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Channel your grandmothers vintage Kanjeevarams, add a liquid-satin gown and invest in draped skirts. This year designers are embracing individuality, drama and the freedom to be comfortable at Deepavali parties

Nimish Shah returns with Shift Man, a new menswear line that champions ease, understated cool and accessible craft. Ahead of its Mumbai trunk show at Jamaat Art Gallery from October 23 to 25, the designer talks about sustainable everyday dressing

Five memorable collections at the recent LFW x FDCI fashion week in New Delhi, all with a past

From glam leisure and statement fringes to corseted silhouettes and tech-led fabrics, the recently-concluded Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI edition explored new ways to combine craft, innovation, and contemporary dressing

As it works to make its portfolio more environmentally conscious, the parent company of Gucci and Saint Laurent has backed three young Indian startups

Lakm Fashion Weeks decision to carry on despite the SIR protests on Delhis streets raised many questions. The industry has some answers

Known for dressing icons such as Freddie Mercury and living life in technicolour, the British design legend has a very good reason to visit Chennai

Launching on Gandhi Jayanti, the three-day festival will showcase khadi, naturally dyed textiles, handmade crafts, and eco-friendly products from 23 brands, alongside workshops on traditional crafts

From reimagining Kkhadi as a global fashion fabric to exploring Kutch embroidery, designer Amritha Ram is pushing the boundaries of Indian textiles at Kamal Haasans KH House of Khadar

Twenty years after his overlooked New York Fashion Week debut, designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee returned to the city with denim, a Met collaboration and a wardrobe that stopped explaining itself

The Crafts Council of Indias Craftpreneur 2026 returns with 20 brands showcasing contemporary clothing, textiles, home dcor and accessories rooted in traditional crafts and artisan communities across India

Finding inspiration in Byzantine objects for his debut collaboration with The Met, Sabyasachi turns a sarcophagus into a cuff

From Dior and Rei Kawakubo to Anamika Khanna and Tarun Tahiliani, designers have used padding in different ways to reshape the body

The iconic Thai silk brand, founded by the American entrepreneur who revived Thailands silk industry before his mysterious disappearance, enters South India with luxury home furnishings at Decorgeous Lifestyle

From the flapper fashions of Downton Abbey and the skinny suits of Mad Men to the label love of Sex and the City, Emily in Paris and The Devil Wears Prada, here are some of the best dressed films and shows to pamper your peepers

For the first-of-its-kind photographic collaboration for The Cal, Avani Rai, Slve Sandsb, and Raghu Rai seek out India and its women

From Rahasya in Singapore to Sept in Paris, Indian-origin fragrance brands are turning memories of mango summers and rickshaw rides into contemporary perfumes without the usual tropes

The sector is battling delayed wages, mounting financial losses, dwindling workers, shrinking cooperative societies, and the relentless march of power looms. Kerala, which once had nearly 25,000-30,000 handloom workers, now has only about 18,000, while the number of cooperative societies has fallen from around 600 to around 450

The Onam 2026 edit is all about nostalgia and Kerala-inspired imagery