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06

Aug

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Meet the woman behind one of India’s most exclusive ikat sari brands

“A special sari for a special day,” says Hyderabad-based Gajam Narmada, gently unfolding a handloom ikat silk sari in a striking cream, offset by a red border. Narmada, who runs Narmada Handlooms in Kothapet , has chosen this piece to wear on August 7, when she will receive the prestigious Sant Kabir National Handloom Award from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi. Recognised in the category for marketing handloom products, she also becomes the first woman from Telangana to be honoured with this distinction.Venture at home Sharing ideas with a weaver | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Gajam family hails…

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31

Jul

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Varshne B’s Chennai brand Crcle champions eco fabrics, textile waste

At the age of 13, Varshne B knew she wanted to be a fashion designer. After graduating from NIFT Chennai in 2020, Varshne went on to work with brands like Biskit and Capsul. “I became increasingly aware of the amount of waste the industry generates. I also noticed the gap between consciously-crafted products and innovative, forward-thinking design. I wanted to create a brand that bridged that gap,” says the 26-year-old, who founded Crcle in 2024. “The brand’s name is testament to the ideology of closing the loop with our community,” says the Chennai-based designer, who is among India’s three finalists…

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31

Jul

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Weftscapes Contemporary Jamdani Exhibition in Bengaluru

Weftscapes blends materials like metal wires, electric cables, chiffon scraps, and bullion threads into the fabric | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Six years ago, an art exhibition spotlighting India’s jamdani weave debuted at Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa. Helmed by textile artist Bappaditya Biswas, the exhibition titled New Horizons: Weftscapes, reimagined the weave with a supplementary weft, and blended materials like metal wires, electric cables, chiffon scraps, and bullion threads into the fabric.   Bappaditya Biswas | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After doing the rounds internationally, and most recently at the Bengal Biennale, the show now comes to Bengaluru this month.…

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30

Jul

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Sanjay Garg, Hanut Singh and India Art Fair to host Incandescent 2.0 in Hyderabad

Textile designer Sanjay Garg and jewellery designer Hanut Singh will present Incandescent 2.0, a meeting point of art, textiles and jewellery, in collaboration with the India Art Fair. Sanjay’s flagship store Raw Mango will host an all-day exhibition curated by Belgian designer and stylist, Isla Maria Van Damme.The first edition of Incandescent was held in Delhi in 2023, showcasing Hanut’s jewellery with global aesthetics and Sanjay’s contemporary line of saris and garments worked upon by craft clusters in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Varanasi. Antique marble statues were used to display the statement jewellery pieces.Hanut, whose jewellery has adorned…

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30

Jul

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Farak to champion eco streetwear at CDC Finals, Lakmé Fashion Week

Outfits from Farak’s Spring Summer 25 drop | Photo Credit: Kewal Chholak For 26-year-old Rishabh Kumar, venturing into the world of fashion was not part of his life plan. A national-level athlete (football, long jump, cricket, and triple jump), Rishabh returned to India in 2016 after his schooling in Dubai, and had to drop out of college due to financial issues at home. “I had a lot of free time, and was drawn towards fashion, particularly streetwear,” says Jaipur-based Rishabh. “I started visiting artisans and took three years to develop Farak, a brand that I officially launched in 2022 with…

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27

Jul

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Tarun Tahiliani’s collection at India Couture Week 2025

Within the elegant confines of the Oberoi’s ballroom, under the soft glow of lights and the scent of fresh mogra, 95 looks — rich with chikankari, resham, kasheedakari, shaded threadwork, jaali, and zardozi — narrate the story of artisanal techniques. Tarun Tahiliani’s collection Quintessence, showcased as part of India Couture Week, is a quiet celebration of craft — textile, form, and finish. Strains of the piano, saxophone, cello, and drums fill the hall as models meander across the different seating areas. The music segues into jazz, classical, Indian and soft rock even, in a way that is symbolic of the diverse…

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27

Jul

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Senthera, a new body care brand, launches in India their Make Love collection

Senthera’s Make Love collection comprises a shower gel, body cream and an exfoliating scrub | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The first scent that Margarita Kuritsyna remembers putting on at her childhood home in Ukraine, is a tropical scent called Pacific Paradise. The bottle, pink and blue in colour, often brought with it a fruity and fun smell. “The box had this young woman amidst palm trees. It was likely my mother’s perfume that I kept using for a while,” she says. Many years since, her tryst with the world of fragrance and perfume deepened. She gravitated to scents that often…

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25

Jul

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Péro’s spring-summer capsule Flowers Flower, explores floral whimsy and legacy textiles

After its last year’s collaboration with Japan’s iconic brand Hello Kitty, Péro, a 15-year-old Indian fashion label by designer Aneeth Arora, has now teamed up with British luxury department store and brand Liberty London for its spring-summer capsule 2025. Titled Flowers Flower, the collection is deeply personal to Aneeth and reflects her love for legacy. Launched in Chennai on Friday, at fashion boutique Collage, the edit brings together iconic fabrics from Liberty London and Péro’s rootedness and love for Indian craft and textiles. “Dating back to 1875, there is this old-school charm about Liberty London’s prints. We have been working with flowers…

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11

Jul

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Meet the Tangaliya weavers behind Brad Pitt’s shirt in F1

Spotting an international personality in Indian designer wear is not unprecedented. But it was more than just a fashion statement when Brad Pitt recently wore a handcrafted shirt — designed by Indian fashion label 11.11/eleven eleven — created in a traditional Tangaliya weave in his Formula One movie, FI. Brad Pitt in the Tangaliya shirt | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a recent interview, celebrated couturier and stylist Julian Day, who was costumer designer for F1, said that the choice of the shirt was intentional and deliberate. The organic handloom indigo-hued cotton shirt, dyed naturally, was zeroed in to validate…

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