Fashion Central

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Fashion Central
Type of business Public
Type of site
Online Magazine [1]
Available in English
Headquarters Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Area servedWorld Wide
Founder(s) Shoaeb Shams and QuratulAin
Key peopleShoaeb Shams, QuratulAin, Khawaja Pervaiz Saeed
Industry Fashion and Lifestyle
Products Fashion apparel and Lifestyle
URL http://www.fashioncentral.pk/
Launched2007

Fashion Central is an online fashion magazine based in Lahore, Pakistan covering events in Pakistani Fashion Industry. [2] The name Fashion Central comes from the idea of providing a central portal for all fashion-related affairs in Pakistan. The magazine won the PASHA ICT Award in 2010. [3]

Contents

History

Founded in 2007, Fashion Central was initially launched as an online E-commerce portal. After about 6 months the website was totally revamped and was reinvented as an online fashion [4] and lifestyle magazine. [5] In early 2011 the website added ecommerce as one of its services. The products being offered include apparel, perfumes, lifestyle items, and other fashion and lifestyle-related accessories. Delivery options are available for countries across the globe with multiple payment options. The products on sale [6] at FashionCentral are directly sourced from known designers.

Main categories

The main categories are Pakistani fashion designers, [7] models, stylists, photographers, fashion events, [8] trends and lifestyle. Subcategories include health, beauty, parenting, fashion accessories, food and home décor. [9] [10] [11]

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