The 2018 Cannes Film Festival has already served up plenty of memorable fashion moments. We have feasted our eyes on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s look that creatively enhanced the hour-glass look with optical illusionary effects. But then came Kendall Jenner’s see-through dress that stole the show and was featured in most fashionistas’ ‘top-looks‘ from 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At […]
This year is overloaded with celebrity weddings. It started with cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma’s Tuscany wedding, followed with Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s engagement in Goa and now ongoing is Anand Ahuja and Sonam Kapoor’s wedding in Mumbai. And yes, Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal got engaged too and will tie-the-knot in […]
Larry Harvey, the man who co-founded Burning Man, died over the weekend. He had suffered a stroke on April 4 and passed away on Saturday at a hospital in San Francisco. He was 70 years old and is survived by his son, Tristan, and his brother, Stewart. Burning Man is a week-long anti-establishment festival located […]
In April 2013 ‘sweat shops’ manufacturing fashion labels in risky condition ‘collapsed under malpractises’ when Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed and took the lives of 1138 people Following the tragic incident, a social enterprise – Fashion Revolution (and its annual week dedicated to ethics in fashion) was founded to fight for greater transparency in […]
A 30 seconds teaser is released by the makers of the Alexander McQuuen Documentary that will be premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) on the 22nd of April and for the general audience on the 8th of June this year. Directed and produced by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, who came together to co-direct the […]
My piece in New Indian Express/ Sunday Standard on Trends emerging out of Amazon India Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018: http://epaper.thesundaystandard.com/m/1609722/The-Sunday-Standard-Delhi/08-04-2018#issue/2/1
Manika Batra inspired India to a historic gold medal with her stunning singles victories, fashioning an unthinkable 3-1 victory over four-time gold medallists Singapore in the final of the women’s team event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Congratulations to all the Golen girls and boys doing us proud at Gold Coast! The future […]
Berluti has parted ways with its creative director Haider Ackermann after just three seasons, marking the latest high-profile change parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Ackermann’s surprise departure has kindled speculation that Kris Van Assche could step into the role, following his departure from Dior Homme after 11 years at the helm. But Ackermann’s departure […]
I am not sure whether we the citizens of India are living in the times of ‘Rising India’ or ‘Sinking India’, but I am sure we are in the era of ‘Raging India’. The country desperately needs to take it easy…as we say – ‘Take a Chill-Pill’! The country is seething in rage in every […]
Piece in Sunday Standard: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fepaper.thesundaystandard.com%2Fc%2F27127521&h=ATPAWigtriRWwV1EmyfYLLx62fz6C4rprLGpdApWtMkioxFbrt1ZnUsT11tmyiYq8SWlHUPwdOhXkTkxIQ3-_oNK_cpSKMpFmLwD7MmU9a8N2Fxyv_jzzZI&s=1