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

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

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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 master […]

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

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

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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 walks. […]

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

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

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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 impacted […]

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Amit Aggarwal on mediocrity in fashion education

Amit Aggarwal on mediocrity in fashion education

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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 is […]

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