CATEGORIES

STATE OF PLAY

Berlin-based Sri Lankan designer Amesh Wijesekera believes in the power of emotional design and draws inspiration from the late Lionel Wendt’s evocative imagery. AKANKSHA KAMATH charts their tangential relationship.

PATTERNS OF CHANGE

Artistic director Camille Miceli uses Pucci’s past to inform its long-overdue revival. DANA THOMAS meets her in Milan.

Home and Away

When he’s not refashioning the house of Fendi, Kim Jones takes refuge in an 18th-century Sussex home out of an Em Forster novel.

Zoë Kravitz : 'I Am Like A Cat In A Way, Where I'm Hard To Read'

Zoë Kravitz spent the last three years immersed in making The Batman. Now, on the eve of the film’s release, she talks to Iva Dixit about making the role of Catwoman true to herself, and how even movie stars feel nervous when time drags

How Jaipur Transformed Into A Shining Pink Jewel

Mozez Singh, the author of Jaipur Splendor, has a hard time picking his favourite part of his coffee-table book. But with a little prodding from ISHA SINGH SAWHNEY, he narrates the story of how the city, also famous for its gemstones, transformed into a shining pink jewel

Of Home and Heart

Nur Kaoukji, the creative director of Jaipur-based lifestyle brand Ecru, traces the shared echoes of Indian and Arabic design histories in all her works as RAJASHREE BALARAM looks on.

Confessions Of A Serial Collaborator

For Priya Ahluwalia, two minds, two ideas and two businesses will always be better than one. The designer, who delights in teamwork, talks to AKANKSHA KAMATH about the art of joining forces for the love of fashion

One of a kind

With the countryside and culture of her native Nagaland informing her dreamy fashion eye, model and shop owner Carol Humtsoe has a plentiful, Instagram based curation of slow-sourced, second-hand gems for all. Get ready to DM for enquiries

KEEP IT TOGETHER

What makes the mind of Kim Jones, collaborator-in-chief at Fendi, tick? The artistic director of womenswear and couture at the brand speaks to AKANKSHA KAMATH about multitasking for the modern age

A Stitch in Time

In a criss-crossing of embroidery, art, and clothing, the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2022 show celebrated a sleight of hand unique only to couture.

Anita Dongre's Bridalwear Empire - Bride That Places Value First

Anita Dongre’s bridalwear empire has been built on the premise of purpose. She’s found the sweet spot between consciousness and couture, pulling in a bride that places value first, discovers Akanksha Kamath

Lakshmi Menon Slips Into The Meditative Shape Of The Sari

Body And Soul, Fabric And Form, Movement And Memory. Against A Goan Seascape, The Eternal Drape Is Stripped Back To Its Simplest Form, Capturing The Lyrical Quality Of Its Timeless Silhouette. Supermodel Lakshmi Menon Slips Into The Meditative Shape Of The Sari For Her Return To Vogue India

PATTERNS OF CHANGE

In the hands of artist Prabhleen Kaur, the time-honoured tradition of mehendi is viewed through a modern lens that amalgamates the old and new

CURLS GONE WILD

In a country where silky, straight locks have always been championed as a woman’s crowning glory, girls with curls are often forced to spend hours in salon chairs, subjugating their tresses into compliance. Sneha Mehta, a curly-haired disruptor, looks back on how she reclaimed a narrative from which she’s always felt excluded

SEX EDUCATION

Dr Tanaya Narendra is using Instagram to facilitate open conversations about intimacy while also equipping her followers with the language of pleasure

CONTOURS DE FORCE

As a wave of designers embrace a spectrum of shapes and sizes, Maya Singer speaks to three models about the powerful, if complicated, relationship between fashion and physique

HISTORY LESSON

In 1948, Roman jeweller Bulgari created its first snake-inspired ‘Serpenti’ watch. Since then, the brand’s spirit animal has been reborn and reinvented, standing the test of time via its many avatars. Rishna Shah digs into the archives to learn the secrets of its success

THE BODY IS A WONDERLAND

Her gold-dusted breastplates, hung on walls or cast across the body as clothing, have raised pertinent questions around the role of the female body and the narratives that consume it. Misha Japanwala talks to Akanksha Kamath about identity, agency and loving your body

Pierre Rainero, On The Ever-evolving Cartier Clash Collection

Jewellery that responds to the current climate with bite and spike unravels delicious journey to the dark side. Akanksha Kamath speaks with Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s head of heritage and style, on the ever-evolving Cartier Clash collection

There's something about Sobhita

She may be a newbie when it comes to facing the camera, but offit, Sobhita Dhulipala is clearly an old soul. Despite having one of the most successful OTT debuts in recent years, the star hasn’t let the fame go to her head, relying on her strong roots and authentic personality to anchor her, finds Sadaf Shaikh

THE NEXT LEVEL

Squid Game made model-actor Hoyeon Jung an instant phenomenon. Monica Kim steps inside the whirlwind with the heart-on-her-sleeve megastar

“LIFE” VIRGIL

The Off-White founder and Louis Vuitton artistic director Virgil Abloh had an influence that ranged far beyond the world of fashion, writes Luke Leitch

NUMBER ONE DEBUT

As Chanel premieres its latest beauty line, Jessica Diner discovers its roots in the maison’s favourite flower

LIFTING THE VEIL

How does the diaspora experience inform the way we look at, and participate in, matrimony? In her latest book, Love Marriage, British-Bangladeshi author Monica Ali traverses the tricky terrain of South Asian coupledom as it fields the onslaught of generational and cultural trauma.

RAINBOW NATION

From finding momentum through mask-making during the pandemic to showcasing at New York Fashion Week, the pigment-soaked label abacaxi offers an optimistic antidote to dark times. Divya Bala meets Sheena Sood, the designer behind the happiest label in home-grown fashion

MODERN LOVE

Faizah Shafi and Kehinde Akindojuromi rewrote the rules of tradition, marrying their Indian and Nigerian cultures to create a wedding that was original and entirely their own. Arushi Sinha charts their love story

EYES ON YOU

Australian-born Indian makeup artist Rowi Singh channels her heritage and roots into glittering, colour-drenched makeup looks that have the internet buzzing, discovers Sonakshi Sharma

BRAND-NEW BEAT

Passionate, aware, engaged— our brightest young stars bring their creative energy to mod-inflected fashion for a 21st-century youthquake

CENTS AND SENSIBILITY

Simran Kaur and Sonya Gupthan are the women behind a chart-topping podcast that endeavours to spread financial literacy among women and make investing more approachable for its young, largely female audience.

BOMBERS AND BANDHINI

Through responsible design, local craft, colour and an unrestrained worldview, a slew of home-grown labels are energising the streetwear market in the subcontinent, says Shalini Shah