India fashion week at 25: what is holding back its grand ambitions?

[ad_1] Last week marked 25 years of fashion weeks in India, and that would include Mumbai’s Bollywood powered Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) and Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) supported Delhi Fashion Week. Just for comparison: Paris is in its 52nd year, Milan in its 66th, and New York, in its current format, is in […]

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Nayaab Edit brings brands like Pero, Nila Jaipur and Morii Design to Chennai

[ad_1] Nila Jaipur will exhibit at Nayaab Edit | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement  Wall art/tapestries by Morii Design | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A retrospective that engages with not just the warp and weft that spells India’s rich legacy of textile craft, but also explores the age-old techniques of hand embroidery, printing and dying — […]

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Designer Ruchika Sachdeva’s concept space in Fort Kochi is a curation of the country’s design talent

[ad_1] The bodice pop-up in Kochi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ruchika Sachdeva | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Poet-comedian Alok V Menon is often seen in Bodice’s architectural silhouettes with their signature binding and pleats. Tara Lal of Mumbai’s Chatterjee & Lal art gallery is also a fan. As is the powerhouse actor Tillotama Shome. […]

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