Homegrown

July 28, 2022

Conscious Couture: These Contemporary Labels Are Driven By South India’s Community Effort Towards Sustainable Living

Text by Shirin Mehta. Interviews and styling by Akanksha Pandey. Photography by Carl Van Der Linde.

Spotlighting the work of eleven designers who are fashioning separates that reflect a deep connection with their environments, Verve frames evocative tableaux set against the changing face of nature
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May 13, 2022

Abraham &Thakore, Doyel Joshi, Homegrown

Hot Pants

Photographed by Anish Sarai. Styling by Akanksha Pandey. Hair and Make-up by Shivani Joshi. Model: Doyel Joshi. Assistant Stylist: Sarah Rajkotwala.

Recognising the salwar’s utility beyond traditional wear, Verve envisions different interpretations of the garment on interdisciplinary artist and creative director Doyel Joshi, offering a future-looking maximalist mood board to revive its use for fashion’s new generation
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July 23, 2021

Clean Beauty, Fighting Colourism, Harkoi

This line of nail serums and lacquers acknowledges the diversity of Indian skin

Text by Avani Thakkar. Photography by Joshua Navalkar. Styling by Swati Sinha.

From Melbourne to Mumbai, dive into a young beauty enthusiast’s journey of forging Harkoi – a modern, pandemic-bred clean beauty brand that seeks to normalise catering to darker complexions
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August 14, 2020

Aliya Curmally, Artisans, ASA

Cut From the Same Cloth

Text by Akanksha Pandey

Indigenous practice combined with modern implementation unlock the future of a sustainable clothing industry that champions handmade textiles
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August 07, 2017

Aeropress, Brewing, Chickmagalur

Delve Into The Tale Of Classic Coffees

Images courtesy of: StylishByNature and Golden Wood

Homegrown in estates around Sakleshpur and Chickmagalur, we trace the journey of coffee from being a bean to making it to your cup
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Mandovi Menon, Co-founder and Editor of Homegrown, Mumbai

October 18, 2016

Best Dressed 2016, Co-founder, Editor

Best Dressed 2016: Mandovi Menon

Text & Interview by Saumya Sinha. Realisation by Divya Mahindra, Girish Masand, Shweta Navandar, Prateek Patel and Anuradha Gandhi. Photographs by Sheena Dabholkar. Make-Up by Charmaine Rao Soares, for Shiseido

For contemporising ethnic handlooms
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