sub-continental heritage, and it’s time we owned up to it,” said Aiza of The Saari Girl.
Saari Glossary
This saari glossary/guide is for everyone who struggles with understanding how to drape, which petticoat fabric to choose, and how to style your blouse. Much more to follow!
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READ MORELibas Now got in touch with Aiza, a young entrepreneur, to talk about her online brand, The Saari Girl; how she goes about her business, the challenges she has had to face considering the Saari wasn’t (and maybe in some ways, still isn’t) acceptable in our society and what all kinds of Saari she has to offer.
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