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First buyer to invest in new designers at fashion weeks, first retailer to open an all Pakistani multi-brand store in Dubai, Asad Tareen of The Designers is on a roll, and he’s taking fashion’s favourite new hotshot designer Mohsin Ali along with him... By Muniba Kamal

The first quintessential Pakistani multi-brand store opened last week in Dubai; congrats Asad Tareen of The Designers, you are it! It was a race between him and Zeba and Shehrnaz Husain of Ensemble and Asad got there first. He's a quiet man, Asad keeps to himself, doesn't talk much but he has kept his nose down and built a business that has grown by leaps and bounds over the years. The Designers was first a furniture store, then it expanded to multi-label boutique - the furniture is still around though and he is stocking it at his store as well.…..................


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