PakistanAt a meeting Tunics, fitted jackets, and even low-cut (but not décolletage) blouses work for women, who must always cover their legs—preferably with loose pants. Men in corporate fields like banking wear ties (and jackets for real conference room affairs), but media types don’t.
On the street Loose jeans and a tunic-like top (shirts should reach the upper thigh) make for perfect daywear when layered with a bright embroidered scarf. In the south, men and women wear vibrant colors and breezy cotton layers. The country’s northern half is cooler and requires heavier, darker duds. No shorts, tank tops, or above-the-knee skirts.
At a party It’s culturally atypical to walk to events at night, so you can wear whatever you’d like to private parties: Bright young things don body-hugging Hervé Léger dresses and strappy stilettos, and their male counterparts put on T-shirts and Gucci loafers. At Karachi’s plethora of glitzy charity balls, style runs the gamut from Eastern saris to fancy Western frocks. Women wear gold bangles, large earrings, and glittery nose studs.
P.S. Makeup’s vital for girls; heavy kohl is worn around the eyes.
