For over two decades, Namrata Soni has quietly shaped the visual language of beauty in India – from red carpets and film sets to magazine covers and bridal mornings. Long before “clean skin,” glow, and effortless glamour became industry shorthand, Soni was championing a skin-first philosophy rooted in an intuitive understanding of the Indian face. Read More
Trained as a lawyer but guided by instinct, Jaina Lalbhai has quietly reshaped how contemporary Indian women approach everyday luxury. Through her platform Style Audit, she championed a new wave of designers long before digital visibility transformed fashion retail – curating wardrobes that balanced modernity with craft integrity. Rooted in Ahmedabad yet culturally far-reaching, Lalbhai’s Read More
For over three decades, JJ Valaya has shaped the language of Indian ceremonial luxury – building a design universe rooted in heritage, travel, and the discipline of couture. Long before “maximalism” became a global fashion conversation, Valaya was constructing richly layered narratives drawn from royal ateliers, museum textiles, and cultural memory. Today, his work continues Read More
A power player, a prodigy – with her exceptional grit on the field and an equally radiant personality off the field, Jemimah has captured the hearts and minds of many. The cricketer who historically helped India reach the finals in 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, refuses to take a break. Whether it is captaining Read More
Pratik Gandhi’s journey from theatre to screen can be defined by patience and intent. Rather than fitting into the industry’s mould, he has carved his own path through stories that feel real, layered, and deeply human. Drawn to characters that sit in grey areas, his work reflects a deeper shift in Indian storytelling: one that Read More
As we step into 2026, sartorial aesthetics take a quiet detour from the usual. Indian summers that are often synonymous with vivid hues and expressive prints take a back seat as woven linens, airy silhouettes and a calm, muted colour palette defiantly take centre stage this season. Turn the pages for a visual symphony between Read More
Take the clock back to the ’90s and what emerges is a harmonised chaos of prints. Whether it was the bedsheet and pillow covers, your dining table linen, or a peek into your mother’s wardrobe, clashing patterns coexisted in a visual symphony. Loud florals collided with geometrics, stripes lived alongside dainty paisleys – a fearless Read More
In an age of excess, where overconsumption fuels endless creation, it takes something truly compelling to arrest the eye. As trends dictate not just what we wear, but how we think and feel, personal style – the instinctive, experimental kind that once thrived beyond rules – has quietly slipped into obscurity. After years of allegiance Read More
Run clubs, coffee raves, Pilates-and-matcha parties, spinning classes on a yacht, yoga on the beach – the fitness landscape today is nothing like it has ever been before. Community workout sessions are now replacing late night hours at the club, becoming a part of one’s daily routine. What began as a small post-pandemic shift has Read More
For years, skincare has revolved around what could be seen immediately – brighter complexion, fine lines softened, pigmentation corrected, fewer marks left behind after a breakout. The industry trained us to look at skin almost entirely through the lens of correction. Fix the visible problem and move on. But increasingly, beauty is beginning to borrow 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
In Bobo Calcutta’s world, fashion resists definition. Instead, it exists as an instinctive confluence of all things close to art and identity. Founded by Ayushman Mitra, the art-laden label has steadily carved a language that is as emotional as it is visual, rooted in memory, mythology, and the quiet chaos of its namesake city. There Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026, fashion resisted its own instinct for spectacle. There was no urgency to provoke and no desire to overwhelm the runway. Instead, the ramp recalibrated toward a more deliberate expression of style where fashion felt more natural, grounded, and real – like something that belongs in our everyday lives rather Read More
In an industry that rarely pauses for breath, where everything seems to arrive already halfway to obsolescence, Florian Hurel has chosen a slower, more exacting rhythm. His world is built on steadiness and on showing up. Not out of reluctance, but purely out of care. The sort of care that comes from returning, again and 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
