Layering Thoughts

Layering Thoughts

Vedas to swishing sculpted gowns, Gaurav Gupta can make the twain meet, just like his showstopper Jahanvi K., who’s hybrid heritage makes a winning statement. By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Royal Hues

Royal Hues

From the Taj Mahal, Shekhawati, Qutab Minar to the banks of the river Sabarmati and the historic Port Jail in Goa, the FDCI has effortlessly paid a tribute to traditional techniques, by synchronizing them with presentations at unforgettable heritage sites.  By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Classic Rendering

Classic Rendering

Dhruv Vaish’s three-month long stay in Naples learning from the best tailoring geniuses can be seen reflecting in the timeless fits. By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Beach Ready

Beach Ready

From being a criminal lawyer to starting a brand, Saaksha Bhat partners with sister-in-law Kinnari Kamat, to let women enjoy pleats, mirror work and acid wash denims. By Asmita Aggarwal ...
War and Peace

War and Peace

Sushant Abrol’s Countrymade captures the images of war through ‘bleeding’ checks and ‘draining’ camouflage prints that intermingle with knits, reminding you of the warmth of home. By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Emotional Education

Emotional Education

Mani Shanker Singh of SNOB removes ageism from his ensembles and abandons seasonal inspirations to create timeless, hybrid and universal clothing for men By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Find Your Shine

Find Your Shine

Chunni-style drapes, brocades for men, lessons in history and some serious luminosity TT-style, marked the opening of the ICW 2022, with "Painterly Dream". By Asmita Aggarwal ...
“Dressing” on the Side

“Dressing” on the Side

Clean and lean is what the world needs, both for body and mind, and if it gets translated to our clothes too, it's a winning recipe, Ruchika Sachdeva gives us just that By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Ordinary Magic

Ordinary Magic

Pearl students add a “silver” lining to dark clouds; Pawan Sachdeva had men sizzle in fluorescents; while former engineer Sanjuckta doesn’t let the gloom set in on looms By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Streak of Optimism

Streak of Optimism

Brides won’t compromise on regalia, and Manish Malhotra wants to give them unbridled glam By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Bending Adversity

Bending Adversity

Limerick gets knotty; Samant Chauhan welcomes innocence and the 70s get extravagantly beaded with Nirmooha By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Prescription Selfie

Prescription Selfie

Nitin Bal Chauhan explores the ‘Insta-everything’ culture with his 3D embroideries and fluid organza By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Just do it

Just do it

Mindful consumption with a wardrobe that forges ahead with an Indian identity laced with global perspective is what Payal Singhal displays through her lines By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Imprinted on the Psyche

Imprinted on the Psyche

Masaba keeps it easy-breezy with pop summer prints; sisters Gauri and Nainika declare white is always right; while Suneet Varma celebrates mirror work By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Differential Forms

Differential Forms

Longevity and ingenious pattern making is at the core of Priyanka of Pella, a designer from Darjeeling with global dreams By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Too early for the rainbow

Too early for the rainbow

Nidhi Yasha is bullish about the style market which had hit an abyss, as sunshine days are back again with her prudent deconstruction By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Word Power

Word Power

Payal Pratap invoked the spirit of Virginia Woolf as reading becomes a relaxing pursuit and replaces the need for “clutching” on to glitter as books are now the essential accessories By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Climate Justice

Climate Justice

Hagen-based Chandra Prakash Jha questions the processes of creating garments; talks about ecology and commerce and turning green to gold  with his label Cocccon By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Booked for Posterity

Booked for Posterity

Ritu Kumar talks about her soon-to-be-released book chronicling her 50 years in the design world; rise for need-based clothing and the recycling culture which is an inherent part of the Indian fabric By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Precision Tailoring

Precision Tailoring

Denim meets wool, as colour symbolises the incoming of new leaves and hope floats in Gaurav Khanijo’s menswear line By Asmita Aggarwal ...
The Treasure Principle

The Treasure Principle

Kashmir forms the backdrop of Huemn’s line as French knots, aari and ring knots enliven heavenly landscapes By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Round peg in a triangular hole

Round peg in a triangular hole

Sohaya Misra of Chola lets the unpredictability of free flowing painting reflect the fragile human existence on her anti-fit ensembles By Asmita Aggarwal ...
The Order of Time

The Order of Time

Paras and Shalini welcome a new tomorrow where shimmer hasn’t lost its luminosity it has only lit the flower decked tunnel; Pankaj and Nidhi lure glamour while Shantanu and Nikhil court monochromes By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Mirroring Times

Mirroring Times

Travel is on everyone’s mind and Arpita Mehta tells you how to do it in sun kissed style By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Life 3.0

Life 3.0

Keeping an eye on the future, Akshat Bansal FDCI’s ‘emerging talent’ focuses on high-tech replete with Indian craft nuances favouring the ubiquitous tie and dye By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Miracle Mindfulness

Miracle Mindfulness

Mandeep Kaur acquires both inner confidence and the top four FDCI Model hunt finalist honour By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Classic Hike

Classic Hike

Akanksha Siyad may enjoy the long walk while trekking, but what really sails the boat for this finance graduate is the trappings of the runway By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Custom-built to perfection

Custom-built to perfection

Anamika Khanna preserves heritage with age-old processes and new-age thinking By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Redefining Realness

