The story of Zahra Saeed is intriguing. Former mortgage banker. Single mom. New Jersey resident. Pakistani American. Fashion designer. And now entrepreneur.
Amuses me how obsessed people are with her arranged marriage (or is it just me). Arranged marriage stories make for good marketing material. Especially when you’re selling exotic clothing. Okay, stop being so cynical.
“The only daughter of a wealthy Pakistani landowner, Saeed had three brothers and was treated like a princess. In her world, women didn’t work. As a child she traveled throughout Europe. Tailors came to the house to make the family’s clothing.
At 18, Saeed entered into an arranged marriage. After the birth of her first daughter, the family moved to Canada. Her second daughter was born, and they settled in Cherry Hill. Saeed’s husband bought her a BMW. She wanted for nothing.
“I was a true housewife,” Saeed said. “I cooked. I cleaned. I was quiet. I never worked. I didn’t drive on the highway at night.”
Then she and her husband split up when she was 25. She and her two children were on their own. Her family, including her ex-husband, doubted her ability to get a job, questioning why she would want to.”
Read the bio on her website. Geez, somebody put her on Oprah already.
Arranged marriage does make a good publicity story haha… goes to show that anyone can do whatever they set their mind to!
Pakistan fashion is the most elegant and stylish, the designers are doing a great job nowadays and this is helping promote fashion. Wear Pakistan stuff and have good time.
No worries, I always have a good time.
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Hi I’m Erin and I work at Zahra Saeed on Rittenhouse Sq.. This is the new blog for the company! Feel free to add it to your blog, we’re trying to have a much bigger online presence!
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