Shefalee Vasudev, Author at Shefalee Vasudev

Behind the Fashion Debuts of Artisans

by Shefalee Vasudev|April 18, 2025April 18, 2025|Features, The Voice of Fashion

The Design Craft show by artisan-designers at LFW X FDCI proved how intent, talent, consistent...

Reading Bengal To Find Your Own River Bank

by Shefalee Vasudev|April 18, 2025April 18, 2025|Features, The Voice of Fashion

Launched at a recent exhibition in Kolkata, a treasurable new book on textiles of Bengal...

Bringing the forgotten weavers back into the rich tapestry of Indian textiles

by Shefalee Vasudev|April 3, 2025April 3, 2025|Features, Independent Writing

For decades, the gamchha has been a ubiquitous presence on Indian streets. The traditional scarf,...

LFW’s 25th anniversary was all about theatrical couture. Not a word said about Sabyasachi

by Shefalee Vasudev|April 3, 2025April 3, 2025|The Print

Tarun Tahiliani, Anita Dongre, Ritu Kumar, Rohit Bal, to Gaurav Gupta. Only the finale designers...

Bridal Asia: Prequel to India’s Fashion Weeks

by Shefalee Vasudev|March 27, 2025March 27, 2025|Features, The Voice of Fashion

Marking 25 years of Asia’s first bridal show, founder Divya Gurwara recalls famous debuts, curating...

Why We Don’t Participate in Fashion Weeks…

by Shefalee Vasudev|March 27, 2025March 27, 2025|Features, The Voice of Fashion

Six designers with credible businesses and creative voices argue why fashion weeks are no longer...

Men get all the credit for bandhani. Zakiya Khatri is on a mission to change that

by Shefalee Vasudev|March 13, 2025March 19, 2025|The Print

New Delhi: Zakiya Khatri grew up seeing her mother and grandmother dextrously tie fabrics to...

Shivan & Narresh in Gulmarg: Case Against Badgering Fashion

by Shefalee Vasudev|March 13, 2025March 13, 2025|Opinion, The Voice of Fashion

Was the offense taken to Shivan & Narresh’s Gulmarg show about skimpy clothes shown in...

Delhi has brought a new chapter in saree politics. Rekha Gupta vs Atishi

by Shefalee Vasudev|March 5, 2025March 19, 2025|The Print

The ordinary decorativeness of the sarees of Rekha Gupta, the newly appointed chief minister of...

The Complex Post-Script of Maha Kumbh’s Monalisa

by Shefalee Vasudev|March 5, 2025March 5, 2025|Opinion, The Voice of Fashion

Post Maha Kumbh, let’s hope Monalisa finds a fair footing in the age of Insta-virality,...

The Highs and Hurts of Art as Fashion

by Shefalee Vasudev|February 20, 2025February 21, 2025|Features, The Voice of Fashion

If everything inventive is assigned the potential to be art, India might be at a...

Chamar Studio founder wants attention beyond his caste. ‘Find out what I make, what I think’

by Shefalee Vasudev|February 14, 2025February 21, 2025|Independent Writing, The Print

Pair the words ‘Bahujan’ and ‘designer’ and the only name that comes up in an...

Apple Cider Vinegar: It’s Sick, Right?

by Shefalee Vasudev|February 13, 2025February 21, 2025|Opinion, The Voice of Fashion

The new series is a spider’s web of our times: lures of unscientific cures, metastasis...

Sabyasachi is telling us: If I can do this as a poor Bengali boy, imagine what India can do

by Shefalee Vasudev|January 28, 2025March 19, 2025|The Print

From the way the clothes gazed at the global market, the collection communicated that Sabyasachi...

Dear Rahul Gandhi, white is privilege – needs frequent washing, stain removal, maintenance

by Shefalee Vasudev|January 24, 2025March 19, 2025|The Print

In Indian politics, white is hardly synonymous with transparency and a 'clean' image. And for...

Provocations 2024: Beyond the Brain Rot

by Shefalee Vasudev|December 31, 2024December 31, 2024|Editor's Letters, The Voice of Fashion

Letter from The Editor. Fashion imploded this year, driving style shrapnel and culture shock across....

Fashion’s Royalty Bias

by Shefalee Vasudev|December 31, 2024December 31, 2024|Features, The Voice of Fashion

Elitist in preference and fantasy, fashion has long been fascinated by royalty. Has fashion media...

COP29 Conflicts: Fashion’s New Losses

by Shefalee Vasudev|December 19, 2024December 19, 2024|Opinion

It’s a black Monday ahead of Black Friday as failed conflict resolution at COP29 brings...

Sense & Sensibilities: Designing a Study of Design

by Shefalee Vasudev|December 19, 2024December 19, 2024|Opinion

A new gallery curated by The Registry of Sarees at Raw Collaborative seeds a study...

Past Continuous with TAPI in Ahmedabad

by Shefalee Vasudev|December 19, 2024December 19, 2024|Opinion

For new visitors and returning ones, trade textiles from the TAPI collection unlock India’s past...

Rohit Bal: Wellness as Metaphor

by Shefalee Vasudev|November 14, 2024November 25, 2024|Opinion

Before fashion weeks turn 25 in 2025, the Indian fashion industry’s collective emotional graph at...

Rohit Bal: In Memoriam

by Shefalee Vasudev|November 2, 2024November 25, 2024|Opinion

Are we mourning a flamboyant designer, famous for partying and bringing early “Wokeism” to fashion...

Good Earth Greens Lucknow with a New Store

by Shefalee Vasudev|October 24, 2024November 25, 2024|Opinion

Adding to India’s retail report card that maximises experience, Good Earth opens a new store...

The Extra Weft in Lavina Baldota’s Santati

by Shefalee Vasudev|October 15, 2024November 25, 2024|Features

A “connector” between masters, disciples and processes of artisanal handlooms, Lavina Baldota reflects on the...

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