LA photographer dresses up daughter in Pakistani outfit

She posted a photo of the girl Joey asleep in the national dress and a Pakistani flag in one hand.

02 May,2017 02:15 pm

LOS ANGELES (Web Desk) - Los Angeles photographer Laura Izumikawa who turned her adorable baby daughter into an Instagram star by dressing her up in incredible costumes as she naps, gave a Pakistani look to the little girl this time.

She posted a photo of the girl Joey asleep in the national dress and a Pakistani flag in one hand. Wearing an embroided green kameez and pink shalwar with a dupatta on her head and kolahpuri in her feet, she looked just delightful and pretty. Apart from that, Joey can also be seen wearing bangles, a ‘bindiya’ and a long wig.

Today’s #JoeyWorldProject comes all the way from #Pakistan from our amazing new friend Maria who runs an non-profit org called Women’s Digital League (@wdl_pk) which seeks to empower Pakistani women by training and connecting them to online work. Maria wrote to me that they promote economic empowerment for women this way as "it’s really difficult for women in Pakistan to go outside to work." “Through the Joey World Project,” she wrote, "I’d like to bring a softer image of Pakistan and show a new side of Pakistani women achieving amazing things.” She also wrote that she didn’t want publicity for herself or for WDL but that she just wanted to send this dress simply to do it for her fellow #Pakistani women…but I just can’t help but share about her and her incredible work as it inspires me deeply! Thank you Maria and WDL for all you’re doing every day. It’s people like you who stirs my heart and gives me hope! This gorgeous #shalwarkameez is a version of the national dress of Pakistan and was custom-designed for Joey by Pakistani designer Sana Arif @seap.bysanaarif. Can I just say, WOW! This dress was made in pure silk and chiffon with adda and gotta embellishments. Gotta is a gold or silver ribbon that’s used in traditional dresses from the subcontinent including countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Adda got its name from the huge wooden embroidery frames that the cloth is fitted on and combinations of beads, sequins, diamantes, silk thread and mirrors are designed upon. The ring-toed slippers are called #kolhapuri and they go back to the 13th century and have made a come-back in Pakistan with designers giving them a more modern look. I believe the scarf is worn more often on the shoulder but I decided to photograph Joey with the scarf on her head because I wanted to showcase just how beautiful the scarf is. What a stunning piece of art this outfit is! I just want to frame it and hang it in our home! Thank you so much Maria and Sana for this precious treasure. You have no idea what this means to our family.

A post shared by Laura Izumikawa (@lauraiz) on May 1, 2017 at 7:54am PDT

Laura wrote that the dress, made by Pakistani designer Sana Arif, was sent by her friend Maria who runs a non-profit organization called Women’s Digital League which seeks to empower Pakistani women by training and connecting them to online work.

“Through the Joey World Project,” she wrote, "I’d like to bring a softer image of Pakistan and show a new side of Pakistani women achieving amazing things,” she said. Laura went on to explain the making of the beautiful ensemble and thanked Sana and Maria for the gift.

The photographer cum creative costume-making mom came up with the idea last year as she observed that her daughter had the habit of sleeping soundly. She then transformed Joey into everything from Pokemon to rock stars to Olympians. Here are some of the endearing photos of the child in various avatars.