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Forty designers, one mission ---- celebrate liberty, freedom and human rights as SC decriminalises Article 377, a win that saw reverberations on the LMIFW spring-summer' 19 runway. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

From the city of the Charminar and Nizams, Anushree Reddy’s line ‘Vintage Rose’ is far away from the Golconda’s majestic robustness, but strapped to her heart as she celebrates femininity with khadi. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Lucknow’s wonder Niharika Gupta takes on the onerous challenge of offering stitchless finish and updates classics in her label Notebook. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Dang and Sahni, two opposing personalities create a line that explores the chasm between perception and reality; summer and autumn; romance and rugged and culminates with clothing which shines at the altar of a tug of war. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Ranchi girls Priyal and Shreya pay homage to austerity combining fashion with emotions, poems and everything hand done. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Power dressing for an empowered woman sans the trappings of glamour at Rig. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

In the shadow of war, with increased military interventions, frozen turbulence, comes a collection by Wajahat celebrating the lost crafts of the region that now straddles the delicate balance of turmoil and peace. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Designers look at fashion through the prism of crafts while some chart a new plan with anti-fits and oversized silhouettes. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Shibori, Ikat, Jamdani their loves are many but the boys from NID, Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav are moving towards Bihar and weaving magic. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The six yard drape may have been bruised due to the onslaught of gowns, but Prreeti Jaiin believes like the lotus it will stand tall. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Thematically fashion is moving towards an era where minimalism and comfort will soon overturn the need for flirtations with sequins and glamour as the fascination with sexy fades making way for functional clothing By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Dadu creates new brush strokes with technology and paints a future of fashion with the unforgiving virtual world. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Roopa Pemmaraju works with Phulia artisans and courts slow fashion by creating hand spun luxurious silks and jacquards that will withstand the test of time this SS’19 By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Australian designer Cassandra Harper makes a head-spinning U-turn from block printers of Jaipur whom she has worked with for more than a decade to explore the endearing ikats of Telengana, at LMIFW as the globe trotter, who has lived in Cambodia and Phuket brings to India a fresh perspective. By ...

If there is an apt synonym for Caroline Poiner it would be ‘incredible’, as this lithe Australian has provided livelihood to thousands of artisans, specially women from the most backward and poverty-stricken areas of the country with her organisation Artisans of Fashion. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

With environmental degradation, plastics reaching Antarctica, Aneeth goes back to simpler times giving us a moving picture of underwater life as her show comes as a breath of fresh air both literally and metaphorically! By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Jaipur succulent visuals and poetic candour can be seen in Swati Vijaivargie’s rendition of Shibori. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

From the culture soaked bylanes of Old Delhi to the catwalks of the treacherous fashion world, Siddharth Bansal is an interesting conundrum of ideas. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Two fabrics, one man-made (denim) the other organic (Chanderi) meet to form a different kind of artistry in Amita Gupta’s narrative. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Her cultural identity finds a place in her approach to fashion as Pallavi Singh celebrates colour through the leitmotif of festivals sans a catchy melody or frenetic beat. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Akansha Maurya, a design student was not blinded by the arch lights of the modelling world, but saw it as a tool to be self-confident. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Small town girl from Modinagar, Vanshika Saxena, 19, hopes to make it to Milan’s ruthless catwalks. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Reynu Taandon abandons her jewelled tones for pastel pastures as polkis and pearls liven her ICW line that dazzled with gotta and mirror work. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

An Indian princess in a French court could conjure up some heady whiffs, but Shyamal and Bhumika keep it textural with whispers of resham intertwined with aari work. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

There is a bit of Swarovski to Banarasi and a whole lotta humility in the voile, plus a new menswear line, this dichotomy is called Rahul Mishra. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The Indian bride is now spoilt for choice, she can tip the scales and move any side --  Suneet Varma’s beaming beauties or Amit Aggarwal architectural sculpted marvels, as couture moves towards an ideology rather than a boast. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Evolution of primordial forms, the final frontier is what forms the basis of Amit Aggarwal’s couture offering as he delves deep into DNA of not just organisms, but also primates with Tanira Sethi’s luxurious groundwork. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The husband-wife team of Shane and Falguni tell us why glamour always works despite the desert being their veiled inspiration, where Kareena Kapoor Khan, this ICW 2018 frolics in gold. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

