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“Dressing” on the Side

“Dressing” on the Side

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 ...
Ordinary Magic

Ordinary Magic

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 ...
Streak of Optimism

Streak of Optimism

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

Bending Adversity

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

Prescription Selfie

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

Just do it

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 ...
Imprinted on the Psyche

Imprinted on the Psyche

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 ...
Differential Forms

Differential Forms

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

Too early for the rainbow

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 ...
Word Power

Word Power

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 ...
Climate Justice

Climate Justice

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 ...
Booked for Posterity

Booked for Posterity

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 ...
Precision Tailoring

Precision Tailoring

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

The Treasure Principle

Kashmir forms the backdrop of Huemn’s line as French knots, aari and ring knots enliven heavenly landscapes By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Round peg in a triangular hole

Round peg in a triangular hole

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

The Order of Time

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 ...
Mirroring Times

Mirroring Times

Travel is on everyone’s mind and Arpita Mehta tells you how to do it in sun kissed style By Asmita Aggarwal ...
Life 3.0

Life 3.0

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 ...
Miracle Mindfulness

Miracle Mindfulness

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

Classic Hike

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 ...
Custom-built to perfection

Custom-built to perfection

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

Redefining Realness

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 ...
How to catch a star

How to catch a star

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