A Delhi boy. A boarding school. A stage.And everything he unlearned along the way. There’s a certain expectation we place on men as they grow, that they sharpen, steady, perhaps even shed the parts of themselves that feel too soft, too playful, too unguarded. That somewhere along the way, the boy must make way for Read More
On belonging, instinct, and the discernment of choosing differently, Rasika Dugal reflects on finding her way into acting, building a body of work without a formula, and learning to stay with uncertainty. The first time I met Rasika Dugal, it was not on a set or a stage, but at her Bandra home on a Read More
There is a shift underway in skincare, and it is not the sort that declares itself with new launches or louder claims. It is subtler than that. For years, the industry has been built on correction. Repair what is damaged. Smooth what has appeared. Restore what has changed. It worked, to a point. But increasingly, Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week 2026, Verandah by Anjali Patel Mehta, in collaboration with Lakmē Salon, presented Indigene – a curation rooted in ease, movement, and a distinctly modern idea of resortwear. With breezy kaftans, hand-painted prints, and a conscious approach to design, the showcase reinforced Verandah’s signature: clothing that feels as light as it looks. Read More
Ritika Mirchandani’s showcase at Lakmé Fashion Week 2026 emerged as a meeting point of softness and structure. At its heart, Confluence explored the many contrasts that shape our everyday lives – bringing opposing elements into dialogue rather than conflict. Fluid silhouettes, playful prints, and craft-driven accents formed the DNA of the designer’s latest offering, where Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week, Shruti Sancheti’s showcase, presented under the Navdhara Khadi special by Khadi India, struck a compelling balance between rooted craft and a forward-looking perspective. Reworking khadi beyond its conventional narrative, she introduced a sense of ease and understated luxury to the runway. Layered separates unfolded with an assured fluidity, effortless, yet deeply Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week 2026, Chennai-based designer Vivek Karunakaran showcased his coveted collection, Thangam that literally translates to gold in Tamil and Malayalam. This integral element of South Indian culture was the inspiration behind Karunakaran’s lineup featuring local textiles, crafts and silhouettes that are as intricately traditional as edgy. FL: Thangam is deeply cultural – Read More
There are florals and then there are Jajaabor florals that the brand flamboyantly showcased at Lakmē Fashion Week 2026. The collection – Calcutta • Kolkata – paid a visually rich homage to the city’s distinctive soul that has remained unchanged over many many decades. While strong vermilion smeared faces marched down the runway, the audience Read More
In a city that thrives on reinvention, Bombay Daak feels less like a new opening and more like a return – one that celebrates India’s age-old culture of daaru and chakna. At its helm are Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve, whose approach resists the urge to elevate through excess, choosing instead to refine through memory, Read More
In a fashion landscape constantly chasing the new, Saaksha & Kinni turned inward. They turned towards memory, materiality, and the enduring language of craft. With their Spring/Summer ’26 collection, Estampa, the designer duo present a thoughtful ode to heritage prints, where tradition is not merely preserved but intuitively reimagined. At once tactile and fluid, Estampa Read More
Day 2 of Lakmē Fashion Week 2026 saw Pawan Sachdeva explore new ground with Trailblazer – bringing a nuanced take on denim to the forefront through a lens that felt both rooted and progressive. Drawing from the spirit of Swadeshi, the collection brought together the raw authenticity of khadi with the ease of contemporary silhouettes, Read More
The runway at Lakmē Fashion Week took a turn towards France on Day 1, as renowned label Abraham & Thakore teamed up with French lifestyle label L’Atelier 1664 to present Sari’torial, a collection that brings together a seamless confluence of cultures. Envisioned as a dialogue between continents, it bridges Parisian sensibilities with modern Indian design Read More
Aisha Rao put all her cards on the table on day 3 of Lakmē Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI, with her collection INTER-HANA.With everything produced in-house this season, it placed authorship at its core for the label, redefining the way design is conceived and created. Drawing from botanical influences and reinterpreting them through her Read More
Samant Chauhan’s Tracing The Silk Route, unveiled at Lakmē Fashion Week, unfolded less like a conventional showcase and more like a journey – one that traversed cultures, craft lineages, and time. Inspired by the historic Silk Route, the collection reflects an exchange of textiles and traditions, anchored in the pure, enduring essence of silk. At Read More
Archana Jaju’s Spring Summer ’26 collection “A Summer Somewhere” unfolds as a quiet exploration of landscape, memory, and craft – where the softness of a European summer meets the depth of Indian craft traditions. There is a sense of ease that runs through the collection, one that feels both considered and instinctive. Materiality, colour, and Read More