Booked for Life

Booked for Life

From applying for a booking agent’s job in a modelling agency to making it to the runway, Palak paints her journey with the brightest hues By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Trompe l’oeil

Trompe l’oeil

25 was the magical number at the grand finale, with a sublime blend of emotion, colour and craft as the stage radiated with passion and documented the journey of Indian fashion By Asmita Aggarwal ...
The Doors

The Doors

Riders on the storm, a classic by Jim Morrison finds a place of pride in Pia Pauro’s repertoire; Ruchika Sachdev’s Bodice woos straight-forwardness, a rare fashion need, and Nikhita’s evening outing is soaked in blushing glam By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Inveterate Designs

Inveterate Designs

From swashbuckling cricket to the inordinate looms, it has been a thrilling journey for Amalraj, as the first timer at AIFW 2015 is taking measured steps towards nurturing an unequivocal identity By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Stay hungry, stay foolish

Stay hungry, stay foolish

Sneha Arora’s ‘appetite’ for prints is enormous and this autumn 2015, she is going on a fruit diet By Asmita Aggarwal ...
In love, one and one are one: Sartre

In love, one and one are one: Sartre

‘Uniform’ is quite an oxymoron with Aneeth as she doesn't stick to codes of style and that’s what makes her autumn-winter 2015 line a bag of surprises from Scottish checks woven in Himachal, to enamel buttons from the Pink City By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Infinite Impermanence

Infinite Impermanence

A purist, Pratima Pandey detests textile blends and displays her unabashed love for florals and chanderi, this Aut-winter 2015 By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Tex-Mix

Tex-Mix

Sonam Dubal after a year-long hiatus is back, fully empowered, working with NGOs like Sasha and teaching at alternate mediums like Adishakti By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Jahan At her Feet

Jahan At her Feet

Anupama raises the flag for subtle feminism, as roses and tulips create floral splendour in a line that pays homage to Mehrunnisa’s fortitude By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Secret Keeper

Secret Keeper

We look at an old picture and our eyes well up with tears; or an old quilt that gave us warmth during a testing time, still brings back a flood of memories, Rina Singh of Eka has captured the most dear thoughts as she time travels this autumn-winter 2015 By ...
Inner Engineering

Inner Engineering

Indigo-dyed Khadi denim and kala cotton, give Himanshu Shani’s 11:11, a distinct flavour, as autumn creates a mood for sustainability By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Sharp shooters

Sharp shooters

Nidhi Ahuja’s quiet fortitude gets a vent in her deft pattern cutting and robust knowledge that she attained at NIFT; her free thinking ways, love for textures and innovative techniques is what gives impetus to Pankaj and Nidhi’s autumn-winter line ‘Rouge Minerale’ By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

Sequins and sports make a heady combo as Namrata courts brocade, dori work and felt this aut-winter 2015 By Asmita Aggarwal ...
I Am It (Amit)

I Am It (Amit)

36.5 million tonnes of waste is generated by our country annually that’s why recycling seems like a tenacious need, Amit Aggarwal does it the superhero way By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Dendritic Diversions

Dendritic Diversions

Malini Ramani courts sensuality, while Rina Dhaka introduces structured grids; Pallavi Mohan makes a play for agile wraps and Rohit and Rahul can’t get enough of whistling monochromes By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Revisiting Bengal

Revisiting Bengal

Kevin Nigli of A & T discusses the importance of brand identity and reinventing the wheel as autumn will be a celebration of Bengal’s heady crafts By Asmita Aggarwal ...
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Paromita Banerjee’s offerings are quite like her, they get under your skin with their sagacious charms, as aut-winter 2015, for her is a celebration of Boro and indigo dyeing By Asmita Aggarwal ...
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Paromita Banerjee’s offerings are quite like her, they get under your skin with their sagacious charms, as aut-winter 2015, for her is a celebration of Boro and indigo dyeing By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Castles In the Air

Castles In the Air

Anju Modi’s ode to life’s tumultuous journey takes you on an extraordinary adventure into the wilderness and ends up in a fantastical land, as she alters the hue spectrum and  introduces her new obsession---sindoor red with aplomb By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Uptown Girl

Uptown Girl

Nandita Raipurani, the better-half of the duo Hemant and Nandita, is ready to give Kashmir, a modern, edgy avatar with autumn leaves playing truant By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Symphonic Rendition

Symphonic Rendition

JJ Valaya gives Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s haunting compositions a befitting interpretation through his beatific ikats and ombre dyeing, creating a mood for resplendence By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Solitary Reaper

Solitary Reaper

Pratap skyrockets the bar and creates high voltage drama with his whispering monochromes By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Billet Doux

Billet Doux

Easy and zardosi two elements that sail Payal Singhal’s boat; this aut-winter she gives women the opportunity to unleash ‘sheer’ power' By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Nicol Prism

Nicol Prism

Nikasha is a purist and whether it is colour or volume she likes to court intensity rather than affectation By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Old World Charm

Old World Charm

Navigating through the narrow bylanes of Daryaganj, fresh faced Hida made it to the spotlight with pure perseverance  By Asmita Aggarwal ...
She’s got the moves

She’s got the moves

Russian stunner Anna L terms dance as a triumph of will and explains how the travel bug propelled her into modelling By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Your honour!

Your honour!

Lawyer-turned-model Swathi Bhandari hopes to balance the spotlight with litigation as this yoga and aerobics lover is ready to wow the catwalk By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Dancing Queen

Dancing Queen

Tunisian-Syrian model based in Paris, Sheherazade on her maiden voyage to India is excited about the untamed colour, magnificent sari and mismatched prints By Asmita Aggarwal ...
All Guns Blazing

All Guns Blazing

Lithe Nikita Sahay, a former Army officer is much more than that charming petite frame she possesses; she is a true-blue soldier armed to take on the catwalk with her untamed passion and full fire approach to fashion, as a first timer at AIFW Autumn-Winter 2015 By Asmita Aggarwal ...