Festive Styles

Navratri is almost at its grand finale, and Day 9 calls for an outfit that makes every garba spin and festive photograph count. The colour of the day is purple,…

In America, Diwali does not always arrive with a street full of fireworks. It arrives with a shoe rack overflowing by the front door, a rangoli chalked near the entrance,…

Diwali taash nights are not really about the cards. They are about who walks in looking like the main character before the first deal even happens. Somewhere between the diyas,…

By Day 4 of Navratri, the festive mood in on and rolling. The colour for the day is orange, a shade that feels almost made for garba nights, dandiya circles…

Day 3 of Navratri brings grey to the centre stage, and this is not the rainy afternoon grey or your boring office wear grey. Navratri greys come with shimmering tissue, intricate mukaish,…

There is something beautifully dramatic about Karwa Chauth: a whole day of fasting, followed by a dressed-up wait for one very important moonrise. In Delhi, the festival is usually about a…