The Garfield X Papa Don’t Preach collection celebrates the iconic cartoon’s 45th anniversary

The Garfield X Papa Don’t Preach collection celebrates the iconic cartoon’s 45th anniversary

Shubhika Sharma has five cats — two in her office and three at home. And they served as inspiration for her just launched collaboration with Garfield. To commemorate the iconic, lazy, orange cat’s 45th anniversary, Viacom 18 Consumer Products tied up with Shubhika’s brand Papa Don’t Preach for a limited-edition collection. Just observing my cats’ […]

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Falguni and Shane Peacock show us around their flagship store in Kolkata, which is designed by Gauri Khan 

Falguni and Shane Peacock show us around their flagship store in Kolkata, which is designed by Gauri Khan 

Gauri Khan (centre) with Shane and Falguni Peacock Falguni Shane Peacock’s just launched flagship store in Kolkata is like a decadent box of confectionary. The facade feels like an intricately designed white fondant cake. Inside, a very edible looking replica of the Taj Mahal, fashioned out of tulle, feathers, handmade flowers and sponge, assembled atop […]

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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

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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Indian designers showcase apparel from recycled turbans and heirloom saris at Redress Design Award

Indian designers showcase apparel from recycled turbans and heirloom saris at Redress Design Award

Recycled turbans turn couture, courtesy designer Pavneet Kaur who is one of the 10 finalists at the Redress Design Award 2023 that was announced recently. The much-awaited sustainable fashion award by the environmental charity headquartered in Hong Kong aims to ‘educate and empower designers and consumers to reduce clothing’s negative impact on the environment, thereby […]

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The highlights from Tarun Tahiliani’s show at India Couture Week 2023i

The highlights from Tarun Tahiliani’s show at India Couture Week 2023i

Less is more, but nothing is still nothing. Stylist Louw Kotze repurposes a Donatella Versace quote to describe Tarun Tahiliani, 60, a ‘maximalist’ who is “well researched and knows his own signature”. Tarun’s show at India Couture Week, which concluded on Wednesday, had the refined aesthetic and sculptured fits we now take for granted, but […]

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