Few stories carry the emotional and visual weight that Ramayana holds in the Indian imagination. Every gesture, every garment, every colour choice in a retelling of this epic speaks to…
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Hyderabad has always had a soft spot for craftsmanship. Walk through any wedding here and you’ll see it: the zardozi on a dupatta, the handwoven silk of a saree, the…
What happens when a culture stops looking outward for what comes next and starts looking inward instead? Indian fashion is finding the answer in its own archive. The saree is…
Winter dressing finally has an Indian wear answer that feels effortlessly chic: the jacket saree. It takes everything we love about a saree, the drape, the movement, the drama, and…
There’s something about winter weddings that feels different. Maybe it’s the way candlelight hits brocade, or how a velvet dupatta catches the light at a sangeet. Whatever it is, winter…
Holiday dressing has a rhythm of its own. There’s the warm, candlelit glow of Thanksgiving, the crisp sparkle of Christmas markets, the hush of Christmas Eve, and the full-throttle shimmer…
There’s a particular kind of nervous excitement that comes with celebrating your first festival as someone’s wife. Chhath Puja, with its early morning arghya and quiet discipline, has a way…
There was a time when buying diamond jewellery came with a certain amount of ceremony. An engagement, a wedding, an anniversary, perhaps a milestone birthday. Diamonds, reserved for the moments…
There’s a moment at every wedding when someone leans over and asks, “where did you get that bag?” Not the outfit. The bag. Because somewhere along the way, the clutch…
Kolkata has never needed convincing when it comes to sarees. The city’s relationship with six yards of fabric runs through generations, from Dhakai jamdani passed down as heirlooms to the…
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