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Talk the Walk

Talk the Walk

In a fair and lovely world, Sangeeta Gharu makes a statement with undiminished courage, despite a rough childhood ...
Beauty has no skin tone

Beauty has no skin tone

Meet the lovely Kyara Coelho, 18, discovered by Wendell Rodricks, who is ready to take on the runway ...
Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

Burn victim Sharan Mishra finds hope in FDCI’s inclusivity campaign for LMIFW SS'20 as she makes a courageous return to the catwalk ...
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

As LMIFW opens the doors for inclusivity, model Kenny Awomi, 26, hopes to use this platform to highlight overt discrimination faced by transgenders ...
Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans

Two Bollywood heart-stoppers, Kangana Ranaut and Sonam Kapoor and four legendary gurus, who crafted innovation in design through their iconic offerings, created a rainbow of hues for the LMIFW SS’20 grand finale ...
Botany of Desire

Botany of Desire

For 17-year-old first-time model Elix Chaudhary, growing up in Himachal Pradesh, nature served a metaphor of life, teaching her the virtues of continuity, dedication and discipline ...
Science of Love

Science of Love

Blue, anti-fit and powerfully feminine is their mantra, even as Gursi and Amrita of Lovebirds embark on launching a home line soon ...
No fault in our stars

No fault in our stars

Celebrities descend on the LMIFW SS’20 runway as sparkle charms its way into young designers’ repertoire    ...
Hustle and Ruffle

Hustle and Ruffle

His gowns ten years ago, found criticism, but Amit GT never gave up, even though the timing wasn’t perfect. Now he is back to give lehengas a ‘seductive’ makeover ...
Colour and light

Colour and light

Nanki Maggo creates a divine grid with hand marbling, as Limerick, her label swings between the obsessive love for vivid hues and edgy modernity ...
Zen Design

Zen Design

Central Saint Martins alumnus Akshat Bansal’s label Bloni gives women the freedom to choose shapes that are non-conformist, from over-sized to anti-fit ...
Wear no Evil

Wear no Evil

We are what we wear, with this philosophy mother-daughter duo Anjana and Ankita Bhargav launch Dhi, the ignition point of eco-chic ...
The Other Side of Silence

The Other Side of Silence

From the dusty town of Gonda, to the mean streets of Delhi, Akanksha Pathak, 23, has big dreams for her village, so an NGO is in the offing to help marginalised women along with straddling the glamorous pressures of modelling ...
Spinning Tales

Spinning Tales

Changing the warp and weft of the hand-weaving industry in Assam, Anuradha Kuli is a beacon of light for craftspeople and also a flagbearer of slow fashion as her muga, eri and cottons take centerstage ...
Designs on Prints

Designs on Prints

Dia Ajmera from the famed Amrapali jewellery family converted her love for art into a clothing line that pushes inclusivity with the philosophy one size fits all ...
Culture Trip

Culture Trip

Jenjum Gadi hopes to revive the magic of the reticent Galo tribe of Arunachal with wraps and sequins ...
A Picnic with Monet

A Picnic with Monet

IIM Ahmedabad and NIFT, Nidhi Yasha boasts of an impressive curriculum vitae, but behind the sharp mind are even sharper silhouettes and a nuanced understanding of design   ...
Fizz Control

Fizz Control

Pravav and Shyma embark on an ambitious journey creating a line for the iconic brand Pepsi giving it a Retro 80’s twist ...
Blue-Blooded

Blue-Blooded

Denim sees a nifty revival with Diksha Khanna’s chanderi twist, Huemn’s recycled ocean waste and Amita Gupta’s sassy Jodhpurs at LMIFW SS’20  ...
An Unequal Music

An Unequal Music

A victim of bullying and harsh judgments, facing rejection became a part of Tia Jamir’s life, but the 25-year-old transgender model learnt to toughen up and take life head-on ...
We should all be feminists

We should all be feminists

Two empowering women, Pratima Pandey and Rahini Ahuja, who represent the need for both practicality and reviving handlooms make the perfect opening for LMIFW SS’20 ...
Small towns, big stories

Small towns, big stories

From a village, then Gurukul to finally fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a model, Reeta Gaur hopes to emulate her Bareilly-raised idol, Priyanka Chopra ...
Sun is also a star

Sun is also a star

Evoking Herve Leger’s spirit in his offerings, debutant Sameer Madan hopes to revive the bodycon dress which has been abandoned, with his line “Entrapment” ...
Fat! So?

Fat! So?

Encouraged by FDCI’s “passion for fashion” call during model auditions, Beena Malji at 48, a plus-sized model is hoping to start a dialogue about body positivity     ...
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Neha met Pranav and there was an invisible ‘cord’ that bound them to create leather accessories and easy clothing ...