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How India's traditional dollmakers are striving to preserve cultural legacy

How India's traditional dollmakers are striving to preserve cultural legacy

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 Bhura
Anita Dongre brings Diwali magic to Barbie, check out the stunning new desi look

Anita Dongre brings Diwali magic to Barbie, check out the stunning new desi look

Anita 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 correspondent
Vegan leather: Compassionate to animals, but cruel to nature?

Mid-Day Premium Vegan leather: Compassionate to animals, but cruel to nature?

While 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 Rizvi
Friends, colleagues tweet condolences at journalist-writer Anil Dharker’s death

Friends, colleagues tweet condolences at journalist-writer Anil Dharker’s death

Dharker 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 correspondent
How the wardrobe of a foreign diplomat visiting India is planned

How the wardrobe of a foreign diplomat visiting India is planned

After 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 Shiware
Fashionistas turn to the filmi world

Fashionistas turn to the filmi world

Fashion 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 desk
Ivanka Trump goes desi, sports silk sherwani by Anita Dongre

Ivanka Trump goes desi, sports silk sherwani by Anita Dongre

Taking 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 | ANI
Alia Bhatt and other B-town celebs wish Sonakshi Sinha on her birthday

Alia Bhatt and other B-town celebs wish Sonakshi Sinha on her birthday

Scores 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 desk
Anita Dongre: Creativity is about constantly reinventing

Anita Dongre: Creativity is about constantly reinventing

Anita 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 | IANS
Comfy fashion as the ultimate luxury

Comfy fashion as the ultimate luxury

When 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

29 March,2020 11:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware

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