Ritika Mirchandani’s showcase at Lakmé Fashion Week 2026 emerged as a meeting point of softness and structure. At its heart, Confluence explored the many contrasts that shape our everyday lives – bringing opposing elements into dialogue rather than conflict. Fluid silhouettes, playful prints, and craft-driven accents formed the DNA of the designer’s latest offering, where Read More
CONTINUE READINGThe sultry months of April and May are a pain for winter lovers but an absolute treat for art connoisseurs, as some of the most thought-striking exhibits across the country. From renowned artists like Subodh Gupta to up-and-coming talents, these art shows will be showcasing works portraying multifaceted themes surrounding realities of the human mind Read More
CONTINUE READINGAt Lakmē Fashion Week, Shruti Sancheti’s showcase, presented under the Navdhara Khadi special by Khadi India, struck a compelling balance between rooted craft and a forward-looking perspective. Reworking khadi beyond its conventional narrative, she introduced a sense of ease and understated luxury to the runway. Layered separates unfolded with an assured fluidity, effortless, yet deeply Read More
CONTINUE READINGStep inside a home in South Asia or the Middle East, and you’re instantly met with a sensory embrace. It’s the deep, resinous trails of bakhoor or the delicate, lingering smoke of an incense stick – a fragrant signature that defines many brown households. For generations, these scents were the backdrop of daily life, clinging Read More
CONTINUE READINGAt Lakmē Fashion Week 2026, Chennai-based designer Vivek Karunakaran showcased his coveted collection, Thangam that literally translates to gold in Tamil and Malayalam. This integral element of South Indian culture was the inspiration behind Karunakaran’s lineup featuring local textiles, crafts and silhouettes that are as intricately traditional as edgy. FL: Thangam is deeply cultural – Read More
CONTINUE READINGThere are florals and then there are Jajaabor florals that the brand flamboyantly showcased at Lakmē Fashion Week 2026. The collection – Calcutta • Kolkata – paid a visually rich homage to the city’s distinctive soul that has remained unchanged over many many decades. While strong vermilion smeared faces marched down the runway, the audience Read More
CONTINUE READINGIn a city that thrives on reinvention, Bombay Daak feels less like a new opening and more like a return – one that celebrates India’s age-old culture of daaru and chakna. At its helm are Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve, whose approach resists the urge to elevate through excess, choosing instead to refine through memory, Read More
CONTINUE READINGIn a fashion landscape constantly chasing the new, Saaksha & Kinni turned inward. They turned towards memory, materiality, and the enduring language of craft. With their Spring/Summer ’26 collection, Estampa, the designer duo present a thoughtful ode to heritage prints, where tradition is not merely preserved but intuitively reimagined. At once tactile and fluid, Estampa Read More
CONTINUE READINGDay 2 of Lakmē Fashion Week 2026 saw Pawan Sachdeva explore new ground with Trailblazer – bringing a nuanced take on denim to the forefront through a lens that felt both rooted and progressive. Drawing from the spirit of Swadeshi, the collection brought together the raw authenticity of khadi with the ease of contemporary silhouettes, Read More
CONTINUE READINGAt Lakmē Fashion Week 2026, Chennai-based designer Vivek Karunakaran showcased his coveted collection, Thangam that literally translates to gold in Tamil and Malayalam. This integral element of South Indian culture was the inspiration behind Karunakaran’s lineup featuring local textiles, crafts and silhouettes that are as intricately traditional as edgy. FL: Thangam is deeply cultural – Read More
There are florals and then there are Jajaabor florals that the brand flamboyantly showcased at Lakmē Fashion Week 2026. The collection – Calcutta • Kolkata – paid a visually rich homage to the city’s distinctive soul that has remained unchanged over many many decades. While strong vermilion smeared faces marched down the runway, the audience Read More
In a city that thrives on reinvention, Bombay Daak feels less like a new opening and more like a return – one that celebrates India’s age-old culture of daaru and chakna. At its helm are Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve, whose approach resists the urge to elevate through excess, choosing instead to refine through memory, Read More
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