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Pero meets Hello Kitty, and it’s a match made in gingham
With embroidery, nostalgia and a plushie pool of apples and hearts, Péro’s new collection transforms the bubble-headed, bow-wearing Hello Kitty into a global story of friendship, and all the ways cuteness connects us
20 April,2025 08:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Lakmé Fashion Week 2025: Craft, kapda, aur Kareena Kapoor Khan
The latest edition of Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in Mumbai struck a progressive and pensive tone for its 25th anniversary, playing to type rather than hype, while still delivering showstoppers and strategic brand placements
06 April,2025 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Catwalk capital
Designer Anamika Khanna, whose digital show marked the reunion of Lakmé Fashion Week and the Fashion Design Council of India in 2021, returns to open the 25th-anniversary edition with her prêt line in Mumbai
23 March,2025 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
A shared legacy in all its tangled knots
Inside Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy exhibition, moments from Bengal’s past unfold, revealing new insights into the interwoven history of textiles, shaped by time, politics, and geography
02 March,2025 08:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
How to dress for an identity crisis?
Masaba Gupta’s latest collection shows that jewellery is more than just sparkle—it’s a statement of growth, self-invention and shedding labels
16 February,2025 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Making the case for Nauvari
In a high-glamour setting filled with designer wear, Radhikaraje Gaekwad, of the erstwhile royal family of Baroda, made a statement in a traditional Nauvari, showing how heritage can still turn heads
02 February,2025 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Sabyasachi at 25: Back to the future
From Kolkata wunderkind to industry powerhouse, Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s brand turns 25, with its gaze fixed firmly on the future, not the past
02 February,2025 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Needling into conceptual heft
Historically regarded as secondary, embroidery—like women’s roles—has been considered decorative. Surface, an ongoing exhibition by the Sutrakala Foundation in Jodhpur, elevates Indian embroideries from domestic craft to high art, redefining their conceptual depth
26 January,2025 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Menswear steals the show at the Golden Globes
Time to ditch the play-it-safe greys. Hollywood’s leading men are showing how pastels are done—take notes
12 January,2025 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
Woven in the Himalayas: Stories from the roof of the world
As 2025 approaches, makers from the Himalayas and North East region reclaim the stage, weaving new meanings into India’s cultural fabric, while honouring the stories of its land and people
29 December,2024 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware