Airline job leads to boutique business
HASINA Khan is new to the fashion business but she has fashion sense and this heightened when she had the opportunity to travel the world as a flight attendant.
Although she left Malaysia Airlines in 2001, 14 years of flying the skies and travelling exposed her to many cultures, cuisines and, of course, fashion styles that inspired her to open her own boutique.
It was the assortment of Indian fabrics and designs that got her interested in starting off her own business where she could present a selection of personal choices she hand picks from various parts of India.
Recently, Khan welcomed family and friends to her Fashion Remix Boutique at Plaza City One, which was opened by Datin Seri Indrani Samy Vellu.
Punjabi suits, sarees and material from Punjab, Calcutta, Delhi and Mumbai are found on hangers and on shelves.
The latest fashion styles from movies as well as on the streets of these places brighten up the shop.
From Calcutta, Hasina has brought in intricate embroidery work on chiffon and georgette that are outstandingly attractive.
Collared suits with embroidery work at the collar are among clothes that are in season as well as transparent blouses that can be mixed and matched with skirts or pants.
Hasina aspires to design a range of fashionable suits and is currently pursuing a diploma in fashion at the LaMode fashion house in Kajang.
I have some ideas in mind and I have started working on some of them,” she said.
Her daughter Husna, 13, willingly wore mum’s creation of a blue suit with a three-quarter pants attached to bright green churidar pants matched with a short blouse.
This is a suit for slim and young girls, said Hasina.
A young relative wore a simple bright yellow top with an embroidered pink churidar pants while a brownish maroon and beige suit with embroidery prominent on the blouse look charming on a young girl.
Hasina said fashion remix referred to a combination of old and new styles which she hopes to promote.
“A lot of us have old-fashion clothing in our cupboards which we don’t throw out.
“Fashion never dies, in fact it keeps repeating so it is time to mix and match some of the items we have in our cupboards with new styles to give our clothing a fresh look,” said Hasina.
The shop also sells handicrafted items from Punjab like jewellery boxes, shoes and bags and accessories to be worn with the saree or Punja-bi suit such as bangles, chains and earrings.