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From Picasso, to Banksy and Mr Brainwash, Salita Nanda reinterprets art pieces through her unique rendering of hand illustrated prints in satiny draped dresses. By Asmita Aggarwal Born and raised in London, Salita Nanda studied at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, and then further honed her skills at ...

Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma and his broken ceramic pottery where bonsai grows is where Ashdeen found his stimuli, though his simple shapes complement the complex needlework techniques he uses to offer modern jackets.   By Asmita Aggarwal Ashdeen Z. Lilaowala is a trained textile designer from the National Institute of ...

From her backless cholis to Aishwarya Rai wearing her award-winning Anarkali, Payal Singhal in 25 years of business has been consistent leaving theatrics to greenhorns, adopting practicality for survival. By Asmita Aggarwal Payal Singhal completes 25 years in the business of fashion, and if there is one designer who truly ...

Making bags out of discarded seat belts, the JNU kid, who grew up with a father who taught quantum physics is today building a sustainable community one gilet at a time with his brand Jaggery. If Apple can sell electronics, why can't jaggery sell bags? By Asmita Aggarwal Former US President ...

From little hearts floating on smocked dresses, Hello Kitty nostalgia, to intensive embroidery details, as well as design interventions on textiles, Aneeth Arora celebrates 15 years of Pero with a FDCI show at LFW. It has been a long road from Udaipur to creating a million-dollar business for this craft ...

Sprinkling of star power, woven wonders, sporty chic and the shining star of fashion week Gaurav Gupta, who crafted elegance from ocean plastic waste By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Anamika Khanna urges us to slow it down with easy silhouettes, while Payal Jain makes us all choose wisely. Nikita and Shruti get playful with exaggerated sleeves as their offerings beckon a long-awaited beach holiday By Asmita Aggarwal ...

The beauty really is in minute details as Rina Singh will tell you or in weaves which whisper traditional bearings by Gaurang. The third day at FDCI X Lakme was about ‘conscience’ buying By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Day 2 of FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week was a celebration of celebrity daughters, paying homage to childhood impressions (Benaras and cot makers), as well as the pressing need to go organic By Asmita Aggarwal ...

J J Valaya shows us the new way to wear ‘skirts’ as prints beckon simplicity in Limerick and fabric manipulations replace the need for shine in Geisha Designs By Asmita Aggarwal ...

Tarun Tahiliani takes the capsule collection route to offer simpler, lighter ensembles to three generations without relinquishing his love for crafts By Asmita Aggarwal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Kashmir forms the backdrop of Huemn’s line as French knots, aari and ring knots enliven heavenly landscapes By Asmita Aggarwal ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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