Author: Ashlesha ghadge
An Ongoing Conversation with Art ft. Deepak Shinde
We often think of art as a way of capturing a moment. But for artists who spend decades making it, the process is also about accumulation – of images, memories, places and questions that refuse to disappear. A subject encountered early in life can return years later carrying an entirely different meaning. Perhaps that is Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Prologue : The New Rituals of Getting Ready
First Look marked its first annual gathering with PROLOGUE, bringing together the voices, ideas and aesthetics shaping contemporary Indian culture. Titled On Celebration, the inaugural edition gathered leaders across fashion, beauty, craft, design, hospitality, and weddings to examine how contemporary India dresses, gets together, preserves tradition and reimagines the art of celebration. As the evening Read More
CONTINUE READINGSabyasachi x The Met: Where Indian Craft Meets the Art of the World
Some collaborations do more than bring two names together; they create a dialogue between two distinct worlds.The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sabyasachi’s newly announced multi-year collaboration is a compelling example. Bringing together one of the world’s most significant cultural institutions and one of India’s most recognisable luxury houses, the partnership opens up an expansive Read More
CONTINUE READINGEat. Play. Perform.: Inside Kinita Kadakia Patel’s Nutrition Philosophy
For years, the language of wellness has revolved around a single number: the number on the weighing scale. Eat less, weigh less. Cut carbohydrates, lose weight. Find the right superfood, accelerate the process. But as our understanding of health evolves, so does the definition of transformation. For nutritionist Kinita Kadakia Patel, a Metabolic Reset & Read More
CONTINUE READINGThe 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
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