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Haan, doobey

With Earth Day tomorrow and a heatwave upon us, it’s an opportunity to dive deep into how swimwear brands are addressing climate change ...

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India’s romance with Meenakari

Jaipur’s newly-opened Museum of Meenakari Heritage pays tribute to Europe’s centuries-old enamel art form that found loving nurturers in...

08.04.2024 6

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Say modern, masculine in same sentence

Menswear designers on gender norms, what modern masculinity represents, and why it is much more than a fist-pumping, ‘Boys, boys, boys…’ ...

25.03.2024 10

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Yale built on foundation of Indian textiles

An Indian-origin student’s research proposal proves how cloth handwoven by Indian weavers sealed the transformation of small Connecticut school into...

04.03.2024 8

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Crossover talent

The India Art Fair was host to a delightful coincidence: an artist with a love for fabric, and a designer who works in fabric, with a nostalgic...

18.02.2024 10

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Gecko, my dost, and other wonders of nature

Nature was top inspiration for three Indian designers showing at the recent Paris Haute Couture Week, even as they depended once again on stellar...

29.01.2024 9

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Jewel in your crown

Is the selfie making high jewellery more coveted than designer clothes? Sabyasachi Mukherjee taps into the generational shift in jewellery’s...

14.01.2024 10

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What drapes India

Eighty-four sarees telling nine stories—the second edition of a stupefying exhibition helmed by Bengaluru’s The Registry of Sarees succeeds in...

31.12.2023 8

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‘She was into characters, not the dress’

Gold medallist from Sir JJ School of Art, only woman in Progressive Artists’ Group—Mumbai had a lasting influence on Bhanu Athaiya. A new exhibit...

10.12.2023 10

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Trend in your bathroom

After a Spanish luxury fashion house presented towel as couture, and a Swedish home solutions company rolled out an affordable alternative, the...

26.11.2023 10

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Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

A unique exhibition of historic jewel-toned paithanis, hosted in the Marathi textile’s very home, explores its cultural history and ancient...

12.11.2023 9

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‘It’s time to dress Parisians in a lehenga’

In conversation with Monica Shah about making modern connections with traditional craft skills The Grassroot Artisans Project campaign features a...

05.11.2023 40

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(Don’t) give me red!

Challenging India’s submission to red on the big day, Anavila Misra turns to fondant pastels and post-bling aesthetic to present her Ophelia-esque...

22.10.2023 10

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Making space for shishya

Tom Ford’s protégé’s grand coming-of-age show last week is a good time to look at how young Indian designers gained from top fashion mentors but...

01.10.2023 10

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Choli ko maro goli

The bodysuit is finding champions in everybody from brides surrendering their singledom to drag artists claiming their agency. And yes, there’s...

17.09.2023 10

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