Remember saree-clad Kim and Khloe Kardashian turning heads at the extravagant Ambani wedding? And Jennifer Lopez channelling her inner Queen Charlotte at her Bridgerton-themed birthday party this year? All three chose Indian designers for their headline making red carpet appearances. In July, Kardashian sisters, known world over for their reality shows, wore saree and lehenga-choli … Read more
At Ensemble India’s fashion show | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Interiors of the store | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Under a starry night sky, to the background music of the sitar, we hold up glasses of chaas to raise a toast to Ensemble India’s brand new store in Ahmedabad. We also celebrate the luxury multi-brand … Read more
Upstairs, in Tarun Tahiliani’s massive Gurugram atelier with exposed brickwork and vaulted skylights, is an 850 sq. ft. room. Twenty-two full-sized glass and wood cupboards, built parallelly, hold 6,000 physical items, including original swatches from his repertoire of embroideries. With crystal, Swarovski, kashida from Kashmir, jamewar, fine-hand aari, zardozi, Parsi gara and resham, the master … Read more
Gaurav Gupta | Photo Credit: Porus Vimadalal “It has been a dream, 25 years in the making, and I have been quite impatient myself,” Gaurav Gupta confesses. Four days ago, through a simple Instagram post, Gaurav’s atelier informed us of their invitation from the Fédération de la Haute Couture to showcase at the official Paris … Read more