Redefining Realness

Not letting vitiligo or being plus-sized slow her down, Gauthami Jeji creates a new blueprint for girls aspiring to face the arch lights By Asmita Aggarwal ...
How to catch a star

How to catch a star

Meerut’s Anushka Dhaka, selected for the fashion week, hopes to conquer global waters By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Zoom In

Zoom In

From migrant crisis, graphic knits, zipped jackets and the red dot emerging as a leitmotif for freedom of thought, LMIFW SS’21 ended with a discerning eye on the future By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Sharp ‘Suiters’

Sharp ‘Suiters’

The tagline this season for Vikram Bajaj is--- fashion needs flag bearers to spread hope and walk out there, with their masks on, as dandy as ever By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Charmed Life

Charmed Life

Soulmates peace and grace find a place of pride, in Jyotika Jhalani’s ode to a spring, which garlands spring By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Soul of the Sea

Soul of the Sea

Felix Bendish pays homage to the ‘sea change” in fashion making it both pragmatic and multifunctional By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Green Dream

Green Dream

Black Lives Matter to recycling waste and the shift to printed rather than zardosi-laden lehengas mark the beginning of a new era By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Lustrous Compositions

Lustrous Compositions

Studio Virtues infuses life into ensembles with the endearing allure of Mashru By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Blue Mind

Blue Mind

Nidhi Yasha, founder and director, The NY Studio, tells us how nostalgia served as the backdrop for her line soaked in tranquillity By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Brewing Shapes

Brewing Shapes

From Siddhpur to the flashbulbs of the fashion world made Nikita M, think about making Indian crafts both modern and relevant By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Celebrating Moments

Celebrating Moments

Fashion moves to a happy space where whites, childhood memories and the desire to choose textures over embroidery is gaining steam By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Redefining Glam

Redefining Glam

Neeta Lulla celebrates the spirit of modern women by offering, a luxe life code By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Faith Floats

Faith Floats

Rimi Nayak converts helplessness into hope with a collection that embraces change with humility and candour By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Call for a Reboot

Call for a Reboot

Niki Mahajan showcases the craft of badla, reinventing it using patterns from the jaali windows of Mehrangarh Fort, breaking tradition by shifting from whites to a dark palette By Asmita Aggarwal ...
On the Surface

On the Surface

Gayatri Khanna’s believes sparkle adds a ray of light, as her vibrant lounge wear uplifts wilted spirits By Asmita Aggarwal ...
No ‘Skirting’ the Issue

No ‘Skirting’ the Issue

Shimmering men, peasant dresses, love for black, and the OG Ravi Bajaj crooning Rafi saheb’ssongs...perfect batter for a delicious serving By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Print It

Print It

Reby Kumar of Guapa’s printed cover ups make way for travel to begin, as the world opens up By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Simple Matters

Simple Matters

Archana Rao SS’21 line is about conscious living and high thinking, in a world that has realised the importance of de-cluttering By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Physics of a Challenge

Physics of a Challenge

Prreeti Jaiin Nainutia of Nirmooha reflects the myriad twists and turns of life through the prism of Origami By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Back to the Basics

Back to the Basics

Pratap channels the need to embrace austerity, just like Anjana and Ankita Bhargav as fashion shows all its hues from simple to snazzy By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Soul Engineering

Soul Engineering

Payal Jain looks within the layers of consciousness to debate the meaning of life, as the Holy Grail is truly inner calm By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Tree of Life

Tree of Life

Vaishali S celebrates the prowess of hand woven with textures inspired by nature’s resilience By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Box of Wishes

Box of Wishes

It has been a time to reflect for Manish, who ushers in happiness for the grand finale, with twinkles of shimmer By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Lady in Red

Lady in Red

Fiery, passionate and auspicious, sindoori red finds metaphorical meanings in Anju Modi’s ICW line, marinated in tradition By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Jewel in the sand

Jewel in the sand

Two stores, wedding design, a jewellery line and home decor, the Peacocks are on a roll, and they didn’t let the pandemic dampen their spirits, as they celebrate glam with Jaipur’s magnificence By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Gentleman’s Code

Gentleman’s Code

With clothing becoming expressive, Kunal Rawal, versatility and optionality in ensembles wins the vote By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Green Doors

Green Doors

A “buy back” scheme to foster sustainability, a new brand S&N, and a line aptly titled “Hope” brings in the much needed light! By Asmita Aggarwal ...
In search of lost time

In search of lost time

Reynu Taandon unlocks the secrets of the bygone era, with her ode to red, creating new metaphors of memory in “Surkh” By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Future Luxe

Future Luxe

Mastering the craft of creativity, Valaya is looking at the future, with meta-luxury and an assiduous approach to design, with help from his talented stylist daughter Hoorvi By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Anatomy of Hope

Anatomy of Hope

Rajamahal Palace, Jaipur, comes alive as Dolly J celebrates the inner strength of a modern woman By Asmita Aggarwal ...
The World without ‘us’

The World without ‘us’

Lotus Pond becomes a potent metaphor in Rahul Mishra’s ICW 2020 line By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Shape of Water

Shape of Water

Shot underwater, Amit Aggarwal pays a tribute to an unfettered existence, with air light ensembles that beckon a time-tested palette By Asmita Aggarwal ...