Part-Time Lover
Divorce-lawyer-turned designer, Aditi Mohoni crafts a story with each piece of khadi that she manipulates By Asmita Aggarwal
God of Small Things
Simple living is a luxury for Suparna Som whos Jamdanis are as crackling as her labels philosophy By Asmita Aggarwal
Docking It
Saloni Sakaria, 25, hopes to offer affordability with substantiality, in her love affair with the label, Third Floor By Asmita Aggarwal
Dadu-ism
Rimzim Dadu deconstructs zari and infuses it with raw energy as the girl from Rajasthan views colour through the canvas of the magnificent havelis boasting of a melange of gold, silver and an era of decadence By Asmita Aggarwal
Deconstructing the mainstream
Kanika Goyals distinctly vivacious thought process is a result of her training under Bibhu Mohapatra and lessons in the finer nuances of Italian tailoring at Parsons By Asmita Aggarwal
Adding Sparkle
Being a billionaire real estate baron Stephen R. Rosss wife, life could have been all about diamonds and its trappings, but New York-based Kara, also a jewellery designer is working with the marginalised, especially artisans, in Faridpur, (Bareilly), offering micro-finance, hoping to empower and integrate women into the mainstream By Asmita Aggarwal
Eternal Space
Shasha Gaba believes in less is more as she offers you her organza sari, yes, with an awesome drape minus the fluff! By Asmita Aggarwal
Caressing the skyline
Kolkata raised Pooja Shroff is hoping to offer women an epigrammatic taste of drapes with nifty hand painted florals By Asmita Aggarwal
The Misfits
Two boys Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav (of Amrich) decide to abandon the technical skills they learnt studying IT and Botany and join NID to study textiles and swim with the sharks in the fashion pool By Asmita Aggarwal
Bridging the gap
Can less be more when it comes to traditional Indian wear? And, does functionality and wearability have a place in it? We ask Charu Vij, the designer behind Aekatri By Asmita Aggarwal