YBQ (Yousuf Bashir Qureshi)

Yousuf Bashir Qureshis talents and passions range from fashion design, photography and painting, to food science and farming. The cultivated man has been successful at anything he touches, including his recent project United Pakistan, a social program that he initiated amidst the recent flood disaster in Pakistan. Qureshi graduated from the University of Nebraska with a major in Food Sciences, a degree that would prepare him for his expected career as a landowner in the Interior Sindh of Pakistan. His transition into the art world began while he was working in the United States as a horse trainer, yet another unlikely inspiration. Qureshis creative streak was recognized immediately when he began to design clothes for himself for his work. The designs became very popular and brought an Indian cavalier charm to the horse shows. After graduation Yousuf opened a fashion cafe in Lincoln, Nebraska, called the Silk Cafe, after the Silk route that runs along the Pakistani border. It was ...