[ad_1] In the age of TikTok, cancel culture, and shifting social values, the definition of beauty is no longer confined to narrow ideals. Brands that once dominated the fashion industry are now being held accountable for their lack of inclusivity. One such brand, Victoria’s Secret, faced a reckoning in the late 2010s, when its glamorous fashion shows, often […]
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[ad_1] Sisters Priyanka (left) and Kavita Jain (right) are behind the Indian traditional clothing brand, Devnaagri | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Last weekend, at its flagship store in Delhi’s upscale Chhatarpur area, Indian traditional clothing brand Devnaagri hosted Khayalon ka Karwan — a gathering celebrating heritage and couture. The event showcased the brand’s new luxe festive […]
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[ad_1] 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, […]
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[ad_1] Vineet Singh Hukmani | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When creating music for your soul, there are no rules, says Vineet Singh Hukmani. Though his stint with music started during his college days, he became a professional singer-songwriter only in 2021. Within a span of just three years, Hukmani has received tremendous global exposure. With […]
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[ad_1] When Sabyasachi Mukherjee sets the stage, nobody dares step out of line. Not the 250-odd guests attending his high jewellery showcase at The Oberoi, Delhi, in ‘strictly black’, not the sommelier instructed to pour superb Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and not celebrity wedding designer Devika Narain, who hand-picked the reddest apples for his 24 ft table laden […]
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[ad_1] A view of the ongoing Chettinad An Enduring Legacy exhibition at IIC Delhi | Photo Credit: SOMA BASU As I chat with Visalakshi Ramaswamy at the IIC art gallery where she has showcased her 123-year-old ancestral mansion, known as the MRM house in Kanadukathan in Karaikudi, a constant stream of visitors keeps flowing past. […]
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[ad_1] In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy. The […]
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[ad_1] In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy. The […]
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[ad_1] It takes quite a few hands to roll grape leaves. So, in September 2020, soon after the first wave of Covid, I visited a friend in Bandra, Mumbai, where a dozen of us spent the day cooking, rolling, chatting and eating at his house. While preparing dolma — a dish linked to Ottoman cuisine […]
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[ad_1] A leopard skin lies on a table at Namita Jaspal’s lab, set on the second floor of her three-storeyed house in New Chandigarh, a township just outside the eponymous state capital of Punjab and Haryana. “It has come for restoration from a private collection,” says Namita, the chief conservator of Heritage Preservation Atelier, a […]
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