Author: Ashlesha ghadge
The New Colour Code of Couture: The Hues That Defined ICW 2026
The first thing you notice on a couture runway isn’t always the embroidery or the silhouette. It’s the colour palette. At India Couture Week 2026, colour emerged as one of the season’s strongest storytelling devices, quietly setting the mood before a single detail came into focus. For the longest time, couture in India has been closely Read More
CONTINUE READING5 Luxury Handloom Labels To Bookmark This National Handloom Day
Every thread of India’s handloom heritage carries a story. A story of generations of artisans, regional craftsmanship, slow processes, and traditions that have survived centuries. Yet in an age of fast fashion and mass production, these intricate textiles often struggle to find the recognition and the market they deserve. Observed every year on August 7, Read More
CONTINUE READINGAisha Rao’s Priyasi Celebrates Love in Every Form at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026
After INTERHANA, Aisha Rao turned her attention to love in all its complexity. Presented at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, in association with Nexxus New York, an FDCI initiative, Priyasi reimagined timeless love stories through intricate craftsmanship, botanical symbolism, and contemporary couture, unfolding as an immersive theatrical experience. The collection traced the many expressions of Read More
CONTINUE READINGArpita Mehta Makes Her Couture Debut at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026
One for the bride gang! Arpita Mehta unveiled her debut couture collection, Ceremonial, at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, presented in association with Nexxus New York as part of the FDCI showcase. Marking her first-ever couture runway, the collection reimagined Indian ceremonial dressing through a contemporary lens, weaving together heritage textiles, intricate craftsmanship, and immersive Read More
CONTINUE READINGAnamika Khanna Sets the Tone for Hyundai India Couture Week 2026
India Couture Week, fashion’s most anticipated week on the calendar, is back, and this season began with a fitting spectacle. Anamika Khanna opened the Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, in association with Nexxus New York, an FDCI Initiative with Moonlit Palace, her latest couture collection, unveiled against the regal backdrop of Hyderabad’s Taj Falaknuma Palace. Read More
CONTINUE READINGZendaya Is Dressing Like a Modern Greek Goddess for The Odyssey Press Tour
One thing about Zendaya? She simply never misses her style game. After swinging through the Spider-Man: Brand New Day press tour in one impeccable look after another, the style star has wasted no time switching fashion gears. This time, she’s traded superhero glamour for something far more mythological, stepping straight into her Greek goddess era Read More
CONTINUE READINGThe Ultimate Travel Guide for Craft Lovers in India
You just know it in your bones when you’ve arrived at a craft lover’s paradise. The souvenirs are not just limited to fridge magnets and mass-produced trinkets that line tourist shops everywhere else. Instead, they’re drying in sun-drenched courtyards, being patiently interlaced on a loom, painted stroke by stroke in a workshop, or taking shape Read More
CONTINUE READINGAre craft workshops becoming the new wellness ritual?
A few years ago, a packed Saturday night meant long queues outside bars, crowded dance floors, and plans that started at 10 PM. Today, it might mean a fully booked pottery studio where twenty-somethings are patiently shaping lopsided bowls while debating glaze colours over coffee. As weekends take on a new rhythm, creative workshops are Read More
CONTINUE READINGThese Labels are doing designer sarees like no other
The saree is one of the few silhouettes that has stood the test of time. It has evolved with every generation, adapting to changing tastes while never losing its cultural significance. Today, designers are giving this timeless silhouette a fresh perspective – experimenting with innovative drapes, signature prints, artisanal embroidery and modern tailoring that feel Read More
CONTINUE READINGPayal Singhal Marks 25 Years in New York with the Unveiling of Shahnameh
Indian designer Payal Singhal has built a label that seamlessly bridges traditional craftsmanship with a contemporary, global sensibility. Known for reimagining classic Indian silhouettes through vibrant prints, versatile separates and effortless bridalwear, she has helped redefine occasion dressing for a new generation of women. One of the first Indian designers to establish a retail presence Read More
CONTINUE READINGFor The Man Who Never Shops For Himself: A Fathers’ Day Gift Guide.
Growing up, Father’s Day gifts were never something I thought much about. My father was always the kind of person who insisted he didn’t need anything. Ask him what he wanted, and the answer was almost always the same: “Nothing.” Fathers shape our lives in ways both big and small. Through morning drives and dinner-table Read More
CONTINUE READINGThe Art of Romanticising the Mundane
You’re stuck in traffic on your way to work. It’s barely 9 a.m., you’ve already hit snooze three times, and you’re not particularly excited about the day ahead. As cars inch forward, you glance out of the window and notice the beautiful blue sky. For a moment, everything feels still. You smile, roll down the Read More
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