Rajesh Pratap Singh

November 04, 2022

Does The Allure Of Fashion Weeks Belie Their Inherent Anachronisms In A Post-Consumerist Society Driven By Conscious Consumption Patterns And Inclusivity?

Text by Ranjabati Das, with inputs from Akanksha Pandey and Sarah Rajkotwala. Photographs by Naomi Shah and Asad Sheikh.

Talking to Verve about the power of authenticity and the need for creative satisfaction over show and spectacle, industry insiders at the latest edition of FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week make a compelling case for rethinking fashion weeks and revisiting their relevance in the current context
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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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December 31, 2019

Amrapali Jewels, Angrakha, Chinar Farooqui

Think Twice

Styling by Ojas Kolvankar

‘Fashion with function’ is the mantra of modern style, and Verve gets five original minds to describe how they reframed the standard avatars of traditional attire and cast them in a contemporary mould
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October 25, 2019

Akaaro, Amrich, Belinda Bawa

India’s Home-Grown Fabrics Get A Modernistic Spin

India’s textile heritage gets a modernistic spin as Verve visualises the future of home-grown fabrics. Hand-cut weaves, hand-sewn ensembles and hand-knotted fabrics — with a focus on innovation and yarn revivals — break convention in an out-of-this-world sartorial line-up.
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