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
Keeping up with the world of fashion is not a simple task, and it’s easy to get inundated by all the new offerings being thrown your way. Our extensive list of new designer launches will help you separate the wheat from the chaff — whether it’s a store launch or the announcement of a new collection, this is… Continue reading From fashion to food: 10 new designer launches you need to know of
Set in the artistic Mehrauli district of New Delhi, Varun Bahl’s new store is all things art fused with fashion. “The location with its colonial architecture, high ceilings, rusticated walls and arched colonnades is a trademark in itself,” Varun says, adding, “I love the old world charm. The design ideology is to celebrate both the… Continue reading Varun Bahl’s new flagship store in Delhi is a bridal shopping paradise
You may never have heard of, or seen, the works of Alphonse Mucha, but thanks to the dedicated embroiderers under Varun Bahl, you could be wearing the Czech Master’s paintings, if you so pleased. Being “heavily inspired by the art nouveau movement”, Varun found himself wanting to prove that there is more to couture in… Continue reading Varun Bahl creates wearable art for his couture ’17 collection
It is possible to have more than one beginning. Indian fashion has had at least two, and its history can’t be strung together like memory-pearls in a single strand. The story starts with Rohit Khosla, whose intangible legacy, even though he has been gone for 22 years now, continues to impact Indian fashion. Then comes… Continue reading This is how the era of the Indian ‘fashion designer’ began
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
The hall that hosted Varun Bahl’s AICW 2015 show brimmed with roses, which hung in clusters from the ceilings, among chandeliers. This aesthetic was reflected in the gowns as well, which were adorned with glittering rose-motif embroidery, in hues of pink and red. Bahl worked largely within a classic lehenga silhouette: fitted tops with intricate… Continue reading ELLE review: Varun Bahl at Amazon India Couture Week 2015
Varun Bahl has teamed up with Raymond to create an exclusive collection of jackets with the brand’s jacketing fabrics – think rich fabrics like cashmere and tweed. All with a very old-world feel. The line-up includes 30 menswear pieces along with four couture pieces for womenswear. We got a first glimpse of the line at… Continue reading Varun Bahl x Raymond
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
