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Inside Chorus, the Mumbai atelier that is celebrating craft in all its forms

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


Meet Madhav Agasti, the self-taught tailor who has created costumes for Bollywood heroes and villains for 50 years

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


A jeweller that wants to sell diamonds with everyday appeal

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


At grief retreats, healing begins in the company of strangers

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


The rise of bespoke pet fashion: From T-shirts with logos to designer outfits

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


Vikram Goyal: The designer who's turning brass into gold

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


I went for an evening walk with Delhi's djinns

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


Can we ever give ourselves the gift of time?

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


What the Bvlgari Serpenti show in Mumbai says about the snake and Jaipur

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


In Christian Louboutin's world, navratna gems and Marvel comics have a lot in common

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