Women from marginalized jhuggis, craft lace pearl flowers for Isha Jajodia’s ICW line, as she offers clay embroidery, metal corsets and lace applique for a quieter, more self-assured bride.
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“Chadti Kala”, optimism in gloomy times, Masaba brings unabashed colour, bold Mughal zari motifs for a bride who has a sense of humour, can laugh at herself in a pineapple-shaped bustier.
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34 years later Valaya misses Bal and his effortless poetry, at ICW his embroideries are more textural than overtly decorative, silhouettes carry quieter confidence; bride should feel elegant, not exhausted...
Mrinalini has made shades of blue as dynamic as those who cant live without thread work in a line that captures the hues of the ocean hoping to free fashion from its usual uppity-ness
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Masaba skyrockets with SS 15s ode to ordinariness, while greenhorns put up a great show, playing to the gallery with luscious offerings as sportsperson Sania Mirza and Bollywood dreamboat Aditi Rao Hydari...
Tswana word Kgala means thirst and thats where Kalahari gets its name from; being a man who collects National Geographics, Nachiket Barve once again goes back to the rawness of the desert to celebrate...
As Anupamaa Dayal celebrates her labels tenth anniversary, she is ready with home furnishing, jewellery and footwear that abandons conventions and bows down to nonchalance
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East Europe sends Payal Pratap on a trip to discover the glorious needlework techniques in an ethnographic portrayal as she displays her prowess with accessories
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Aneeth enjoys the bloom with fresh faced daisies and tulips, while Pallavi Mohan gets sporty; Tarun Tahiliani makes art wearable as the Singh Twins spark a social debate
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As Alpana and Neeraj take you on a fantasy drive through kaleidoscopic Japan, their SS 15 collection depicts Kill Bill girls, deadly but pretty, minus any froth or frill
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Chennais Vivek Karunakaran, a first-timer at WIFW SS15 pays a heady tribute to Aboriginal art, by celebrating the sovereignty of the circle
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First timers at WIFW SS 15, Himmat Singh gives women a fit-in-the-pocket jacket; while Payal Singhal gets experimental with Indian fusion; Varun and wife Nidhikas luxury prêt revives the grandeur of...
First timers at WIFW SS 15 give us a glimpse of their style spectrum as Sneha Arora courts androgyny; Rina Singh travels back to simpler times and Richa Aggarwal gives a sporty edge to demure textiles
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Khushboo from Lucknow, Bhawana from London, Aasttha Ssidana from the capital may be separated by geographical boundaries, but what unites them is their love for the arch lights and the lust for travel
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