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Amit Aggarwal’s Pret Collection Catalyst Celebrates Real-Life Creative Visionaries

Amit Aggarwal’s ready-to-wear line, Catalyst, seeks inspiration from fierce creative individuals and what makes them the agents of change. Helming various positions in the artistic background, the list celebrates real-life personalities like Aditi Singh (Pole Dancer), Ishika Madaan (Visual Artist), Ishaan Bharat (Aerial Dancer and Visual Artist), Ayushi Tyagi (Textile Designer and Model), Tarini Sethi… Continue reading Amit Aggarwal’s Pret Collection Catalyst Celebrates Real-Life Creative Visionaries

Gaurav Gupta’s Latest Drop Venus Rising Is All About The Cosmic Ocean

Known for his inimitable sculptural style, Gaurav Gupta’s collections are a refreshing departure from the stereotypical traditional ensembles associated with Indian couture. His approach towards fashion is intertwined with art, architecture and storytelling, which intrigues the modern Indian women who are constantly looking to experiment with their fashion choices. Although Gaurav’s couture is identifiable from… Continue reading Gaurav Gupta’s Latest Drop Venus Rising Is All About The Cosmic Ocean

Anita Dongre’s Latest Collection Pays Homage To Our Traditional Roots

Anita Dongre’s new line of conscious couture, Crafts of India – An ode to Bhuj, is influenced by the rich-in-heritage handicrafts of Kutch. Made out of handwoven fabrics, dainty embroideries and intricate fabric patterns dyed from individual regions, the collection features silhouettes in bandhani, ajrak and block printing. Anita is well-versed with these age-old techniques… Continue reading Anita Dongre’s Latest Collection Pays Homage To Our Traditional Roots

#ELLEExclusive: Designer Hemant Trevedi On His Comeback Collection And His Position In The Industry

One of the pioneering names in the Indian fashion industry, Hemant Trevedi dominated the circuit from the ’80s to the early 2000s. His fashion expertise went beyond designing; he was a mentor to designer Anita Dongre and has groomed the country’s finest beauty pageant winners like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Hemant was… Continue reading #ELLEExclusive: Designer Hemant Trevedi On His Comeback Collection And His Position In The Industry

Back To The Origin: Seasoned Indian Designer Anita Dongre Reminisce About Her Debut Collection

These are some names that are definitive of the Indian fashion industry: Anita Dongre, Anamika Khanna, Raghavendra Rathore, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla and brothers Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra. You’ve seen them take a bow with their showstoppers on countless runways, but we bet you can’t recall their maiden collections. In fact, we wondered if they… Continue reading Back To The Origin: Seasoned Indian Designer Anita Dongre Reminisce About Her Debut Collection

8 Bridesmaids Outfit Ideas To Steal From Alia Bhatt

Like every other millennial, Alia Bhatt has a girl gang she’s completely devoted to. If you follow her on social media, you’ve probably seen her take on the bridesmaid role more than once effortlessly, setting some serious maid-of-honour fashion goals. Her traditional wear vibe is fun, easy-going, but vibrant and statement-making. She likes to keep… Continue reading 8 Bridesmaids Outfit Ideas To Steal From Alia Bhatt

Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Maternity Style Is A MasterClass On Keeping It Comfortable-Chic

Last year, Kareena Kapoor Khan announced her second pregnancy and the internet went into a frenzy. Soon after, pictures of her dressed-up bump started doing the rounds and the actor continued to make a style statement, by actually trying to not make one. If you’ve traced Kareena’s fashion history over the years, you know she… Continue reading Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Maternity Style Is A MasterClass On Keeping It Comfortable-Chic

Everything to look forward to at India Couture Week 2020

With international fashion shows going digital in light of the pandemic, it is no surprise that fashion presentations in India would take the same route. The FDCI (Fashion Design Council of India) was forced to cancel the fashion week in March this year, which was a huge setback for some of the top designers in… Continue reading Everything to look forward to at India Couture Week 2020

The post-Coronavirus world: What will the fashion industry look like?

Let’s be clear. The fashion world after Coronavirus? Nobody knows. Forget fashion. Nobody knows anything about the world after Coronavirus either. Will we go back to the way we were? Capitalistic, consumption-oriented, destroying the planet? Possibly. Will life change, become more sustainable, more caring, more welfare-oriented? Perhaps. Will there be a second wave? Will there… Continue reading The post-Coronavirus world: What will the fashion industry look like?

Karan Torani uses Sindhi crafts and traditional silhouettes for his brand’s storytelling

WHO: Karan Torani defines his signature style as “classic, personal, and memorable” and seeks to bring back the lost essence of Sindh, and the community his family belongs to, through his eponymous label. “My dream is to celebrate the prismatic culture of Sindhis and how our tribe has a potpourri of elements that borrows influences… Continue reading Karan Torani uses Sindhi crafts and traditional silhouettes for his brand’s storytelling

Sabyasachi reveals all you need to know about the Sabyasachi x H&M drop

‘My soul has always been in ready-to-wear. I’m a white-shirt-and-khaki guy. I designed what I would wear myself,” enthuses Sabyasachi Mukherjee at the press preview of the Sabyasachi x H&M collaboration in New Delhi on January 24 this year. “People think I’m a maximalist, but I am a gypsy at heart and a minimalist.” It… Continue reading Sabyasachi reveals all you need to know about the Sabyasachi x H&M drop

This is what inspired Rahul Mishra’s first international couture collection

Hidden away in a narrow alley in central Paris, Garage LÜbeck’s unpretentious exteriors could not have revealed the beauty it held inside during the Haute Couture Week in Paris last month. A secret garden had taken shape in the form of an exhibition that showcased 18 looks by designer Rahul Mishra. Titled Metropolis Part 1,… Continue reading This is what inspired Rahul Mishra’s first international couture collection