Shefalee Vasudev, Author at Shefalee Vasudev

The Hindu Sunday Magazine

by Shefalee Vasudev|September 3, 2024September 3, 2024|Freelance, Other Work

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Fashion’s India: Blurry, Bright, Salted

by Shefalee Vasudev|August 15, 2024August 30, 2024|Opinion

A fashion apologist’s job is to look beyond the dominance of celebrities, sponsored events and...

Secret Couture: Unseen Heirlooms Of India

by Shefalee Vasudev|August 8, 2024August 30, 2024|Features

To mark 25 years of the enduring bi-annual Sarees Of India exhibition, Delhi Crafts Council...

Aditya Birla Group Launches Indriya

by Shefalee Vasudev|August 3, 2024August 30, 2024|Features

Announcing an investment of ₹5000 crores to build a new jewellery business, under the brand...

Paris Olympics: Finding Yourself in Seine-ic Sentiments

by Shefalee Vasudev|August 1, 2024August 30, 2024|Opinion

Making sense of an overwhelming spectacle that binds sports with life eventually is about personal-political...

108 Ideas of India With Alka Pande

by Shefalee Vasudev|August 1, 2024August 30, 2024|Features

The art historian whose 14-book series on India released this year, speaks about contemporary dress...

India Burns in The Bonfire of Vanities at Cannes

by Shefalee Vasudev|July 3, 2024August 10, 2024|Opinion

Culturally typical shindigs, colour as calling card, muchness as preferred language, decoration misstyled as glamour....

The Red Carpet Accent

by Shefalee Vasudev|July 3, 2024August 10, 2024|Opinion

Many celebs find it hard to speak without gushy adjectives and a beautiful dress is...

Special Report: Behind the Math of Artisanal Labour

by Shefalee Vasudev|July 3, 2024August 10, 2024|Features

10,000 manhours, 300 karigars, 20,000 beads, 1,500 hand embroidered butterflies and flowers—does the promotional value...

In Photos: Fragile Environments, Steely Women

by Shefalee Vasudev|July 3, 2024August 10, 2024|Features

Photographer Asha Thadani travelled across Kutch exploring vulnerable ecosystems and resilient communities. Her photo essay...

Wearing Democracy with India’s New Cabinet

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 21, 2024August 10, 2024|Opinion

Narendra Modi took oath for a record third time as Indian PM; his cabinet looked...

Met Gala 2023: Train to Karl

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

The stunning gala makes it hard to pick the best and most, yet details tell...

Jubilee Talkies: Loving and Lying in the Forties

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

A letter to the dead character of Jamshed Khan and how the lighting, mounting, framing...

How Dior Wore India

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

From the run-up to the runway at Dior Fall 2023, of hype and history and...

Mul Mathi: The Embroidery of Sentiments and Eras

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

Why this intersection of art, craft and textiles opens unheard dialogues between artists and artisans...

How India Wore the 2023 Oscars Styled by ‘Our’ South

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

Will Oscar awards for the best song and the best documentary short film—both wins from...

LFW x FDCI: Anavila Returns, Wearing Saris on Her Sleeve

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

Anavila’s ‘Dabu’ saris carried a world of beautiful possibilities in floral-geometric-diaphanous-translucent vocabulary. Freedom from excessive...

Shubha Mudgal at Paro and the Art of Paying Attention

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Opinion

Paro, the store which reveres philosophy and beauty, marks the festival of Phulera Dooj with...

Hermes Beauty: How it Connects with Consumer Psychology

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Features

The oldest saddler brand of the world, the Parisian Hermès, rolled out its beauty métier in...

Good Earth’s New Coco Loco: Bath and Body Locomotive

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Features

ndia’s most known luxury lifestyle store Good Earth launches Amritam joining the bath and body...

Tsunamika Comes of Age

by Shefalee Vasudev|June 11, 2023August 10, 2024|Features

Birthed after the 2004 tsunami for post-trauma empowerment of coastal womenfolk, the fabric doll swam...

Why Oct-O-Ber is Our Black Eyed Girl

by Shefalee Vasudev|November 8, 2022August 10, 2024|Editor's Letters

Why Oct-O-Ber is Our Black Eyed Girl Swara Bhaskar’s incisive questions through art plus why...

How To Tell A Crafts Story

by Shefalee Vasudev|November 8, 2022August 10, 2024|Features

How To Tell A Crafts Story Toolika Gupta, initiator of India’s first crafts communication academic...

Neeru Kumar: ‘Simplicity Makes a Statement’

by Shefalee Vasudev|November 8, 2022August 10, 2024|Features

Neeru Kumar: ‘Simplicity Makes a Statement’ Far from the madding crowd, the veteran designer walks...

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