Payal Jain gives us nifty wearable options, Tarun dresses the groom’s extended family in dhotis-pearls, while Pankaj and Nidhi serenade mocha, and Samant Chauhan flirts with sci-fi bejewelled shoulders.
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Craft-soaked Bandhini to experiments with Chikankari, Naushad Ali adds a European influence to Indian textiles serenading a global buyer.
By Asmita Aggarwal
His father is a textile merchant, based in Pondicherry,...
Converting waste into textural garments with a strong sense of identity, Ankur Verma of Til tells us, 3 months to craft one cape, several artisans create magic with just the power of discarded fabrics.
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From trying to market the crisp, white tailored shirt in the 90s, to working with revered stylists like Deep Kailey, to now an entire collection with just black, Ashish is going back to his roots.
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From Veganwool to banana leather, CDC finalist Varshne B is crafting a unique trek to not “save the planet” but give cool alternatives and watch out for her stainless steel bags.
By Asmita Aggarwal
Varshne...
Imagine a shawl as soft as silk, but made from butchery waste, creating both livelihood for tribal women and circularity. From winning patents for his technology, to making wood free paper, Radhesh is...
Nainika and Gauri’s daughters, give the catwalk some serious twirls, while Satya Paul announces Bollywood dreamboat Aditi Rao Hydari as their creative collaborator.
By Asmita Aggarwal
What happens when...
PR exercise is not always fruitful, as brands are not built on celeb dressing, but unique ideology, says Amit Hansraj of Inca.
By Asmita Aggarwal
“If Sonam Kapoor wears your label doesn’t mean you have...
Valentino could have done forgettable pinks, but what Gaurav Jai Gupta has introduced in craft brings with it lightness, subtlety, and grace as Jamdanis take centrestage.
By Asmita AggarwalIf you thought...
The opening show of the LFW X FDCI by Anavila Mishra and Gaurav Jai Gupta along with in house designers from The Kunj displayed the prowess of the sari, which is now not restricted by pleats and palla...
Army mom, Rajasthani crafts, travel and love for the East, forms the basis of Valaya’s ICW line replete with motifs of the Balkans to his ideology –a “royal nomad”.
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Age and time have taught Rimzim Dadu the importance of merging commerce with fantasy, this year her Banjara tribal jewellery inspired chainmail dress took one month to execute, just like her rejigged sari...
Hyderabad has emerged as a competition to Delhi-Mumbai for couture, even though the lawyer turned designer believes going green can be possible in couture!
By Asmitaa AggaarwalShe is a lawyer, who always...
Tasnim Fraze, creative director Rohit Bal, brings garden of flowers from Kashmir in Matka silks and poetic khadi for ICW 2025.
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
It is quite a larger-than-life legacy of the iconic...
Banarasi weave interpretation is loved by South brides, for Jayanti Reddy Hyderabad has become a nerve center for couture.By Asmitaa Aggaarwal
She comes from the city of pearls, and Hyderabadi elegance,...
Gender fluid Shiva-Shakti has been a leitmotif for Nikhil Mehra as the younger brother in the duo Shantanu-Nikhil confirms menswear is where the real game is now!
By Asmitaa AggaarwalFor 25 years now...
No one can tell one bridal outfit from another. No one has time and dedication in this computer age for crafts, laments Ritu Kumar.
By Asmitaa AggaarwalIn the 60s she was the first to do the classic...
Crafts have a beautiful narrative—thus, Manish Malhotra can straddle two worlds effortlessly-the glam of Victoria’s Secret, Bebo as Poo, to the craft-soaked Phulkari.
By Asmitaa Aggaarwal
There is no doubt...
Alisha Chinai, Hindi poetry, lounge setting, and 30 years of drapes, kashida, and grandeur, TT tells us in an exclusive interview, he believes in embellishment not excess, style over trends, luxury that...
Bollywood superstar, avalanche of sequins, jazz crooner think Nat Cole King, crystal bustiers, Falguni-Shane Peacock made sure, everything glittered at ICW 2025. But you can wear your boyfriend’s denims...
Fabric manipulation in its finest form, themes from the one directional arrow of “time” to now “DNA”, Amit Aggarwal tells us your old Banerasi and Ikkat can be your new cocktail gown, hand pleated and...
Swans as headdresses, garnets, and pearl wraps instead of cholis and of course the iconic ‘mover and shaker’ Helen on Monica Oh My darling, made Suneet accentuate all his first loves at ICW 2025.
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Organza-lace saris, to jewel tones, Isha Jajodia’s Roseroom, channels femininity to self-love and frees you from weighty embellishment as her 18 k gold plated corsets tell us heavy metal is in!
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As fashion celebrates its silver jubilee, what is clear now is —sustainability is the only way to go forward, and designers have already taken the lead!
By Asmitaa Aggarwal
It was a reunion of sorts,...
In a freewheeling chat, Rahul Mishra talks about his deep connection with spirituality, Trikaldarshi Brahma, his Paris Couture Week ‘Cityscape’ and ‘Crow’ ensembles, why Bandhani is important as we revisit...
Repair and reuse are Somya Goyal’s mantras, as she works with Bemberg to tackle global warming, intermingling with fabrics created out of waste, converted into cords, in her line “Pivot”.By Asmitaa Aggarwal
Her...
Somaiya Kala Vidya, is creating a space for artisans from Gujarat working with Bandhani, Ajrakh, block printing to applique, equipping them with skills that combine—marketability with design prowess-craft...
