It was a proud moment for the Pakistani dress designer Nauman Arfeen, 41, when he got a call from Buckingham Palace -- headquarters of the monarch of the U.K. -- to design a dress for Prince Willam, during his maiden visit to Pakistan.
The Palace had hired another award-winning fashion designer Maheen Khan,75, to design dresses for his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, whose outfits caught headlines drawing comparisons with those worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, three decades ago.
“This is a life time honor and dream of every designer,” said Arfeen.
Since the royals have gone around with his dresses, he is flooded with calls and appreciation. “I am truly enjoying attention and appreciation,” he said.
Maheen Khan, a veteran Pakistani stylist who designed attires for the Duchess of Cambridge is equally excited.
"I am thrilled and have a reason to be. It is a rare chance to design clothes for royalty,” she told Anadolu Agency.
"I wanted the Duchess to look elegant, and smart. And I am pound, that I accomplished the task,” said the jubilant designer, who has earlier designed costumes and embroidery for the films Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera and The Golden Age.