Indian dolls look like us, dress like us, and tell stories of our glorious past. But because their artisans lack market savviness and trend awareness, they are being inched out by their American cousin
27 October,2024 07:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Spandana BhuraAnita Dongre revealed that while she was growing up, Barbies weren’t available in India. Like many young girls, she played with small dolls, which became a big part of her childhood
04 October,2024 12:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentWhile the fashion industry has embarked heavily on this trend, the designers are caught up in the dichotomy of using cruelty-free vs. eco-toxic fibres in the making of vegan accessories
10 August,2023 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Ainie RizviDharker was a former Mid-day and Sunday Mid-day editor, and the founder-director of the Mumbai International Literary Festival
26 March,2021 02:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAfter social media goes into a tizzy over Justin Trudeau's cultural appropriation, mid-day looks at who and what decides how a diplomat will dress for his India visit
04 March,2018 10:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta ShiwareFashion designer Anita Dongre is collaborating with women music artistes for a maiden property, #VoiceYourStyle
13 April,2018 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online deskTaking a cue from Melania Trump's banarasi belt from yesterday, Ivanka wore a traditional style Suruhi Sherwani handwoven by weavers from West Bengal
25 February,2020 02:07 PM IST | New Delhi | ANIScores of birthday wishes were showered on Sonakshi Sinha on social media starting from when she ringed in her birthday at midnight
02 June,2019 03:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online deskAnita Dongre will feature on Epic channel's series The Creative Indians, which will introduce, showcase, and attempting to decipher the finest minds in India in the fields of performing, literary, and liberal arts
03 October,2018 12:57 PM IST | Mumbai | IANSWhen the infection storm blows over, designers predict the return of sensible fashion over ostentatious. The 21-day lockdown is a good time for them to show off what stylish, comfy work clothes can look like
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