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Dananeer Mobeen turned heads in London on Saturday with her look for the UK premiere of Mera Lyari. Her clothes and style paid tribute to the film and the people it’s about.

Styled by Saad Hassan, the star wore a white shirt with a wide collar and puffed shoulders, paired with a traditional Balochi shalwar. The top and bottom were plain, likely in a deliberate effort to keep attention on the star of the outfit: an embroidered corset full of messages.

The corset, keeping with her film’s themes, had pictures of young girls playing football on it in green, black, white and brown threadwork. It also had rickshaws, palm trees and floral motifs, adding a tasteful pop of colour to the outfit.

The piece also carried some writing, notably a banner saying, “Lyari ka Fakhar (The Pride of Lyari)”.

The jewellery selection was quite distinct, with Mobeen wearing a necklace with three large heart-shaped gold pieces at the front. She wore two metal rings on her left hand and a panja — a bracelet chained to five smaller rings on her right.

The look was finished off with a pair of gold earrings and bright, colourful nails, bearing some fun messages. One said Lyari, while the another had a bedazzled L on it.

Her styling team fashioned her hair into a bubble ponytail with each section separated with a beaded hair tie.

The actor was all praises for her stylist, who drove in from Lahore — presumably to Islamabad — to drop off the outfit, and designer Ahmed Manan, who managed to put the whole thing together in just a day.

Mera Lyari is due to release in Pakistan on Friday after having played at the UK Asian Film Festival in London. The film is the story of a disabled football coach, played by Ayesha Omar, who goes back to her native Lyari in search of young girls to form a team.

There, she meets Afsana (Mobeen) and Kashmala (Trinette Lucas), two girls using the game as an escape from the pressure and abuse they face at home.