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Pakistani Fashion Brands Chase Global Diaspora

From high-street labels to haute couture houses, Pakistani brands are opening international stores as far afield as suburban Texas and London’s luxury district in a push to diversify away from the shaky domestic market where some have reached saturation point.
4 women dressed in the brand Khaadi
Karachi-based fashion brand Khaadi has 40 domestic mono-brand stores and 10 overseas stores across the US, UK and UAE. (Khaadi)

Key insights

  • Pakistani brands in the high-street and value fashion segments are expanding their overseas retail footprint to reach more diaspora consumers and new markets.
  • Luxury and couture players have gained a foothold in shopping hubs like Dubai and London, owing to their rich artisanal heritage and astute brand positioning.
  • Pakistan’s economic crisis has prompted some brands to accelerate or intensify international expansion plans in a bid to diversify away from the domestic market.

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Pakistan’s J. Junaid Jamshed is an unusual success story. The modest fashion brand was founded more than two decades ago by the late Junaid Jamshed, a local rockstar who abandoned his rowdy music career to become a conservative religious figure and staunch proponent of the Islamic economy. Jamshed’s traditional clothing business has swelled in recent years, to a vast network of 110 high-street stores across Pakistan and nearly 40 stores overseas from South Africa to southern California.

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