Trendsetting leather exhibition: Highlights from the Leather Fashion Show 2024

Trendsetting leather exhibition: Highlights from the Leather Fashion Show 2024

Model walking on the ramp at Asia’s largest leather fashion show ‘India International Leather Fair (IILF)‘ in Chennai at the ITC Grand Chola | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The cameras flashed in sync at the supermodel who walked the ramp sporting a chic leather bag made of recycled leather. Office and travel accessories, biker jackets, … Read more

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

After managing luxury brands for several years, New Delhi-based Isha C and Alok Dhodapkar wanted to venture into something drastically different from what they had done before. “We wanted a creative outlet,” says Alok, adding how they spent the lockdown years on research before zeroing in on coconut leather. While vegan alternatives to leather have … Read more

India as the Birthplace of Luxury: Living with finesse was a way of life, luxury was about positive impact

India as the Birthplace of Luxury: Living with finesse was a way of life, luxury was about positive impact

Living with finesse was a way of life and it pervaded whatever they did because luxury was about timelessness and positive impact. (Aranyani) By Aravind Balasubramanya Right from the times of Akhand Bharat to the times of modern India, luxurious materials, skilled craftspeople and the most influential aesthetic traditions on planet earth have graced this … Read more