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Archives in the atelier | Fashion designers in India are preserving and documenting their old collections

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Upstairs, in Tarun Tahiliani’s massive Gurugram atelier with exposed brickwork and vaulted skylights, is an 850 sq. ft. room. Twenty-two full-sized glass and wood cupboards, built parallelly, hold 6,000 physical items, including original swatches from his repertoire of embroideries. With crystal, Swarovski, kashida from Kashmir, jamewar, fine-hand aari, zardozi, Parsi gara and resham, the […]

Janhvi Kapoor on walking the ramp, her work and Telugu cinema

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Janhvi Kapoor | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Janhvi Kapoor was in Hyderabad for the Blender’s Pride glassware fashion tour and walked for Amit Aggarwal last Saturday. Taking to The Hindu MetroPlus ahead of the show, the young actor, looking elegant in a printed kurta-straight pants suit, says, “I was not sure about doing ramp […]

Just being Janhvi

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Janhvi Kapoor | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Janhvi Kapoor was in Hyderabad for the Blender’s Pride glassware fashion tour and walked for Amit Aggarwal last Saturday. Taking to The Hindu MetroPlus ahead of the show, the young actor, looking elegant in a printed kurta-straight pants suit, says, “I was not sure about doing ramp […]

‘Inspired by India’ | The book explores India’s imprint on global fashion

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] From Louis XIV’s vision for Versailles to Balenciaga’s homage to the sari, Inspired by India explores how our textiles and craft impacted global design. But what’s the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation? From Louis XIV’s vision for Versailles to Balenciaga’s homage to the sari, Inspired by India explores how our textiles and craft […]

Amit Aggarwal at FDCI India Couture Week 2022

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Celebrating a decade at FDCI India Couture Week 2022, the designer introduces a new textile and flirts with the idea of his dresses becoming wall art and sculptures Celebrating a decade at FDCI India Couture Week 2022, the designer introduces a new textile and flirts with the idea of his dresses becoming wall art […]

Amit Aggarwal on mediocrity in fashion education

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] After a disastrous recruitment drive, the fashion designer wonders if there is a crisis in fashion and among its students After a disastrous recruitment drive, the fashion designer wonders if there is a crisis in fashion and among its students American postmodernist novelist Thomas Pynchon once wrote something to the effect that every generation […]