Author: FIRST LOOK

Travel

Luxe Couture Trails Around the World

A curation of 15 destinations that combine a sensory mix of a luxury brand experience and stunning locales to inspire the Insta-loving traveller in you. Travel for some is about vengeance, and this time it’s back with vanity. If you are a traveller who loves couture and culture equally, this exclusive and extravagant list of Read More

Magazine, Oct / Nov / Dec 2022

Shining Young

In conversation with Akanksha Arora, CEO, Tribe Amrapali, on the story behind the Kalai collection. Tribe Amrapali presents an exclusive collection of gold-plated silver jewellery inspired by the classic Thanjavur paintings-also known as Tanjore painting-and temple architecture of South India. Well-known for making silver, gold-plated silver and fashion jewellery for the contemporary generation, Tribe Amrapali Read More

Ethnic Wear
Designer Focused, Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interview

The Dance of Couture

Facilitating fluidity, ease and movement, Punit Balana’s creations are as much a rage with Bollywood celebs as with a new generation of women who love to vibe with tradition and freedom of expression. If clothes are an expression of one’s personality, then Punit Balana’s creations are an expression in creativity and culture, heritage and happiness. Read More

Designer Focused, Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interview, Magazine, Oct / Nov / Dec 2022

With Love from India

Unveiling the brand’s latest campaign shot in Israel and marking a creative Indo-Israel collaboration like no other, Sahil Kochhar says that the new age of Indian couture is here. A freshly brewed romantic couture saga, the Sahil Kochhar atelier is a testament to past glory and nostalgia, multi-faceted art and craft traditions of India and Read More

Designer Anand Bhushan
Designer Focused, Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interview, Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, Magazine

The Return to Beauty

Embrace colours and the spirit of celebrations as Hope rewrites the fashion book this new year. Designer Anand Bhushan decodes the perfect summer look as he tells us how the relaxed look of the pandemic is making way for a more structured look, a nod to lives and wardrobes being reorganised. The award- winning Delhi-based Read More

Pernia's Pop Up Store
Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, Magazine, Pernia's Pop-Up Show, Stores, Studio

Where Luxury Meets Heritage

Pernia’s Pop-Up Studio unveiled its biggest shopping destination at the iconic address of Indian Handicrafts Emporium. We reminisce how the winter evening dressed up in hues of couture to welcome New Delhi’s glitterati and the eternal muse of fashion and Bollywood actor, Madhuri Dixit, at the brand-new 50,000 sq ft experience centre. In the midst Read More

Magnificient India
Holiday Places, Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, lifestyle, Magazine, Places to Visit

Magnificient India

Relive the glory of the royal mansions in these incredible palaces, each housing stories and sentiments aplenty. Experience the diversity in culture as you revel in the making of Instagram reels. Voyagers, traders and chroniclers have been precious gatekeepers of enchanting tales steeped in the grandeur and the opulence of India’s glorious courts since time Read More

Tamannaah Bhatia
Celebrity Focused, Celebrity Interview, Fashion, Interview, Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, Magazine

Tamannah Slays in Red

Straddling the screens of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films, Tamannaah Bhatia, popularly known as Tamannaah, is a trailblazer of Indian cinema. Here, unlocking her vibrant aura on a radiant day for the First Look cover, the pan-Indian star talks about rooting for defiant characters as she plays the rebel in red-hot looks at the historical Read More

Jewellery
Designer Focused, Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interview, Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, Jewellery, Magazine

Bespoke Gems

The world of Narayan Jewellers is filled with wonders of ruby red and emerald green, layered necklaces, chokers, jhumkas, and more. Step inside to experience the rare brilliance. Ketan Chokshi, jewellery designer and MD, Narayan Jewellers, shares sparkling wisdom on what constitutes the novelty of demand in a post-pandemic world, how a new generation of Read More

Linen Bloom
Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interview, Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, Magazine, Sustainable

Sense & Sustainability

Designers Vicky Suri, Pooja Syal and Vinayak Suri – the Linen Bloom trio – decode the brand’s luxury prêt language. Read on to discover the spiritual and fun avatars of the forces behind Linen Bloom, leveraging pure linen for wondrous wardrobes. (Edited excerpts) FL: A milestone which has proved to be a game changer for Read More

Designer Focused, Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interview, Jan / Feb / Mar 2023, Magazine

A Playful Textiles Playbook

As Ekaya Banaras clocks in a decade in the handwoven couture trail of India and beyond, Palak Shah unearths some gems from her priceless brand book. Meet Palak Shah, the new-age disruptor who took over the challenge of giving a new voice and identity to an already well-established family textile business. The result? Ten years Read More