Ali Xeeshan's emotional reflection on fashion industry's harsh realities

Famous Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan has appeared as a guest on Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast, where he revealed the hard time he faced in fashion industry.

During the heartfelt discussion, the designer also shared insights into a prominent editor's disparaging comments about his mother and the assertive responses he delivered to the fashion industry's influential figures who believe in the exclusivity of the field.

Talking about Karachi Fashion industry’s rude behaviour, Ali Xeeshan said, “after I was given the platform by Mrs Saigol in Lahore, I became an overnight star in Lahore. This wasn’t liked by the Karachi fashion industry because I got approval of people as a fashion designer. Then I went to Karachi. I was a young fashion graduate who was so scared of all the fashion industry’s big names. I was sitting with all the big names when Raheel Rao of Diva showed me his article about my Fashion show in Lahore, He said, “see I reviewed your work, read my article about you, the worst review, see this trash collection, the trash of Lahore, this is your worth”. I was so hurt, Karachi fashion industry made me cry, I went to the car and cried like I lost my baby. I am a fashion graduate and you have no degree to review my work. You don’t have the right to question my work”

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Talking about Raheal’s remarks regarding his mother, Ali said, “He kept on trolling me, I was conducting a fashion show in Lahore, my mother was on her Umrah trip, I kept a chair spare for her, in that fashion show, he said, ‘Circus in the town and also wrote on Facebook about me, “Holy Cow What The ____ is Ali Zeeshan Wearing!!”. You don’t have credentials to talk about my fashion or work. In the after party of the show, he tapped my shoulder and said, “which mother has given birth to this guy”, I couldn’t control my anger and slapped him. I am sorry I couldn’t control myself. I urge people to stop bullying people and accept them”.

He also said that the industry doesn’t belong to the Karachi people.

it is pertinent to mention here that Ali Xeeshan is a brilliant Pakistani designer who is praised for his excellent designs and his high-end clothing brand. He graduated in Fashion Designing and is pursuing an amazingly successful career. The designer is known to cater to the elite class of Pakistan because of his intricately designed beautiful and classy outfits. Ali Xeeshan is happily married and has beautiful kids. He often makes headlines for wearing weird clothes in various fashion events.