Rose-tinted glasses
Payal Pratap plays with fit and flare as she takes you through a sweet smelling garden of roses this SS 16 By Asmita Aggarwal
You are as good as your last line
From converting an 80-year-old warehouse in Kolkata into a high-end retail outlet, to loving prints, Rahul Mishra and doing luxury prêt, the blue-eyed boys from Kolkata, Dev and Nil tell us what it takes to survive in the Indian fashion industry. By Asmita Aggarwal
Marx(ed)
Shivan and Naresh attempt the impossible; give Capitalist indulgence, a Marxist hue in their AIFW SS 16 offerings through the deft brushstrokes of Mexican artist Diego Rivera By Asmita Aggarwal
Out-of-the (beat) box
Sanjay Gargs Raw Mango keeps the mood upbeat as his mushroo and mogra remind you of quintessential India and leaves you longing for more! By Asmita Aggarwal
Kurta Recalibrated
Vineet Bahl ingeniously intermingles Chinese ideology with Indian aesthetics in his first Indian prêt line emboldened with Parsi gara work, while Rabani & Rakha keep it sheer luxe with silver and pearls By Asmita Aggarwal
No Rolling Stone
Suman Bhat of the label Lola feels the God is in the details, so her rather relaxed line has a serious edge By Asmita Aggarwal
Business of Fashion
Ashwathi Ramesh studying to be a CFA gets her beautiful body by playing from tennis and enjoying water sports. By Asmita Aggarwal
Femininity meets strength
Anavila Misra, a first-timer at the AIFW SS 16 reveals why the linen sari has the ideal drape, why the intelligentsia loves her, and her obsession with ajrak and khatwa By Asmita Aggarwal
Home Coming
Meher Sandhu counts Tyra Banks as her inspiration as she hopes to trek the fashion landscape with confidence her biggest strength. By Asmita Aggarwal
Painting a New Future
Greenhorn Shreya Chaudhary hopes to break into the international scene with Milan topping her dream list. By Asmita Aggarwal