Long before haute couture existed, Bengal had Jamdani. A muslin so fine that Mughal emperors called it woven air, and European traders sailed half the world to bring it home. For centuries, the loom towns of Bengal such as Dhaka, Phulia, Shantipur, Fulia, hummed with the sound of wooden shuttles dancing across cotton warp threads. The Jamdani technique, classified by UNESCO as an Intangible […]
Pink was once a colour men tiptoed around; too bold, too soft, too much. Not anymore. Season after season, wedding to red carpet, India’s most stylish men are reaching for shades of blush, rose, coral and fuchsia like they were born to wear them. And honestly? They were. From the embroidered grandeur of a kurta set to the […]
Move over, butter yellow. Step aside, millennial pink. There’s a new colour ruling fashion’s consciousness, and it’s the mesmerising, sea-born shade of aquamarine. Hovering somewhere between a tropical ocean blue and the luminous clarity of sea glass, aquamarine is the one hue that makes you look like you just stepped off a yacht in the Amalfi Coast — even […]
Before we talk trends, let’s talk etymology. The word farshi comes from the Persian word farsh, meaning “floor.” And that is precisely what this silhouette does — it touches it, trails it, commands it. The Farshi Salwar is a wide-legged, floor-length trouser with a dramatic flare that pools elegantly around the feet, giving every wearer the walk of a woman who once ruled a darbar. […]
There is a particular kind of power that lives in a handwoven cotton saree, in the clinking of oxidised silver at a woman’s wrist, in the precise print of a block-stamped dupatta drying under the Rajasthani sun. For decades, India quietly set this power aside — reaching, instead, for fast fashion, Western silhouettes, and trends […]
There’s something about a designer stepping out from behind the seams and speaking directly to the people who wear their work. Something shifts, and the clothing stops being just clothes. That is precisely what happened at Aza Regency One’s latest Meet-the-Designer evening with Rabiya Savlani. The evening unfolded in a setting that felt both intimate and thoughtfully curated – the kind of space where fashion is not rushed […]
Hopelessly in love with the phulkari embroidery? Well, long before fashion weeks and designer labels, there was Phulkari. And trust me, it needed no dramatic runways and couture shows to be extraordinary. Phulkari, from the Punjabi “phul” (flower) and “kari” (work), translates simply to “flower work.” But there is nothing simple about it. It is Punjab’s most intimate art form: conceived by […]
When Kiara Advani stepped onto the red carpet at the NMACC 3rd anniversary celebration on April 3, 2026, the internet instantly declared it a moment. Appearing alongside Sidharth Malhotra months after welcoming their daughter Saraayah, Kiara radiated what fans lovingly called the “new-mom glow.” But beyond the glow, it was her baby-pink House of Masaba saree that truly stole the […]
And yet again, Alia Bhatt proves why she remains as the undisputed style queen of Bollywood. For the recent Star Screen Awards in Mumbai, the actor got the internet talking as she championed two looks by Gaurav Gupta. The two designers, who look poles apart in spirit, moved seamlessly from soft, romantic elegance to sharp, commanding power dressing as she stepped into her […]
The modern sherwani is no longer just for the baraati. It has become a statement of identity — bold or understated, floral or architectural, regal or quietly cool. Here, we decode eight celebrity looks that prove there is an entire universe of sherwanis waiting to be explored, and we tell you exactly where to find your version of […]
