Tapu Javeri
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Mustapha Farabi Javeri 5 May 1965 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Other names | Tapu |
| Occupation | Photographer, Radio Host, Model and Jewellery Designer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Relatives | Mobeen Ansari |
Tapu Javeri (Urdu: ٹپو جویری; born Mustapha Farabi Javeri on 5 May 1965) is a Pakistani fashion and art photographer, radio host and jewellery designer. He works as a freelance photographer and was the photo editor of the Xtra magazine. He designs handbags, T-shirts and scarves for his label "Tapulicious". He has also designed T-shirts for the Pakistani fashion designer Maheen Khan's label "Gulabo".
He hosts a radio show, The Dark Room on CityFm89 (a country wide radio channel in Pakistan). In 2010, 2011 and 2012 he was one of the jurors for Lux Style Awards.
Javeri is the son of jeweller Hassan Ali Mohammad Javeri and Ayesha Javeri. He has four siblings. He went to Karachi Grammar School for his early education and then to Bard College, New York City, to study Anthropology. After that he went to Athens for his Masters in Archeology and returned to Pakistan after the internship.
Javeri (from the family that lent its name to Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazar) traces his roots back to Jamnagar, Gujarat, where his ancestors were court jewellers to the Nawabs of Kutch
At the age of 9, Javeri's first photograph was published in Dawn, a leading Pakistani newspaper. He then worked for magazines like Teenager, Libas, Fashion Collection, Newsline, Gallerie (India), Visage and Herald. He became Photo-editor for the Pakistani fashion magazine Xtra in 1994
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