Designer Tarun Tahiliani is reimagining Indian couture through his menswear brand Tasva

Designer Tarun Tahiliani is reimagining Indian couture through his menswear brand Tasva

Tarun Tahiliani is a name that needs no introduction, even if you are not familiar with the fashion world. With a career spanning almost three decades, his vision of blending Indian craftsmanship with Western aesthetics has paved the way for the Indian fashion industry to make its mark on a global platform. While it could […]

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Mumbai’s 2025 art face-off | Art Mumbai and IAF Contemporary set to compete next November

Mumbai’s 2025 art face-off | Art Mumbai and IAF Contemporary set to compete next November

No riding boots were to be found at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course in the middle of November. On a Saturday afternoon, braving traffic, an unseasonal temperature spike and the risk of whiplash, well-heeled visitors to Art Mumbai walked into a veritable garden of curiosities at the race track. The question was, which to stop at […]

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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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