Payal Jain gives us nifty wearable options, Tarun dresses the groom’s extended family in dhotis-pearls, while Pankaj and Nidhi serenade mocha, and Samant Chauhan flirts with sci-fi bejewelled shoulders.
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Craft-soaked Bandhini to experiments with Chikankari, Naushad Ali adds a European influence to Indian textiles serenading a global buyer.
By Asmita Aggarwal
His father is a textile merchant, based in Pondicherry,...
Converting waste into textural garments with a strong sense of identity, Ankur Verma of Til tells us, 3 months to craft one cape, several artisans create magic with just the power of discarded fabrics.
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From trying to market the crisp, white tailored shirt in the 90s, to working with revered stylists like Deep Kailey, to now an entire collection with just black, Ashish is going back to his roots.
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From Veganwool to banana leather, CDC finalist Varshne B is crafting a unique trek to not “save the planet” but give cool alternatives and watch out for her stainless steel bags.
By Asmita Aggarwal
Varshne...
Imagine a shawl as soft as silk, but made from butchery waste, creating both livelihood for tribal women and circularity. From winning patents for his technology, to making wood free paper, Radhesh is...
Nainika and Gauri’s daughters, give the catwalk some serious twirls, while Satya Paul announces Bollywood dreamboat Aditi Rao Hydari as their creative collaborator.
By Asmita Aggarwal
What happens when...
PR exercise is not always fruitful, as brands are not built on celeb dressing, but unique ideology, says Amit Hansraj of Inca.
By Asmita Aggarwal
“If Sonam Kapoor wears your label doesn’t mean you have...
Valentino could have done forgettable pinks, but what Gaurav Jai Gupta has introduced in craft brings with it lightness, subtlety, and grace as Jamdanis take centrestage.
By Asmita AggarwalIf you thought...
The opening show of the LFW X FDCI by Anavila Mishra and Gaurav Jai Gupta along with in house designers from The Kunj displayed the prowess of the sari, which is now not restricted by pleats and palla...
As fashion celebrates its silver jubilee, what is clear now is —sustainability is the only way to go forward, and designers have already taken the lead!
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
It was a reunion of sorts,...
In a freewheeling chat, Rahul Mishra talks about his deep connection with spirituality, Trikaldarshi Brahma, his Paris Couture Week ‘Cityscape’ and ‘Crow’ ensembles, why Bandhani is important as we revisit...
Repair and reuse are Somya Goyal’s mantras, as she works with Bemberg to tackle global warming, intermingling with fabrics created out of waste, converted into cords, in her line “Pivot”.By Asmitaa Aggarwal
Her...
Somaiya Kala Vidya, is creating a space for artisans from Gujarat working with Bandhani, Ajrakh, block printing to applique, equipping them with skills that combine—marketability with design prowess-craft...
Luxury pret is the new game in India, hoping to ease out international brands from the space, Amit Aggarwal is the early entrant!
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
There is a rise of luxury pret in fashion—there are...
Gaurav Jagtiani’s Line Tribe gives you a mix of streetwear with Ikkats in the flavour of the decade—androgyny.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
He has a label that he shut down in 2014 by the name Gaurav and Ritika,...
Shantanu Mehra talks about building a robust bridge to luxury line with sharp tailoring, smart layering and military detailing in S & N.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
Shantanu Mehra is two years older than Nikhil,...
18 century “babu” culture of Bengal dandies gets a fashionable makeover by Abhishek Roy through his smooth velvets and zardozi.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
What happens when you grow up in a fulfilling...
Anurag Gupta’s 3D, jacquard knits and intense screen prints tell us you can do a lot with menswear sans sequins.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
Imagine growing up in a village, Biskohar, (Itwa) not so far from Ayodhya,...
Hoping to wean away GenZ from fast fashion, Co-Ek has launched khadi resort wear-think wrap skirts and summer dresses.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
It is always invigorating to observe seismic changes in...
After 42 years in fashion, perfecting block printing, Nikki Mahajan pays tribute to khadi not through predictable kurtas, but dresses with baroque elements and French prints.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
She began...
After almost 25 years, Anamika Khanna is hoping women in lucrative careers want something that is not just suits and blazers –maybe a silver tie, suspenders, daddy briefcase and some pearl encrusted...
From serenading poets to artists, Rina Singh’s Eka is a case study of craft upliftment.
By Asmita Aggarwal
If clothes could have feelings Eka would be a right fit! Rina Singh, who built a brand,...
From Picasso, to Banksy and Mr Brainwash, Salita Nanda reinterprets art pieces through her unique rendering of hand illustrated prints in satiny draped dresses.
By Asmita Aggarwal
Born and raised...
Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma and his broken ceramic pottery where bonsai grows is where Ashdeen found his stimuli, though his simple shapes complement the complex needlework techniques he uses to offer...
35 years in style business, the doyen believes, her biggest contribution has been keeping alive classic Indian ethos.
By Asmita Aggarwal
Her father was one of the biggest builders in Mumbai, specially...
Dhruv Kapoor brings his PSS (print, surface and silhouette) tastes to the Denim Edit by FDCI, at LFW as he handpaints, laminates, embroiders the versatile fabric.By Asmita Aggarwal
He is a regular at...
