Grief behind the Gown Some collections start with a sketch. This one started with a goodbye. When Manish Malhotra lost his mother, Sudarshan Malhotra, in March 2026, he lost the one person who never asked him to explain himself. Back in the 1980s, when he chose fashion as a career, she didn’t question it. She Read More
Indian textiles become living, structural art in the hands of Vaishali S. The designer has built her global reputation through her signature hand-cording, which sculpts ancient Indian weaves into flowing, 3D wearable art. After making history in 2021 as the first Indian woman designer to exhibit Indian couture at Paris Fashion Week, Vaishali Shadangule returned Read More
There’s a particular kind of fashion moment that stops being about clothes and starts being about craft as spectacle. Devi: The Eternal Muse was that moment. A model walks out looking like a South Indian goddess, carved and come to life. Not dressed as a sculpture. Actually, convincingly, looking like a carved stone comes to Read More
The FIFA World Cup has always been a spectacular celebration of football, passion, and national pride. But beyond the electrifying stadium atmosphere and unforgettable moments on the pitch, another fascinating narrative has begun to capture attention – fashion. Team arrivals are no longer just entrances; they have transformed into powerful style moments. Today, visionary designers Read More
Football has always had a way of creating new heroes when fans least expect it. One brilliant performance, one fearless run, or one match-winning display is often all it takes for a name to suddenly dominate headlines, social media feeds, and conversations around the world. As the FIFA World Cup continues to deliver drama and Read More
If Milan Men’s Fashion Week SS27 proved one thing, it’s that menswear is no longer playing it safe. This season, designers moved away from the mundane, presenting sensational collections imbued with unexpected palettes and eye-catching elements that pushed the boundaries of what menswear looks like in the coming season. The runways were awash with personality, Read More
The Cannes Film Festival red carpet has always been synonymous with spectacle. Every year, celebrities arrive in striking couture, dazzling jewellery, and looks put together to be remembered. Yet sometimes, the most powerful part of a look is not the grandiose, but the craftsmanship and artistry effortlessly embedded into it. When Alia Bhatt arrived at Read More
“There’s no such thing as an ordinary blue sweater.” Years later, it still feels like Miranda Priestly understood fashion’s obsession with blue long before the rest of us did. I remember watching The Devil Wears Prada for the first time and barely noticing Andy’s sweater. To me, it was just blue. Nothing revolutionary or memorable. Read More
A spontaneous Instagram message, over three hundred hours of hand-knitting and the seamless synergy between a budding designer and a visionary stylist led to Masoom Minawala’s jaw-dropping all-black look at Cannes 2026. Anushka Sanghvi, a young twenty-four year old designer, on the brink of starting her own label designed the influencer and entrepreneur’s look for Read More
Through fractured textures, metallic surfaces, and deeply introspective storytelling, designer Bhawna Rao turns fashion into a language of self-discovery. There is always something deeply emotional about the way Bhawna Rao approaches fashion. Her work has never felt limited to garments alone. Instead, it often exists somewhere between art, memory, emotion, and introspection. Through intricate craftsmanship, Read More
Every year, Cannes turns the French Riviera into fashion’s most captivating stage, and 2026 unfolded with just the kind of glamour the world has come to expect from the legendary film festival. Amidst sun-drenched coastlines and after-dark premieres, the red carpet shimmered with thoughtfully curated looks. This season, however, beyond the grandeur, the defining mood Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week this season, Payal Pratap presented Memories Pressed in Time, created in collaboration with R|Elan, marking several firsts for the designer. It was her first showing in Mumbai, her first time working with denim as a primary fabric, and also her first menswear collection. And yet, the collection felt true to the Read More
There’s something oddly familiar about a place you’ve never been to. Maybe it’s a reel you watched at 1 am. Maybe it’s a travel vlog paused halfway through because the colours looked too good to scroll past. Or maybe it’s just how we travel now, through screens first, reality later. For Jubinav, that feeling became Read More
Every year, the most anticipated night in fashion arrives like a cultural crescendo – the kind that takes over your feed, your group chats, and your entire mood. Met Gala 2026 has officially wrapped. Of course, I was up way past midnight, popcorn in hand, fully locked in for every single reveal. A couple of Read More
The Met Gala has always celebrated fashion as its most theatrical, but 2026 raised the stakes. With this year’s theme, ‘Fashion is Art’, the red carpet turned into a stage for artistic expression. Instead of playing it safe, the night leaned into bold expression, sculpted silhouettes, unexpected styles, and looks that felt closer to art Read More