Hassan Sheheryar Yasin
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Hassan Sheheryar Yasin is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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A salutatorian
Salutatorian
Salutatorian is an academic title given, in the United States and Canada, to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline. Only the valedictorian is ranked higher. This honor is traditionally based on grade point average and number of credits taken, but...

 graduate of the Pakistan School of Fashion Design
Pakistan School of Fashion Design
Pakistan Institute of Fashion Design is a graduate school for fashion design located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The school was founded in 1995 and is known as the preeminent fashion school in Pakistan. PIFD was the first institution to offer graduate training in fashion design in Pakistan...

 (class of 2000), Yasin is affiliated with the La Chambre Syndicale De La Couture Parisienne in France
France
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. He holds an honours degree in couture and currently serves as a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the fashion institution he graduated from.

Starting as a fashion choreographer in 1994, Yasin worked both as a choreographer and designer in various shows within Pakistan and international shows including Dubai
Dubai
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, London
London
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, New York City
New York City
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, and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

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The year 2000 marked the introduction of Yasin's own fashion label, HSY. Starting as a bridal and formal wear couture house, it has since become one of the most recognized Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i fashion labels in the world and currently employs over 350 people and six stores internationally, with the flagship studio housed in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

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In 2003, Karachi-based Diva Magazine placed Yasin on the cover of their "Most Powerful People" issue and also as one of their 10 Faces of the Year.

In 2007, Yasin introduced a jewellery line under the HSY brand.http://www.thesaturdaypost.com/hsy-paparazzi.html

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