Super Size MeDocumentary film-make Morgan Spurlock’s adopts the easiest diet in the world – 30 days of McDonald’s, all three meals. The horrific medical repercussions of his experiment will greatly improve your relationship with quinoa salad. Or, at the very least, make you settle for a smaller portion of fries. Desert RunnersFour non-runners sign-up for… Continue reading Binge-watch these fitness documentaries
Cotton dress, Rs 1,900, Bhane.com. Silk robe, Rs 12,000, NorBlack NorWhite. Leather sandals, Rs 4,999, Dune. Jersey dress, Rs 3,490, Zara ELLE’s Fashion Editor, Nidhi Jacob shows you how you can prep for summer like a seasoned surfer. DYED & TESTED Trade florals and stripes for tie and dye; the kind of pattern that will help… Continue reading This is how you prep for that beach vacay
Jersey sweatshirt, Rs 6,999, Calvin Klein Jeans. Denim jeans, Rs 2,699, Levi’s. Suede mules, Rs 2,290, Zara. Canvas clutch, Rs 2,500, Cord ELLE’s Fashion Editor, Nidhi Jacob shows you how to stay on trend this season without burning a hole in your pocket. Altuzarra TIE & DYE It is California calling all the way, with colourful oozy patterns. Far… Continue reading Everything you need to get through summer
ELLE’s Fashion Director, Malini Banerji picks out the coolest denim brands you need to stock up on. Denim stays perennially cool, even as it changes with new colour, cut and silhouette updates every season. Right now, we can’t get enough of what these labels are doing with the cult fabric — starting with Rihanna’s go-to… Continue reading 5 denim brands that are hot right now
Clockwise from left to right: DRVV By Dhruv Kapur, Haider Ackermann, Alexander Wang, Céline, Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein Collection, Burberry Péro By Aneeth Arora The romantic aesthetic of the early ’90s is back, in the form of sensual slips. The updated version of the iconic bias-cut dress is slinkier than ever in delicate silk and scalloped… Continue reading Slip dresses are all the rage
ELLE’s Fashion Director, Malini Banerji says, there’s a Victorian brand of romance in the air. The chin-grazing ruffles, corseted waists and demure hemlines spotted on the spring runways pointed to one mood: Victoriana. While Alexander McQueen’s clean ruffles and rosy prints are fit for a lady, Zimmermann infused more girliness with shorter, flouncy hems. The… Continue reading Give ladylike fashion a go
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. “Was,” shouts her mother Mrs Satmeet Khanna, “she was the most sensible girl, until she started going to fashion week and getting funny ideas. Sports shoes with everything? It’s the heights!” Little does Mrs Khanna know that Simmi has already landed in Bombay and is… Continue reading Sensible Simmi LFW Report – Day 4 & 5
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. “Was,” shouts her mother Mrs Satmeet Khanna, “she was the most sensible girl, until she started going to fashion week and getting funny ideas. Sports shoes with everything? It’s the heights!” Little does Mrs Khanna know that Simmi has already landed in Bombay and is… Continue reading Sensible Simmi LFW Report – Day 3
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. “Was,” shouts her mother Mrs Satmeet Khanna, “she was the most sensible girl, until she started going to fashion week and getting funny ideas. Sports shoes with everything? It’s the heights!” Little does Mrs Khanna know that Simmi has already landed in Bombay and is… Continue reading Sensible Simmi LFW Report – Day 2
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. “Was,” shouts her mother Mrs Satmeet Khanna, “she was the most sensible girl, until she started going to fashion week and getting funny ideas. Sports shoes with everything? It’s the heights!” Little does Mrs Khanna know that Simmi has already landed in Bombay… Continue reading Sensible Simmi LFW Report – Day 1
This year Payal Khandwala’s spring/summer collection is all about geometry. The designer was inspired by two of her favourite artists Richard Serra and Franz Kline, her daughter’s school curriculum and a long time love for simple and complex shapes. Hand-woven by craftsmen from Varanasi and Bengal, the collection features colour blocked mulberry and matka silk… Continue reading Exclusive: Payal Khandwala gives us a preview of her S/R ’16 collection
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. She just cannot help it. Good sense is to Simmi what his handlebar is to Sunil Sethi – the two are inseparable. Now her friends have told Simmi that FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week is no place for someone such as herself, but… Continue reading Sensible Simmi’s AIFW F/W ‘16 report: Day 5
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. She just cannot help it. Good sense is to Simmi what his handlebar is to Sunil Sethi – the two are inseparable. Now her friends have told Simmi that FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week is no place for someone such as herself, but… Continue reading Sensible Simmi’s AIFW F/W ’16 report: Day 4
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. She just cannot help it. Good sense is to Simmi what his handlebar is to Sunil Sethi – the two are inseparable. Now her friends have told Simmi that FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week is no place for someone such as herself, but… Continue reading Sensible Simmi’s AIFW F/W ’16 report: day 3
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. She just cannot help it. Good sense is to Simmi what his handlebar is to Sunil Sethi – the two are inseparable. Now her friends have told Simmi that FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week is no place for someone such as herself, but… Continue reading Sensible Simmi’s AIFW F/W ’16 report: Day 2
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. She just cannot help it. Good sense is to Simmi what his handlebar is to Sunil Sethi – the two are inseparable. Now her friends have told Simmi that FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week is no place for someone such as herself, but… Continue reading Sensible Simmi’s AIFW F/W ’16 report: day 1
Charu Sachdev, co-founder of Kitsch and Rock N Shop visited Paris during fashion week this year. Her itinerary included attending some of the most high profile shows, extravagant dinners with designers and exclusive visits to label showrooms to see the new collections in person. Scroll through the gallery to see her fabulous adventures. “Landed in Paris. An… Continue reading Charu Sachdev shares her Paris Fashion Week diary
This February, Indian designer Payal Khandwala visited Paris to attend Premiére Vision (the global business hub for fashion professionals on the look out for cutting edge fabrics). The exhibition hosts a mélange of yarns, fabrics, leather and accessories. This year the chosen themes for SS ’17 were knitwear solutions, Maison d’Exceptions (a space reserved for ultimate… Continue reading Here’s what designer Payal Khandwala got up to at Premiere Vision
Architect and interior designer Ashiesh Shah picks his favourites from India Design ID, the recently-concluded design symposium. 1. “Intricately crafted handmade fabrics from India, juxtaposed with ethereal lights from Italy. Sunil Sethi’s exquisitely curated booth is minimal yet full of hidden details.” 2. “Nomad continues to play with fresh, bold prints and quirky patterns… Continue reading 5 highlights from India Design ID
Kolkata/Calcutta-born Amol Rajan, editor of British daily The Independent, announced on Wednesday that the paper will henceforth refer to Mumbai by its colonial name ‘Bombay’. “I’d rather side with the tradition of India that’s been open to the world, rather than the one that’s been closed, which is in ascendance right now,” he told The BBC, adding, “If… Continue reading Bombay vs Mumbai
A couple of years ago, it was reported that Naeem Khan’s loft apartment in SoHo, Manhattan was on the market for $9.4 million. Looks like that sale never went through and the Khans—Naeem and jewellery designer wife Ranjana—still call this light-filled space home. Khan recently put up pictures of the flat on Instagram after reordering… Continue reading A tour of Naeem Khan’s SoHo loft
