Archives: '13 Issue 03

The amalgamation of fashion and art is not confined to clothes anymore, but has seeped into everything from architecture to visual merchandising. Artists are not just collaborating with designers to create distinctive merchandise; they have even lent their creative flair to store windows that are masterpieces in themselves. Shirin Salwan peeps into the fascinating world of three such brands and delves into this evolving trend...

A cyber fairy tale unfolds as best friends, Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss share a ‘closet full of clothes but nothing to wear’ moment. And so is born Rent The Runway that offers scores of college Cinderellas an opportunity to dress, look and feel like their favourite celebrities, for one special evening. Priya Mirchandani delves into the sartorial story which has pulled three Indian designers into its pages

Jeweller, fashion designer and matchmaker…Vidya Zaveri wears many hats while managing to infuse exclusivity into all her endeavours

From theatre she moved to doing advertisements for leading brands and diverse roles in the movies. Ankita Srivastava, whose Life is Good was showcased at the South African Film Festival, is on a roll

For its sixth exhibition, Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo heads towards the west to explore the Indian contemporary art scene...

An innovative design sensibility, an ingenious execution of assigned tasks and the comfortable, natural fabric seamlessly blended in Cotton Council International’s recently concluded fashion competition Let’s Design 5 as the country’s future design leaders competed for the top prize

In a noteworthy initiative, international label Fendi and the city of Rome unite to restore the iconic Trevi Fountain and four other fountains in the Italian capital to their original glory

As she prepares to take on the honour of presenting the finale show at this month’s Lakmé Fashion Week, Namrata Joshipura talks to Viseshika Sharma about the journey that got her there

To change-up her routine, Aparna Gupta takes a sensorial odyssey with products that promise to transport the user to exotic locales that have inspired their ingredients, scents and textures

After sharing stage space with Lionel Richie and Benjamin Stanford, Rhys Sebastian, who is part of the band, Sax On Toast, is poised to leave deeper prints on musical pages