Watch | Fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani on his new book ‘Journey to India Modern’

Watch | Fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani on his new book ‘Journey to India Modern’

Watch | Fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani on his new book ‘Journey to India Modern’ The conversation between Rosella Stephen, Editor, The Hindu Sunday Magazine and Literary Review, and one of India’s foremost fashion designers, Tarun Tahiliani, began with a mention of his book, Tarun Tahiliani: Journey to India Modern (Roli Books), a culmination of 25 […]

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Watch | Tarun Tahiliani on his book ‘Journey to India Modern’ | The Hindu Lit Fest 2024

Watch | Tarun Tahiliani on his book ‘Journey to India Modern’ | The Hindu Lit Fest 2024

The conversation between Rosella Stephen and one of India’s foremost fashion designers, Tarun Tahiliani, began with a mention of his book, Tarun Tahiliani: Journey to India Modern, a culmination of 25 years of the designer’s career. Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ. B Source link

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India Art Fair 2024 | Designer speak

India Art Fair 2024 | Designer speak

An art piece from Chanakya School of Craft’s Belong Chanakya School of Craft’s Belong “Through Chanakya’s artistic practice, we seek to highlight the importance of local communities in safeguarding the diversity of Indian traditions. Collaborating with artisans, artists, craft practitioners, and institutions often blurs presumed boundaries, making them fluid and subjective.  Although we may categorise […]

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The Hindu Litfest 2024: Tarun Tahiliani on his book, Bollywood, and fashion

The Hindu Litfest 2024: Tarun Tahiliani on his book, Bollywood, and fashion

Model in a creation by Tarun Tahiliani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tarun adding the final touches to American supermodel Karlie Kloss’s outfit before the amfAR benefit at Festival de Cannes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Other than sartorial breakthroughs, among Tarun Tahiliani’s contributions to the world of fashion is the term ‘India Modern’. Which means […]

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The Hindu Litfest 2024: Tarun Tahiliani on his book, Bollywood, and fashion

The Hindu Litfest 2024: Tarun Tahiliani on his book, Bollywood, and fashion

Model in a creation by Tarun Tahiliani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Other than sartorial breakthroughs, among Tarun Tahiliani’s contributions to the world of fashion is the term ‘India Modern’. Which means being inspired by India and updating it to our modern life. “Whether you take the maharajahs or the Kumbh, or like in my […]

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Tarun Tahiliani all set to showcase at Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum

Tarun Tahiliani all set to showcase at Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum

Tarun Tahiliani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kathakali dancers accompanied a resplendent Mehr Jesia as she sashayed down the runway looking ethereal in a Tarun Tahiliani signature draped form. Lakshmi Rana swirled around in a stunning contemporary rendition of a traditional chikankari lehenga. Locals from Kutch and Kathiawar walked along with models dressed in Tarun’s […]

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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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Here’s what’s trending in fashion this wedding season

Here’s what’s trending in fashion this wedding season

At the beginning of the wedding season this year, Indian designers showcased a glittering line-up of Bollywood showstoppers and inclusive models on the ramp to give us a glimpse of 2023’s re-imagined fashion royalty. From saris with bespoke motifs paired with cape veils to lehengas with jackets that redefine bridal power — this year’s trends […]

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Air India’s update won’t kill the sari

Air India’s update won’t kill the sari

 (Clockwise from top left) Air India’s air hostesses; sari-clad scientists; air hostesses welcoming guests; a 1950s ad for a ‘modern’ girl; and designer Manish Malhotra with Katrina Kaif. | Photo Credit: Getty Images and Special Arrangement No more saris? Air India may bring in new look for flight crew” was the headline. The article continued, […]

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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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