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Sunglasses for every mood and setting

New Delhi, May 23 -- From futuristic shield frames and sporty wraparounds to oval tinted lenses and oversized retro styles, eyewear has become the focal point of summer dressing rather than just a fin... Read More


I tried Prada's Kolhapur chappals

New Delhi, May 9 -- About a decade ago, when I told one of my aunts about my first job at a news agency, she said, "You will become jhola-chappal wali now". Jhola meant cloth bag, and chappal, Kolhapu... Read More


I tried Prada's Kolhapur chappal-inspired sandals

New Delhi, May 9 -- About a decade ago, when I told one of my aunts about my first job at a news agency, she said, "You will become jhola-chappal wali now". Jhola meant cloth bag, and chappal, Kolhapu... Read More


Are Indian men dressing sexier?

New Delhi, April 24 -- Tej Pratap Khurana can't decide between three colours: beige, light blue and mud brown. The 29-year-old project manager at an electronics manufacturing company in Noida is at a ... Read More


Inside the surreal world of Elsa Schiaparelli

New Delhi, April 11 -- If there's one haute couture house that has mastered the attention economy, it is Schiaparelli. Whether it's Natasha Poonawalla's metal bustier at the 2022 Met Gala, Kylie Jenne... Read More


Why is urban India moving away from bright colours in fashion?

New Delhi, March 31 -- Look around you. How many people do you see dressed in bright colours? Chances are, not many. I'm writing this at my office desk, surrounded by colleagues in muted shades of whi... Read More


Lakme fashion week 2026 review: Take it easy, it's the season of effortless dressing

New Delhi, March 23 -- Aneeth Arora's Pero show on 22 March captured the mood of this year's Lakme Fashion Week, in collaboration with the Fashion Design Council of India: getting dressed should be ea... Read More


Reimagining kantha embroidery for a new generation

New Delhi, March 14 -- For traditional crafts to survive, preserving them may not be enough-they may also need to be reimagined. That's the idea an ongoing exhibition in Delhi explores, using West Ben... Read More


Why messy, blurry posts have taken over your Instagram feed

New Delhi, March 7 -- Over the past few weeks, my Instagram feed has become a time machine. Millennial friends have been posting grainy photographs (with the help of an Instagram filter) of attending ... Read More


Is Indian fashion entering its post-virality era?

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- There's a recipe to runway shows today: an exotic location, a grand set, foot-tapping music (better if live), and a front row packed with friends of the house, buyers and influen... Read More