For 46 years, Pallavi Jaikishan has thrived in an industry that is known to abandon trends as swiftly as they are embraced. ‘Nostalgia’ her ICW 2018 line is an ode to how old is the new, new! By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Lighter and easier is the new couture cool and Anju Modi plays front foot and not defensive in the quest for true liberation! By Asmita Aggarwal ...

His line is almost therapeutic with the world overdosing on zardosi and dabka, to give brides a much-needed relief  with a light shower of Swarovskis. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The girl from the coal mines of Dhanbad Vamika Nidhi, is a diamond in the rough who hopes to make it to the summit By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Quiet and resilient are two virtues that take you far in modelling. Vijaya Sharma possesses both in abundance as she gets set for Act II­-- Bollywood. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Neelam Virvani will certainly be sitting on a throne of her own that too soon as this six feet tall, lass is ready to court international runways with her unique brand of confidence. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

It was a chance meeting that propelled Sonali Sharma, 22, into the stiff archlights of modelling, though her dream remains to be an actress. 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 ...

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

 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rahul Mishra is a riveting conversationalist with a passion very few can boast of. In a country which can’t get enough of zardosi and swishy gowns, he comes armed with his organza lehengas in 'Monsoon Diaries', this ICW 2016. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Dipti Sharma from a small, non-descript town of Rudrapur doesn’t have 70 MM dreams, it’s just the 'walk' which satiates her for now! By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Gaurav Jai Gupta unravels the multi-layering of the subconscious mind through lensman Trey Ratcliff’s efficacious images, as if watching it through the prism of Carl Jung’s interesting observations on our life and times. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Moutushi and Rituraj have been inspired by the Kerala Kasavu saree which has been given a modern interpretation. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Aditi Dhar of the accessories label Vitasta wants to offer minimal design with maximum impact with the use of hand crafted elements. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Natural cotton and dyes, the vibrant spirit of Kutch and a young, innovative mind makes Shreya Oza’s label Aza a tour de force By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The passionate duo behind Love Birds offer heady graphics intermingled with oversized clothing, blurring gender binaries, this SS 16 By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Nimish Shah offers basic clothing with a soul, using organic cotton, khadi and raw denim, which herald the new wave----sustainable fashion. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Ragini Ahuja, a first timer at the Amazon Fashion Week SS16, narrates a tale of easy-breezy clothing with a touch of edginess with leather which meets Chanderi, in a line that sets women free of shape and embroidery. By Asmita Aggarwal ...

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

Masaba introduces the jacket-collar and jumpsuit sari… ...

Varun teams a draped gown with a churidar and uses charcoal black to create a winning buzz ...

Maharashtrian and South Indian saris get a fresh twist, with belts and drapes, as old flower prints leave an unforgettable fragrance ...

Like ace archer Arjun, Anju Modi hit the fish eye with her voluminous, layered lehengas ...

Sabya talks about why he admires women like Devika Rani, Zubeida and Amrita Sher-Gil…what makes the 20s so glamorous, his love for Chintz, quilting and jaal… ...

Rome can be built in a day! Quite literally….as each day of the PCJ Couture Week will see grand sets being build and torn down to be resurrected again for the next day in less than 24 hours. 700 workmen are working round-the-clock for the last week to get the ...

Make-up guru Sonic Sarwate reveals his days of struggle, love for make-up, trends to be seen at Couture Week, and why styling is a ‘respectable profession’ ...

Varun Bahl is clear, couture is a marriage between fantasy and your signature style “Think of what starlight And lamplight would lack Diamonds and fireflies If they couldn’t lean against Black. . . .” -Mary O’Neill, Hailstones and Halibut Bones ...

Anju Modi pays a tribute to the iconic woman, Draupadi, known for her fortitude and dark skinned beauty ...