New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- When the Mumbai store of Moonray, a four-year-old ready-to-wear label started by Karishma Swali and her daughter, Avantika, shut down a few months ago, it seemed like it would ce... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Madhav Agasti, 76, prefers to hand-sew the buttonholes of a suit at his store in Bandra, Mumbai-a practice he's been following since he started work as a bespoke menswear tailor ... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Over a month ago, brand Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from the De Beers Group, a South African-British corporation that's been in the business of diamonds for more than 130 years,... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- It's a hazy Sunday morning. Disha Wadhwani is in her kitchen, baking a sugarless banana cake. It should be ready in the next 20 minutes-6.30am on the dot. Once done, she cuts two ... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- August is rarely underdressed. Trends inform her outfit of the day but her mood dictates the final look. Whenever she goes to a cafe in Gurugram, meets a friend or attends an even... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- "What do you think?" asks Vikram Goyal, one of India's leading product designers, showing me his latest work on an iPad. We are in his study at his home in a quiet south Delhi ne... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- "The spot you are standing on is where many people say they've felt a presence," my tour guide, Ilma Saifi, says softly. Without waiting to hear what she says next, I dash toward... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- The Instagram algorithm had decided that I was looking for a lifestyle of optimisation. Reels on the advantages of starting your workday at 3am or 1pm, depending on the content c... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- As I was leaving Serpenti Infinito, an exhibition in Mumbai dedicated to Italian jeweller Bvlgari's seven-decade-long fascination with the snake, a dimly lit 19x19cm photo frame ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- "Is that meenakari (enamel work)?" Christian Louboutin asks, pointing to my necklace, as we meet on a video call for an interview. "Do you wear it both sides," comes the French de... Read More