The FDCI Couture Hall of Fame awards honour Anamika Khanna, JJ Valaya, Manish Malhotra, Asha Kochhar and Vidyun Singh
By Asmita Aggarwal
The FDCI Couture Hall of Fame awards honour Anamika Khanna, JJ Valaya, Manish Malhotra, Asha Kochhar and Vidyun Singh
By Asmita Aggarwal
Pearl Academy showcase touches a sensitive chord with students’ ode to isolation; Pawan Sachdeva manages a coup getting MP Raghav Chadha on the runway. And if you want some serious shine, the Peacocks will make you dance!
By Asmita Aggarwal
Crystal Cord technique, water-resistant and fireproof fabrics, to skeinwork and launching a new logo, Shivan Bhatiya, Head Designer & Narresh Kukreja, Creative Director, SVNH, tell us why being courageous is the only way to survive in fashion.
By Asmita Aggarwal
Suneet Varma announces the arrival of his pret label, a big one for a style guru trained by Yves Saint Laurent. Pankaj & Nidhi’s graphic prints dance and Punit Balana makes the brides’ friends go easy with light-weight offerings
By Asmita Aggarwal
Genderless clothing finds space in Anvita’s closet, while Huemn intermingles graffiti with traditional embroideries. As silvery sparkles mark Dadu’s spring homecoming, Bollywood’s rajah Manish Malhotra woos millennials with his “affordable” prints and some star sprinkle
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Khadi makes it to the ultra-chic category; Rajesh Pratap keeps it cool with hoodies; Pratima Pandey channels women empowerment, Vaishali gives weaves a twist crossing seven seas and there’s lot more on fashion’s colourful landscape
By Asmita Aggarwal
Manoj Bajpayee steals the thunder at FDCI x LFW with a Samant Chauhan Bhagalpur woven jacket, as Varun Bahl offers millennials denim lehengas. Shruti Sancheti goes back to her roots with danke ka kaam from Rajasthan and Alpana lets in the shine with dopamine dressing
By Asmita Aggarwal
Rahul Mishra’s ode to florals unravels the hidden code of happiness, as the Italian embassy plays the perfect host, to an evening of unbridled glamour, under a starry night for FDCI X LFW
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Some reminisces
By Dr Sanjay Kumar Panda
IAS(Retd), Former Secretary
Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India
Social anthropology and its inextricable link with communities and textiles heritage, it is this bond that Pankaja Sethi explores through weaving Read more