Yousuf Bashir Qureshi, (Urdu: یوسف بشیر قریشی ; 2 March 1971), commonly known as YBQ,[2] is a Pakistani fashion designer, artist, actor, musician, poet, and farmer.
[3][4] His workplace, which includes his atelier and art and design studios housed in former warehouses known as “The Commune”, is located in Karachi’s City Railway Colony.
While studying at the University of Nebraska where he graduated with a degree in Food science - preparing him for a future career as a landowner in Sindh - he also began ballet and developed a passion for fashion, art, and photography.
[9] He briefly opened a café in Lincoln, Nebraska, before relocating in 1997 to Santa Monica, California to design costumes for Hollywood.
[4] Qureshi's first designer clothing was a blend of traditional South Asian styles with his own touch.