Hermès Beauty comes to India with Rouge Hermès, featuring 24 shades of lipsticks

Hermès Beauty comes to India with Rouge Hermès, featuring 24 shades of lipsticks

A snapshot of the lipsticks | Photo Credit: Joshua Navalkar The setting is the Mumbai Hermès store. Though it is a weekday afternoon, energy levels are high and the space is bright with colour. An artist paints renditions of attending guests’ lips on a card, as a very personalised take-home present, while assembled journalists wait for […]

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A look at couture brands at recently-opened The Galleries at 32nd in Gurgaon

A look at couture brands at recently-opened The Galleries at 32nd in Gurgaon

An outfit by Aroka | Photo Credit: Angus Guite A couple of years ago, a real-estate business family (we will call them the Sharmas) chanced upon a barren land in Gurgaon, precisely 32 kilometres away from central Delhi. After investing in commercial, luxury residential, microbreweries, hospitality, and co-working spaces for decades, the idea of an […]

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Tribute | Tarun Tahiliani fondly remembers British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood

Tribute | Tarun Tahiliani fondly remembers British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood

I met Vivienne Westwood for the first [and last] time at The Elephant Family Animal Ball in London in 2019. The charity was started by Mark Shand, Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles’ late brother, to protect Asian elephants from extinction in the wild. I didn’t know she was coming for the sit-down dinner hosted at […]

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On the ongoing luxury Hermès Heritage exhibition in Mumbai

On the ongoing luxury Hermès Heritage exhibition in Mumbai

A snapshot from the Hermès Heritage exhibition | Photo Credit: Fabien Charuau Bringing together objects from Hermès archives and conservatory, the Emile Hermès Collection, and Hermès’ contemporary collections, the ongoing 10-day Hermès Heritage exhibition in Mumbai is a chance to learn more and immerse yourself in the world of the luxury design house. Titled, In […]

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‘Namaste New York’ | Sabyasachi opens his first US store in Manhattan

‘Namaste New York’ | Sabyasachi opens his first US store in Manhattan

Sabyasachi Mukherjee, India’s most influential bridal designer, opens his first store in the US with a special edit and priceless art Sabyasachi Mukherjee, India’s most influential bridal designer, opens his first store in the US with a special edit and priceless art This Sunday, when Kolkata-based couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee opens his first US store in […]

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