“It’s pronounced ‘along’. Because clothes are always with you,” says Chennai-based Nithya Prakas of her just- launched label Alonge. “We added the ‘e’ so it is easier to find us on the the search engine,” she laughs. After completing a course in Fashion Technology from PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, in 2007, Nithya waited […]
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Thousands of swans, big and small, congregate for the Neelamperoor Annam Padayani, a festival of the Palli Bhagavathy temple at Neelamperoor in Alappuzha district. These swans, some of them as tall as 40 feet, are entirely handmade using materials from nature such as psuedostem of plantain, lotus leaves, and ixora flowers. Though the legend of […]
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The Red-rumped Hawklet (Epithemis Wayanadensis) that was discovered from the region | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As poll fever catches on, Kerala’s Wayanad constituency has got itself an election mascot — a dragonfly. The species Epithemis Wayanadensis or the Red-rumped Hawklet, discovered from the region, will be driving voters to polling booths. Named Sweetey after […]
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Love Me Twice’s second store was opened at Bengaluru recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “You feel good when you shop,” says Mridula Pai, the founder of the thrift label Love Me Twice, the first branch of which opened in Kolkata in 2020. She has recently opened Love Me Twice’s second shop in Bengaluru at the […]
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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, centre, acknowledges the applause of the audience after presenting the Roberto Cavalli men’s Spring-Summer 2015 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, June 24, 2014. Italy’s world-famous fashion designer Roberto Cavalli – known for his flamboyant and glamorous style — died on Friday, April 12, 2024 aged […]
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Annammal during the campaign in Coimbatore. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As the engine roared to life and the Royal Enfield Bullet surged forward, bystanders cheered for the rider, V Annammal, who was campaigning for her fellow DMK cadre, Ganapathi Rajkumar, for the upcoming general elections. “It was a moment of exhilaration,” the 49-year-old says with a chuckle, […]
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Restore shampoo from Qi Ayurveda | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The dry, summer air is laced with the scent of herbs. Dusk has set in, and we are gathered at a long table at industrialist Rajshree Pathy’s Coimbatore farm house, looking at bottles of her new range of haircare products. We open a few to […]
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Summer of 2024 | Photo Credit: Courtesy Suket Dhir As summer peaks, and before you pack your bags for your next trip, think how best you can holiday this year. Tourism is wrecking the fragile ecosystems of our mountains and hill stations, as Kodaikanal resident Lathika George writes. The heatwave is impacting the wildlife, with […]
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Members of the band Tesseract | Photo Credit: Special arrangement If metal music is your cup of tea, then allow your soul to feed on it at a concert featuring the British progressive metal band, Tesseract, which will be touring India later this month. The band, which comprises Acle Kahney, Jay Postones, James Monteith, Amos […]
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Designer Ashita Singhal poses with her weavers at the Lakmé Fashion Week X FDCI 2024 at Jio World Convention centre in Mumbai Ashita Singhal’s clothes look avant garde, but did you know they are made of waste? “At Paiwand Studio, we believe beggars can’t be choosers, so we use everything we get,” laughs Ashita, founder […]
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