LMIFW SS’21: All the highlights from the phygital fashion week

With fashion weeks going digital, it came as no surprise that FDCI’s Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week was a virtual affair. What we were in complete awe of, though, was the way the designers took creating digital fashion films into their stride. The designers showcasing at the phygital (bridging the digital and physical world with… Continue reading LMIFW SS’21: All the highlights from the phygital fashion week

Make a power move with these pantsuits

Coco Chanel and Katharine Hepburn were early adopters in the ’30s and ’40s, often wielding the outfit to subvert social strictures on women’s dressing. And every decade since, has witnessed a revival. From Halston’s fetishistic ’70s numbers and Helmut Lang and Jil Sander’s stripped-down avatars in the ’90s, to this season’s “everything goes” resurgence—whatever the… Continue reading Make a power move with these pantsuits

The queens of Indian fashion throwback to their favourite ELLE moments

Exclusive: Designer Payal Pratap launches a prêt line, Umbar

Early in January this year, Payal Pratap found herself grappling with an unfamiliar bout of FOMO (fear of missing out) while looking to name her new diffusion line (it is now called Umbar). It had already taken three months of research and almost 2,000 discarded options to arrive at a shortlist that could “sum up… Continue reading Exclusive: Designer Payal Pratap launches a prêt line, Umbar

Looking back at Namrata Joshipura’s years in fashion

The Best Beauty Looks from AIFW Day 4

10 myths about running: Busted!

Myth: Not everyone can run.Truth: With the right training and enough discipline, anyone can take up running. “Running is like breathing. You have to find the best way for yourself through patient self exploration,” says actor Milind Soman, who is known to run barefoot. He took part in his first half marathon in 2004, and… Continue reading 10 myths about running: Busted!

The secret life of Lakshmi Menon

Make-up artist Daniel Bauer breaks down the look at Namrata Joshipura

The ONE thing you couldn’t miss at Namrata Joshipura and Lakmé’s Insta Light-inspired show, was the make-up – especially the frosty lips with just a swipe of shimmer on the eyes. We caught up with celebrity make-up artist and Lakmé’s brand ambassador Daniel Bauer to learn more. The theme: “For Namrata Joshpuri’s show we fused… Continue reading Make-up artist Daniel Bauer breaks down the look at Namrata Joshipura

Indian classics you can wear to work

Pick the perfect dark lipstick

Kangana Ranaut’s red carpet looks

If there is one thing Kangana Ranaut does consistently, is that she takes risks. We’ve seen that in her sartorial choices all through her promotion campaign for Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Flirty skirts and dresses have been big favourites with Ranaut this summer – no better way to beat the heat. She’s nailed geek chic (wearing… Continue reading Kangana Ranaut’s red carpet looks

New store alert: The Kila

With the Qutub Minar looming in the background, a heritage property becomes a modern mecca for Indian fashion. Helmed by Samegh Batra of the House of Sunrydge, seven shopping spaces — Indian by Manish Arora, Pankaj & Nidhi, Rabani & Rakha, Namrata Joshipura, am:pm by Ankur and Priyanka Modi, Amit Aggarwal (his first standalone store)… Continue reading New store alert: The Kila

25 years of FDCI, and 25 designers at the grand finale

Amazon India Fashion Week delivered stellar shows day after day, and ended with one star-studded night. They gathered some of India’s best designers — 25 of them, to mark 25 years of the Fashion Design Council of India — and put the focus on Indian crafts for the grand finale. It was broken into Western, Indian and… Continue reading 25 years of FDCI, and 25 designers at the grand finale

#ELLEReview: Namrata Joshipura

Last night at Amazon India Fashion Week, Namrata Joshipura proved we need glamour just as much we need normcore. Her FW 2015 line was aptly called Night Goddess and it was full of risqué cuts and peek-a-boo cut-outs, that reminded you of a time when a certain Jolie’s leg exploded on Twitter. This was Joshipura’s first stab at… Continue reading #ELLEReview: Namrata Joshipura

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