fashion and lifestyle

It’s blooming fashion

Floral prints are back. Designers and stylists tell RANJANI RAJENDRA how to choose well, without ending up looking like a bit of a garden




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Our kind of fashion

Designers Gaurav Gupta and Purvi Doshi explain how innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand




fashion and lifestyle

Inspired by Persia, Indian in design

Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor on their latest collection ‘Persian Flora’ and the importance of connecting with people and places




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Making Mithila fashionable

Relationship between Ram and Sita, which has been depicted in traditional Mithila paintings, now finds reflection in designer outfits created by Monica and Karishma




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The man behind the ‘invisibility’ scarf

Saif Siddiqui on designing the ISHU scarf that’s got celebs going gaga over it




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Sprinting away in style

The ongoing Olympics at Rio is creating a buzz not just for its sports but also for the fashion flaunted by the sportsmen, says NEETI SARKAR




fashion and lifestyle

Sprinting away in style

The ongoing Olympics at Rio is creating a buzz not just for its sports but also for the fashion flaunted by the sports stars, says NEETI SARKAR




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Kitsch and tell

A burst of colours, quirky motifs and all things India-inspired... A. SHRIKUMAR hands out tips on how to embrace this trend




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My fit, my way

A short film by Nandith Jaisimha and Aloka Gloria D’souza looks at women, body consciousness, and fashion




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For the mismatched fashionista




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LFW W/F 2016: Past meets present

Bina Rao’s collection for Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016 draws inspiration from Rembrandt’s paintings




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Beyond time and space

Designer Manish Malhotra is all set to transform the runway experience with a Virtual Reality show in which, well, you are where the action is!




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A burst of beauty

A mushrooming of beauty facilities in the city, offering a plethora of choices, is redefining the conventional idea of beauty




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Love affair with leather

Designer Sonal Verma tells us how leather craftsmanship is giving her a push into the world of fashion




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Something old, something luxe

Want to own a pair of Jimmy Choos but the price tag deters you? Sites selling pre-loved, pre-owned luxury items might be your answer, writes PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY




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Tulsi goes to LFW

Armed with saris and lehengas of all hues, the Chennai brand is set to make a splash at the fashion week




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Max factor, minimum fuss

SRIYA NARAYANAN embraces the minimalism trend and tells you how to master it




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Stitching bonds

Huma Nassr explains how she is using fashion to promote goodwill and peace between India and Pakistan




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Celebspotting: Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016

Who modelled for whom during this year's edition of Lakme Fashion Week's Winter collection?




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Bring home the medals

Fashion designer Ritu Beri wonders if privatisation is the key to India performing better at global sporting events




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Taking linen to the city of love

Designer Kaveri Lalchand tests international waters with her maiden show in Paris. She speaks about how it all began with the need to find clothes for herself.




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The long and short of it

Skirts are back in news in more ways than one




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Couture at a click

Manish Malhotra, the designer behind the country’s first virtual reality fashion show, tells us what made his show special




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Fashion gets ready to pop up

Pop-up stores might offer the perfect retail therapy, fusing style and surprise, but we still have a lot of catching up to do with the West, curators tell us.




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Where fairy tales come true!

“It is a Festival of Fantasy; Beauty and majesty shining magically. Dreams that grow wondrous; Dazzling brilliantly”




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The magic is in details

The Registry of Sarees offers a window into old motifs and techniques that characterise kanjeevaram saris




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Romance with Baluchori

Sumona Parekh tells us how she is reviving Baluchori weaves and bringing them into the mainstream fashion




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Bending fashion the cheapensive way

Creating a balance between budget and fashion, branded and streetwear, reuse and recycle, Bengaluru's college goers show the way




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Art that’s wearable!

Malabar Gold and Diamonds brings to town a wide range of exquisite handcrafted jewellery




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She made us believe

Ritu Kumar, who made us trust our traditional textile heritage, talks about her delicious journey




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A season for transition

NEETI SARKAR gets fashion experts to reveal how you can dress smart this season in spite of the finicky weather




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Is anyone listening?

Archana Shah says it is time people heard the stories of our craftspeople and gave them a place in the sun




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Raising the bar

Testing time it was for models from India and abroad during auditions of the Amazon India Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2017.




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Say it in gold and off-white

Celebrating Onam and don’t know what to wear and how? NEETI SARKAR gets fashion gurus to give you a few fashion tips




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Hijabi history New York Fashion Week

Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan made history at the New York Fashion Week on September 12. Find out how.




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Threads from Bengal

Rang Mahal brings to the city the creations of 250 weavers from Nadia




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Fashion, pint size

From Armani and Marc Jacobs to Masaba Gupta and Nachiket Barve, designers are trying their hand at kids fashion. It’s a big market for the small people




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Creativity on Chanderi

Aneeth Arora tells MADHUR TANKHA how she has given the fabric a new meaning for her latest collection




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The Italian job

Seasoned designer Rajesh Pratap Singh tells us how his fashion sensibilities were honed in Arezzo




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Making headway, fashionably




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Simply Mughal

Designer Shalini James explains how she blended imagination with history to make her collection “Jahanara” in sync with her design sensibilities




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What’s in your box?

This festive season, give the staid old gift box a miss and opt for curated ones instead, writes PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY




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Poetry in motion

Kavita Bhartia’s latest collection is inspired by Turkish pottery




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An idea whose time has come

Ritu Beri revisits khadi with her new collection called Vichar Vastra




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Go peach or Goth this winter

Whip out the deep grape lipstick. Here are favourite make-up trends this coming winter




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Hyderabad hues

A conversation and an exhibition that offer glimpses of the city of Nizams




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String theory

Vidhya Maghanath Sunder designed jewellery as a hobby, but the response she got for her creations convinced her to look at it as a serious business venture




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Imprints for life

An affinity for art and certain turns her life took that drew R. Vaishnavi to tattooing




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Where subtlety is the new bling

Shantanu and Nikhil speak of their 16-year-journey and why they like to keep their style subtle




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Hybrid from the highstreet

Do you have treggings in your closet yet? A. SHRIKUMAR tells you why you should own a pair or more of these comfortably trendy pants