Hitting the town on the weekend may do wonders for your Instagram follower count, but dealing with the fallout the next morning? Not so much. And while you may still make it in time for that early morning meeting by some mercy of the traffic gods, your fancy party wear will need more than paracetamol… Continue reading How to take care of your expensive party wear
Late last year, Hermès launched a virtual home for their silk scarves – La Maison des Carrés. And now you can visit this home IRL. The Hermès store in Mumbai is hosting a week-long exhibition of their famed silk scarves, and essentially converting this into La Maison des Carrés. If you were running out of ideas on what to… Continue reading A home just for silk scarves? Yes please, Hermès!
Veteran designer Kavita Bhartia, behind the multi-brand store Ogaan, has given many young designers a leg up in the industry over the last 25 years. At Amazon India Fashion Week, Bhartia will showcase a line inspired by 18th century tapestries and damasks, from the archives of Victoria & Albert Museum. (Think lots of pretty… Continue reading First look: Kavita Bhartia’s FW 2015 line
Designer Raghavendra Rathore returns to the runway, with three three capsule collections. The show starts with his eponymous bespoke label, and it’s followed by the debut of Rathore’s ready-to-wear line: The Imperial India Company, inspired by the British Raj. And it concludes with an introduction to the work done by the Raghavendra Rathore Foundation, which… Continue reading First look: Raghavendra Rathore’s line
Not long ago we saw designer Anupama Dayal collaborate with Ekaya, and give us unexpectedly minimal, and pop-coloured Benaresi sarees. And now Archana Rao (of Frou Frou) and Ekaya have teamed up to create an exclusive collection of sarees, that mine the other end of the spectrum – think soft, neutral hues, with bright, swirling… Continue reading Archana Rao x Ekaya
