new delhi its a torrid summer ahead and women in the city are making sure their wardrobe is equipped to handle the heat and at the ongoing exhibition of pakistani lifestyle products the lightweight lawn cotton suits and kurtas seem to be a rage among women traders say theyve sold out of many designs too the exhibition lifestyle pakistan is on at pragati maidan from 10am to 6pm until sunday and features over 100 traders from the country many of whom are displaying in india for the first time apart from fashion the exhibition includes precious and semiprecious jewellery accessories khussa closed jootis from multan furniture home furnishings handicrafts textiles and fabrics the response has been fantastic lawn cloth is very soft and light making it perfect for this weather women wear them in pakistan all the time as the weather there is similar theyre great for the working woman especially says renowned karachibased hindusindhi designer deepak perwani who recently showcased at the pakistan fashion week at the exhibition hes selling his massmarket collection of about 20 different prints created in collaboration with orient textile mills the pieces are all under rs 5000 so they are accessible to everyone he says the suits are unstitched but come in a packet complete with embellishments and embroidery patches required syed ali debaj who oversees the stall of asim jofa a famous pakistani designer says that though they have formal wear the response for the lawn suits has been tremendous its the finest cotton and its good for casual wear in our casual suits too we have embroideries velvet patches and other embellishments that allow dual purpose he says the buying behavior echoes what the traders say women throng stalls hanging on to pieces carefully selected after rummaging through suit racks some try on kurtas on top of their regular clothes others drape embroidered sarees over their denims there are several other stalls selling products made of white and green pakistani onyx considered one of the best in the world products include coasters keychains vases candle stands bracelets necklaces telephones glasses decorative pieces and so on there is also an art section featuring oil pastel acrylic watercolour and mixed media works by pakistani artists as well as calligraphic pieces of silver leaf on board by artist amjad butt there is a furniture section also featuring boutique and highend pieces