Sonam Kapoor: ‘Dress for yourself. And raise kinder boys’

Bollywood actor and fashion icon Sonam Kapoor. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sonam Kapoor changed the fashion conversation in Bollywood years before French luxury brand Louis Vuitton appointed Deepika Padukone as their global brand ambassador and Gucci did the same with Alia Bhatt. An early adopter of international designers, she championed avant-garde silhouettes, vintage couture,…

Read More

My depression felt creatively expansive. Now I’ve overcome it, how do I keep the meaningful parts? | Depression

I’ve overcome a depression that was both debilitating and strangely vivid and creatively expansive. How do I step back into ordinary life without losing the parts that felt meaningful and alive? During that time, I immersed myself in creative work, I was writing poetry, painting my feelings and reading books that echoed my inner world,…

Read More

How Delhi’s Mayyur Girotra turned Dunki camel bags into couture

At his sprawling Chattarpur farmhouse party, glittering with beautiful people, Mayyur Girotra welcomes us in a lungi.  The Delhi-based self-taught designer, who exults in lush Indian maximalism, takes the same gleeful approach to his home, clothes and parties. His designs are a boisterous melee of indigenous weaves, heritage textile techniques and unapologetically bold motifs. Which is why there is a wave of interest in his recently launched MG homes, where he translates his design…

Read More

Jhumkas on the runway: Why Ralph Lauren’s ‘vintage accessories’ at Paris Fashion Week sparked a cultural credit debate

Ralph Lauren was in the line of fire at the Paris Fashion Week held between March 2 and March 10 after models sashayed down the runway sporting jhumka-style earrings from its Polo Ralph Lauren Fall Winter 26-27 women’s collection . The luxury brand described the earpieces as “vintage accessories”, without making any reference to their…

Read More