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 the […]
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At Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s landmark fashion show celebrating his silver jubilee, the grand finale was set to the stirring anthem ‘Amro Korbo Joy… Nischehoy’ (‘We Shall Overcome’). The powerful rendition came from Vasundhara Vee, India’s well known jazz, soul, and R&B singer. Speaking to The Hindu over a video call a week after the event, Vasundhara says this collaboration […]
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Sabyasachi Mukherjee says he is proof that middle class idealism can be a superpower. Twenty five years after he made his debut on the Indian fashion scene, the Kolkata resident has five stores, one of them in New York’s West Village, with jewellery and leather goods, both extremely successful, added to his portfolio. His company […]
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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 with […]
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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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Inside the Sabyasachi Mukherjee flagship in Horniman Circle, Mumbai | Photo Credit: Interiors and overall creative direction Sabyasachi Mukherjee; photography Björn Wallander “India is at the centre of the world and I am at the centre of this centre.” Salim and Jamal, the two protagonist brothers from the movie Slumdog Millionaire, discuss their ambitious plan of surviving […]
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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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Saeed Ur Rahman, one of the prominent masterweavers in Banaras, is confident that handlooms will continue to find patronage among those who want textiles of artistic quality Saeed Ur Rahman, one of the prominent masterweavers in Banaras, is confident that handlooms will continue to find patronage among those who want textiles of artistic quality Saeed […]
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Saeed Ur Rahman, one of the prominent masterweavers in Banaras, is confident that handlooms will continue to find patronage among those who want textiles of artistic quality Saeed Ur Rahman, one of the prominent masterweavers in Banaras, is confident that handlooms will continue to find patronage among those who want textiles of artistic quality Saeed […]
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Miyake’s passing is a black and white reminder of what cloth and cultural identity mean on the global stage Miyake’s passing is a black and white reminder of what cloth and cultural identity mean on the global stage What do we lose when a designer like Issey Miyake — with global impact on how the […]
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