The Rise of Indian Luxury
The Rise of Indian Luxury
The first edition of Atlas of Affluence in 2022 examined a market in recovery. It...
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Vegan Fashion’s Selective Morality
Vegan Fashion’s Selective Morality
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From fur bans to exotic skins, feathers to plant-based materials, fashion’s cruelty-free turn is full...
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Anita Lal Bottles the Himalayas with ITI
Anita Lal Bottles the Himalayas with ITI
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From rescue oils sourced in Ladakh to microbiome-friendly hydration and an upcoming sunscreen—a first across...
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Laila Tyabji: The Craft of Belonging
Laila Tyabji: The Craft of Belonging
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This is not merely the story of Laila Tyabji stepping back from Dastkar. It is...
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Dalit History Month: Silence of Caste in Indian Fashion & Design
Dalit History Month: Silence of Caste in Indian Fashion & Design
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Fashion credits design, celebrates craft, and glamourises the hours of labour—but continues to avoid the...
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The Prada Kolhapuri and The Politics of “Inspired by”
The Prada Kolhapuri and The Politics of “Inspired by”
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As global brands deepen and promote collaborations with Indian creators, their language tells another story....
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The Devil Downsized
The Devil Downsized
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A defanged sequel where Miranda Priestly presides over fashion’s institutional decline—editors shrink, advertisers loom, and...
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Why Dubai Rewards Manish Malhotra’s Couture
Why Dubai Rewards Manish Malhotra’s Couture
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Watching Malhotra’s finale at Dubai Fashion Week made evident why his high-voltage couture—built on the...
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Sanjay Garg’s Garland as Garment is Not Minimalism
Sanjay Garg’s Garland as Garment is Not Minimalism
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It Is Not About A Flower—Raw Mango’s first collection at London Fashion Week—is not a...
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Women Who Build Women
Women Who Build Women
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From craft economies to cultural platforms, Anita Dongre and Radhikaraje Gaekwad reveal how influence becomes...
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Indian Fashion, 2026: Why the Shining Shell Needs a Stronger Spine
Indian Fashion, 2026: Why the Shining Shell Needs a Stronger Spine
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In 2026, Indian fashion looks bigger than ever. This essay asks whether visibility and celebration...
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Inside Anita Dongre’s Rewild
Inside Anita Dongre’s Rewild
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At Vadodara’s Lukshmi Vilas Palace, Anita Dongre staged Rewild as a layered story, with ecology,...
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The Mettle of Metal: The Tribe of Tales
The Mettle of Metal: The Tribe of Tales
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A new book by jewellery historian Usha R. Balakrishnan, reminds us why gold and silver...
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Kangana Ranaut x Masaba: Why Creative Consent Matters
Kangana Ranaut x Masaba: Why Creative Consent Matters
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Kangana Ranaut’s disagreement with Masaba over a loaned sari opens up a larger question in...
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The Arrival of the Digitally Empowered Artisan
The Arrival of the Digitally Empowered Artisan
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The second edition of the Digital Artisans of India Awards recognised Indian artisans for creative...
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Trauma and the Huemn Condition
Trauma and the Huemn Condition
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Simulated wounds on the runway, ambiguity online. Minus fashion’s prettiness. Pranav Misra reflects on the...
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The Right to Be Seen: India’s First Craft-Based Identity Project
The Right to Be Seen: India’s First Craft-Based Identity Project
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How artisans reclaimed their passport photos through weave, wool, embroidery and identity The deeper revelation—like...
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Paromita Vohra’s Poetic Politics and the Prismatic Rose
Paromita Vohra’s Poetic Politics and the Prismatic Rose
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On a travel circuit with her latest documentary Working Girls, set to screen in Mumbai...
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Carry Somers: “Every fibre is a record of cause and effect”
Carry Somers: “Every fibre is a record of cause and effect”
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In her new book 'The Nature of Fashion', Carry Somers traces cloth from Ice Age...
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“We must move away from ‘Save The Artisan’ narrative”: Priya Krishnamoorthy
“We must move away from ‘Save The Artisan’ narrative”: Priya Krishnamoorthy
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The founder of 200 Million Artisans on perception as the sector’s biggest barrier, Kula Conclave...
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Should We Care About Rama Duwaji’s Uncolonised Cool?
Should We Care About Rama Duwaji’s Uncolonised Cool?
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New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji stands intriguingly askew in style, part art-school,...
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Jemimah Rodrigues and Shah Rukh Khan: Stars of India’s Emotional Democracy
Jemimah Rodrigues and Shah Rukh Khan: Stars of India’s Emotional Democracy
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Busting notions of privilege, pedigree, and godfathers, the young cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues and actor Shah...
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Fashion’s Shark Tank: Minus the Teeth
Fashion’s Shark Tank: Minus the Teeth
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Jio Hotstar’s new reality series Pitch to Get Rich is tackily produced and packed with...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses
Keeping Up With The Joneses
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In an era when most celebrity love stories burn out under their own hashtags, Priyanka...
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