Category: #AIFWSS18

From three decades of shimmer that Suneet Varma protracted, to the skater vibe that Paatni exuded or how meticulously Pawan Sachdeva tells men to ‘change their stripes’, the last day reverberated with passion! By Asmita Aggarwal ...

A torch bearer of Communism and social equality, in the early 19thcentury, Frida Kahlo today has become a symbol of empowerment as our quest for liberation of the spirit longs for quietude. It is this tenderness with which Payal Jain celebrates 25 years! By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Ecologically sustainable and hand spun, khadi is a leitmotif for freedom of the spirit; there was no better way to say this than with Anju Modi adding it to the lexicon of the younger generation with dhotis, and monochrome check jackets By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Dresses are everywhere and so are happy flowers, as the sari has found eager takers in its re-jigged avatar By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Should fashion be evolutionary? Must it look at alternatives to cloth? Can paper be moulded? And are monochromes eternal...Pratap answers all this with quiet ease and an ‘eye’ on the future By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Zealous showstoppers, monochromatic renditions, wispy 80s, endearing Schiffli and some Shibori made day two of AIFW SS’18 whimsical By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Ragini Ahuja’s brother Tanmay gets a touching tribute, as she raises pertinent questions about displaced refugees through soft as mul Chanderis and dexterously executed appliqué By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Indore’s Aartivijay Gupta’s rather unusual trajectory to fame has been sprinkled with stories of courage that took her from a traditional, small town Marwari girl to an astute businesswoman By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Schulen Fernandes is carrying forward the legacy of Wendell Rodricks’ decision to drop out of the race of hectic fashion, and Samant Chauhan’s ‘palette cleanser’ ivories and bold floral deluge interspersed with the science of human fragility as witnessed in Goethe’s Faust was enriching By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The man who launched a thousand ad campaigns Milind Soman, mingles with Nida Mahmood as she flirts with gym wear for her SS’18 line By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Sreya Samanta likes her saris to be light, hand-spun and in pure khadi By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Divorce-lawyer-turned designer, Aditi Mohoni crafts a story with each piece of khadi that she manipulates By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Simple living is a luxury for Suparna Som who’s Jamdanis are as crackling as her label’s philosophy By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Saloni Sakaria, 25, hopes to offer affordability with substantiality, in her love affair with the label, Third Floor By Asmita Aggarwal ...

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 ...

Kanika Goyal’s 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 ...

 Being a billionaire real estate baron Stephen R. Ross’s 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 ...

Kolkata raised Pooja Shroff is hoping to offer women an epigrammatic taste of drapes with nifty hand painted florals By Asmita Aggarwal ...

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 ...