Gender-neutral fashion: The next big thing in India

Gender-neutral fashion: The next big thing in India

Harry Styles at The 2019 Met Gala | Photo Credit: NEILSON BARNARD/ AFP “A dosa doesn’t ask if a man or woman is going to eat it. Food is gender-neutral. It’s the same with clothes. Fashion is also gender-neutral,” says Pranav Misra, who started Huemn, a ready-to-wear label along with Shyma Shetty in 2012. Spelt […]

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With Yūga, designer Parul Gupta is designing gender-neutral apparel with Chendamangalam weaves

With Yūga, designer Parul Gupta is designing gender-neutral apparel with Chendamangalam weaves

A snapshot from Kiru Keshiki | Photo Credit: Anirudh Salu A couple of years ago, the Chendamangalam Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Societies in Kerala’s Ernakulam district were grappling with yarn and dye shortages, and poor sales. This was after weavers lost their livelihood to the 2018 floods. Over the years, designers such as Sreejith Jeevan, and […]

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Vistara, AirAsia add gender-neutral flight booking options

Vistara, AirAsia add gender-neutral flight booking options

Air Vistara and AirAsia made their ticket booking ‘gender-neutral’ with an option titled ‘MX’ Air Vistara and AirAsia made their ticket booking ‘gender-neutral’ with an option titled ‘MX’ In a positive step of reconsigning the trans community, Air Vistara and AirAsia airlines have made their ticket booking gender-neutral by adding a third option. This decision is believed to be the outcome of an online petition […]

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Mumbai/Skirt, pants or ‘skorts’: Students of this school can choose their uniform, gender no bar

Mumbai/Skirt, pants or ‘skorts’: Students of this school can choose their uniform, gender no bar

A male-at-birth child may choose to wear a skirt as his uniform if he so desires, says the Aditya Birla World Academy A male-at-birth child may choose to wear a skirt as his uniform if he so desires, says the Aditya Birla World Academy Among my fondest memories of school is having the hem of […]

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