Come Diwali, our everyday life becomes packed with traditions and rituals. There’s dressing up in new festive outfits, gorging on sweets (which is almost always followed by weight gain complaints) and, of course, playing catch up with our near and dear ones. The festival truly makes one feel alive. What’s not to love about the twinkling fairy lights and bright colours that […]
If #MeToo happened in the sartorial world, it would probably be an event that’s collectively staged by mundane man wardrobes. After all, all the best designs are often spotted in womenswear whereas men are almost always left with the lackluster styles which have been inundating closets since times immemorial. But of late, we can see […]
The grand Indian wedding season is officially around the corner. Regardless of whether you are the simple kinds who want to elope and have a simple wedding or someone who has a Bollywood-inspired checklist of how her wedding should look like, we have an outfit for you. We have handpicked 11 best contemporary bridal lehengas […]
In the last few months, there’s not been a day where I’ve scrolled through my social media without bumping into a new update on one more couple I know deciding to enter into holy matrimony. Enter: a slew of wedding e-invites. Add to it the fast-approaching festive season and the pressure of dressing well enough […]
Back when I was studying Fashion Imaging and Styling, I had the fortune of briefly meeting Rahul Mishra before he went up on the stage to deliver a lecture on sustainability in fashion, a subject that hits home with the designer and a fact you know is true, especially after finding material evidence of it […]
There are new social trends that have made a foray with respect to fashion and lifestyle pop culture. One such trend, thanks to the incessant clicking of the paparazzi, are airport styles. Sure, you’re used to celebrities flaunting their best bods in athleisure and looking like a walking wardrobe of the best international designers, but these […]
Nod your head in unison if you believe that Anita Dongre is one of the most accomplished designers out there. Her designs make you believe as though the emphasis is on the wearer and not the other way around. The clothes are chic, comfortable and at the same time, so-very-NOW! Whether she’s making gota-patti encrusted […]
There are trends that have their fifteen minutes of fame, eventually disappearing into oblivion and then there are those that transcend the concept of fashion itself and become perennial. For a fashion enthusiast or someone who simply loves to look their sartorial best, these trends pave their way into their closets but only some manage […]
India has been a melting pot for arts and crafts from across the globe for as long as we can remember. The indigenous crafts have been influenced by the various trade merchants and travelers, turning it into one beautiful hot-spot of creative genii. One such craft that has prevailed the test of time and has become […]
India is cram-full with cultural diversity, where each of its 29 states brings something of high-value to this cultural mish-mash. And although one could argue that traditions and festivals belonging to any one state are of utmost importance to that diaspora only, we like to believe that these are the very things that bring people […]
