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Yousuf Bashir Qureshi
Pakistani fashion designer and artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yousuf Bashir Qureshi (Urdu: یوسف بشیر قریشی; 2 March 1971), commonly known as YBQ,[2] is a Pakistani fashion designer, artist, actor, musician, poet, and farmer.[3][4] His workplace, which includes his atelier and art and design studios housed in former warehouses known as “The Commune”, is located in Karachi’s City Railway Colony.[2][5]
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Early life
As a child, YBQ attended the Steel Cadet College, a boarding school outside Karachi.[6] His family has a long-standing history in farming, with their ancestral home located in Hasan Abdal.[7] Additionally, through his mother, Abida Bashir, he has familial ties to Ajmer.[8]
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After completing his schooling, he continued his higher education in the United States. While studying at the University of Nebraska where he graduated with a degree in Food science - preparing him for a future career as a landowner in Sindh - he also began ballet and developed a passion for fashion, art, and photography.[4] His photographic work has been featured in publications such as Vogue (magazine) and National Geographic.[9] He briefly opened a café in Lincoln, Nebraska, before relocating in 1997 to Santa Monica, California to design costumes for Hollywood.[10][7] He worked for Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrissette, and for movie outfit at The Matrix.[4]
Qureshi's first designer clothing was a blend of traditional South Asian styles with his own touch.[11][12] His fashion work is inspired by Sufi mysticism.[13][14]
In 2004, YBQ relocated back to Pakistan. His family owned warehouses in Karachi became his base to start his career in Pakistan.[10]
He has held several photography exhibitions. YBQ has also engaged in poetry in Dubai.[15] He occasionally performs music and, due to his deep voice, has recorded songs from time to time. For instance, in 2017, he recorded a Sufi-song with singer Natasha Baig.[16] He had a minor role in Shehzad Roy’s music video for the song Jind Jaan.[17]
Qureshi has been teaching courses in fashion design at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.[18] In addition to his artistic pursuits, he manages the family farm in Mirpur Sakro.[6]
In 2016, Qureshi appeared in a supporting role of the movie at Senti Aur Mental.[19] From that point on, YBQ began making occasional appearances in films and television series.
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