Reading Time: 9 minutes A beginners guide to Style Evolution through seventies till noughties (2010) globally through the lens of pop culture, literature, music and politics, this article is second in series of Fashion & Style Evolution globally. Fashion is a mirror of society, culture, politics and economics of its times. It acts as the visual compass that is …
Reading Time: 6 minutes Mahatma Gandhi’s famous words “We must become the change we want to see” have taken the shape of a philanthropic movement kickstarted by the fashion labels in India in the wake of prevalent health crisis plaguing the country. Otherwise perceived as a superfluous domain by most business communities, fashion fraternity this time stood up to the heart …
Reading Time: 10 minutes Fashion is a mirror of society, culture, politics and economics of its times. It acts as the visual compass that is set in motion by the turn of various events affecting the society. Fashion, they say, is cyclical but one wonders which trend started when and how. Hemlines may graze the ankles or run shorter …
Reading Time: 6 minutes Andries Benedetti, a Flemish Still Life Painter from 1640s, would be smiling ear to ear looking at his lavish food paintings come alive as Grazing Platters in 2021. A tastefully laid tray full of assorted cheese, dips, fruits, crackers, bread loaves, nuts and flowers is called a Grazing Platter. A beautiful ‘pick-me-up-now-and-eat’ trend that started …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Recently released fourth Season of Netflix Original “The Crown” gave a gentle reminder to the fashion enthusiasts of the original style icon of royals, Princess Diana who ruled the style game much before the current royalty ala Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle became the reigning queens of style. According to Ebay reports, search for tweed …
Reading Time: 6 minutes What if you knew that the rulers of history were far more enamoured by the delight of fragrances than us? Would that whiff of mogra be slightly more endearing if you knew that it was your holy grail to the past or would that sweet smell of loban be your idea of meditative trance? A …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Men’s fashion has never been more exciting as it has been in the last decade. The classics and experimental have made space for themselves comfortably in modern man’s wardrobe in India. Gone are the days when the choices were limited and colour palette restricted. Millennial men use clothing actually as a tool to express their …
Reading Time: 5 minutes The global pandemic has made all businesses rethink their strategy including fashion houses. What once heavily depended on four seasonal trends and fashion weeks driven consumerism has now been replaced by mindful creation and consumption. Heeding to the changes in environment and wanting to be a part of the change makers, Ahmedabad based menswear label …
Reading Time: 6 minutes After the scorching dry heat of Indian summers, monsoons are indeed a welcome respite. Moods are happier, kitchens are busier and a general feeling of euphoria prevails as everyone tends to admire the skyline with friends and family. Traditionally monsoon festivals like Rakshabandhan, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam have been the initiator of happy festive …
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s that time of the year when hair starts gaining extra volume without the shine, much like politicians’ fluff without the substance. It’s there but doesn’t do anything. Skin is on a different trip altogether with its oily glands on a functional overdrive to perform. One invariably recalls Monica’s Barbados trip in FRIENDS and her …
Reading Time: 8 minutes If there were no set rules, how would your creativity flow? Would it still be a remnant of your past or would you allow yourself to travel the unchartered? The recently concluded first ever digital Paris Haute Couture Fashion week bore the testimony to the fact that if a creator chooses to break the pattern, …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Fashion and architecture are inspired from each other’s views of form, material and concept. Coco Channel famously quoted, “Fashion is Architecture, it’s a matter of proportion” whereas renowned architect Zaha Hadid said “Both architecture and fashion are based on structure and shape and turning basic necessities like clothing and shelter into art.” Globally, couturier Paco …