Three generations — Zarine Khan, Farah Khan Ali and Fizaa — give us a sneak peek into their love for design, and what dinner table conversations of the creative bunch are usually like

Fashion in their DNA

Three generations — Zarine Khan, Farah Khan Ali and Fizaa — give us a sneak peek into their love for design, and what dinner table conversations of the creative bunch are usually like

Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali, mother, interior designer Zarine Khan and daughter Fizaa, who at seven is already aiming her toddler sights on a career in designing, are three generations of women, who aptly describe themselves as strongly individualistic and ambitious, yet loving and nurturing. Laughs Farah, “We are a creative bunch, but our tastes are quite different. If we were to head out to shop for a particular item, we’d choose completely different things. Luckily, we manage to find a middle path.” Zarine echoes her daughter’s sentiment, saying, “Yes, we know how to mould to the other’s taste.” Known primarily as an interior designer, Zarine says that her love for design extends to clothes too. “I love dressing up and dolling others too. I pick up the best fabrics from my trips abroad and design outfits for myself. I’m constantly glued to channels dedicated to fashion and I’ve had the opportunity to chat with the likes of Roberto Cavalli in person,” she says, while explaining her love for fashion. Zarine is all set to launch a new fashion store to fuses her two ‘p’ashion — clothes and interiors. Grand-daughter Fizaa can’t contain her excitement at her grand-mom’s venture as it’s been named after her. Farah observes that at seven, her daughter should not really have an opinion on most subjects, but Fizaa is strong willed and she has no choice but to bow down to beti’s choices in clothes. “Fizaa knows exactly what she wants. I don’t know if she’ll give me a hard time when she grows up, but she is always giving me her opinion on what I should wear,” smiles Farah. Zarine feels that her granddaughter already has the makings of a supermodel, “I’m not sure that’s the career her mom wants her to concentrate on though,” she laughs. Dinner table conversations at home, reveals Zarine, will remind people of an Italian family. “We’re constantly updating each other on the latest in our fields of design, running over each other’s conversations and laughing. We’re always there for each other,” says Zarine proudly.