Festive fashion

There’s a reason royal blue keeps finding its way back into festive wardrobes. It has the depth of midnight and the confidence of a colour that refuses to fade into…

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,…

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…

There’s something different about celebrating Diwali under an Australian sky. The light hits differently at golden hour, and the warm evenings call for outfits that feel festive without weighing you…

The jhumka-and-bangles formula has had a good run. But this Navratri, jewellery is not playing a supporting role anymore. It is the main event. Scale, texture and deliberate layering have…

Navratri begins with a little more energy than your usual festive morning. The dandiya playlists are ready, the jewellery is waiting to be layered, and the first outfit of nine…

Navratri in the Netherlands has grown into something the Indian and South Asian diaspora genuinely looks forward to. Community halls turn into dance floors, dhol beats echo through Dutch suburbs,…

Durga Puja goes beyond just four days on the calendar. It is the rhythm of dhaak from the next lane, the smell of dhunuchi, endless rounds of adda, the delicious bhog khichdi,…

Quiet luxury has been the fashion world’s favorite phrase for a minute now, but somewhere between the muted beiges and the “stealth wealth” checklists, its meaning got a little too…

Every September, the Ambani driveway turns into the most iconic red carpet in Indian fashion, except of course nobody calls it that. Because everyone arrives with folded hands and kohl-smudged devotion…