The iconic toy store Hamleys at Regent Street, London, might at first sound like an unlikely setting for a fashion show. But for designer Anamika Khanna’s label AK|OK’s debut at the London Fashion Week on September 22, the venue seemed to be the right choice. Models walk the runway at the AK|OK SS26 show during … Read more
Last week marked 25 years of fashion weeks in India, and that would include Mumbai’s Bollywood powered Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) and Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) supported Delhi Fashion Week. Just for comparison: Paris is in its 52nd year, Milan in its 66th, and New York, in its current format, is in the … Read more
Pieces from the Anamika Khanna H&M collection | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Anamika Khanna, when it comes to style, boundaries are blurred. Clothes and accessories should not be restricted to certain occasions and places, she believes. “A kurta can be worn at a beach with shorts or s a dress with a belt and a pair … Read more
As Mumbai’s fashion commentators, couturiers and creators came together last week at Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI, we saw stalwarts like Anamika Khanna revive tribal motifs, Rajesh Pratap Singh partner with an Argentinian polo brand, and JJ Valaya use royal travel fables as a narrative to work with. We also loved the sartorial elegance of … Read more
The bomber jacket designed for Puma | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sportswear brand Puma’s logo gets an Indian makeover with varied embroidered textile cut-outs, courtesy a collaboration with artist-designer Viraj Khanna, son of noted Indian designer Anamika Khanna and brand AK-OK The brand’s bomber jacket — designed exclusively for its Gen Z brand ambassador, Shanaya … Read more
Special commissions from Rahul Mishra | Photo Credit: Mitsun Soni A little over 150 years ago, over 30,000 hand cut and mounted samples of Indian textiles were painstakingly organised into an album series to educate and inspire commercial and design industries in India and Britain. Its creator, John Forbes Watson, called them ‘trade museums’. Watson … Read more