What if the feeling of “the one” wasn’t just reserved for finding your person, but for finding the way you want to celebrate, too? With Koi Mil Gaya, Rishi & Vibhuti turned that instinctive certainty into a destination wedding wardrobe that is playful, personal and designed for every chapter of the celebration. “For me, Koi Read More
CONTINUE READINGIf you grew up in India, chances are you’ve seen this collection before. Not on a runway, but in school corridors, old photo studios, neighbourhood shops and Bollywood posters. For SS27, Lovebirds took those blink-and-you-miss-them details and gave them a very fashionable second life at London Fashion Week. Founded by Amrita Khanna and Gursi Singh, Read More
CONTINUE READINGNew York Fashion Week always delivers its fair share of surprises, but this season, the interesting part wasn’t necessarily what was new. It was what designers did with things we’ve seen before. Sweaters moved from shoulders to waists, fringe gained unexpected texture, minis went full ’60s retro, and sheer skirts proved that layering is an Read More
CONTINUE READINGLong before Instagram dictated bridal aesthetics and viral hashtags defined the wedding lexicon, Parthip Thyagarajan was already imagining a digital future for India’s most extravagant industry. In 2000, when wedding planning was largely an offline affair, Thyagarajan launched WeddingSutra.com – a digital-first wedding platform created to give couples access to ideas, information and inspiration in Read More
CONTINUE READINGIn an age of instant gratification, there is something quietly radical about choosing to take your time. A saree that takes hours of hand embroidery, a textile woven over generations, a motif patiently built one stitch at a time: these are not simply beautiful objects. They are reminders of a slower way of making, and Read More
CONTINUE READINGSomewhere between the photograph you planned and the one you actually get is usually where the magic happens. For Sheldon Santos, that is where things get interesting. The lights can be set, the styling done, the pose worked out, and then someone turns their face, moves differently or does something completely unplanned. Instead of correcting Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst 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 brought together leaders across fashion, beauty, craft, design, hospitality and weddings to examine how contemporary India celebrates, gathers, preserves tradition and reimagines the rituals that bring us together. As Read More
CONTINUE READINGOn the evening of July 26, First Look hosted the first edition of PROLOGUE: to Celebrations at Pernia’s Pop-Up Studio’s heritage location at Ismail building in Mumbai. Situated in the heart of the city, the historic architecture of the property brought together industry leaders across beauty, fashion, skincare, jewellery and wedding. As visionaries, designers, and Read More
CONTINUE READINGWith four generations of carpet-making woven into his family history, Yashovardhan Sharma grew up in Jaipur determined to forge a path of his own. To a teenager eager for personal expression, the family carpet business didn’t feel like an artistic playground; it was just the background noise of shipping paperwork, payment tracking, and container loads Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst 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 READINGAs evening settled over Mumbai on 20th August, Galeries Lafayette was transformed into something far removed from its usual retail rhythm. The space took on the intimacy of a dimly lit Parisian salon, with jazz, movement and theatrical touches setting the mood for Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna’s presentation of Noir Botanica. Rather than a Read More
CONTINUE READINGSome 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
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