Pandoras Box
All set for her first runway presentation, Charu Vij of Aekatri has formed a niche for herself by creating designs that are modern, feminine and easy. By Asmita Aggarwal
Desert Storm
There is no policing around this young designer who comes from a family of cops, as Priyam Narayan likes to woo the Middle East with his easy kaftan styles rendered in environment-friendly hand woven jute By Asmita Aggarwal
Power of Now
Can you make fashion sustainable in small ways? Diksha Khannas denim with a heart, unwashed, unbleached as well as nature inspired embroideries, create a better planet. By Asmita Aggarwal
Go Girl!
Adarsh Gill, is showing her RTW line for the first time at the Amazon India Fashion Week, celebrating the 50s with billowy waists and the era when Monsieur Dior introduced the New Look By Asmita Aggarwal
Lean In
NIFT-educated Nupur Batra, from her first show where she spent Rs 12,000, in 2011, to now working with almost 10 countries and exporting to US and Japan, is a tour de force in the accessories market as each fabric bag she makes is an ode to an independent woman. By Asmita Aggarwal
Good Ol Days
Kriti Tula of Doodlage, would have been an archaeologist or psychologist if she wasnt a designer and she uses the same excavation style while crafting magic out of discarded fabric. By Asmita Aggarwal
Back to the Future
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
Painting Reality
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
My Experiments with Truth
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
Gods & Kings
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