Riding AI’s coattails

Namrata Joshipura returns to the runway after seven years using AI’s powers for her deep wines, while Shane and Falguni Peacock use IBM to know what will work in Bollywood. Van Heusen lets you try before you buy and The Label Life’s AI selects the best fit for you

Reimagining Khadi

FDCI’s Khadi show at the Lakme Fashion Week 2023 saw four designers infuse a new dimension to the fabric with finer woven threads and quirky motifs to create a distinct yet youthful vibe for GenZ

Dressing Sharon Stone

Gaurav Gupta leapfrogs into Paris Couture Week with his sculpted shapes and an ode to Shunya. His wind-like fluid sculptures, which wrapped around the curves of Cardi B and Kylie Minogue, is hard to miss

Rose-tinted Joy

The colour for 2023 is Viva Magenta, a hope to usher love and light into the darkness that the world plunged in due to pandemic. Fashion quickly embraced it. The beauty industry is offering lip tints to eyelid palettes in this tone

Cosmos in couture temple

Delhi-based couturier Rahul Mishra, encapsulated the vast beauty of the ocean with detailed embroideries, and paid homage to Indian textiles at his third year at Paris Couture Week

Bright is right this season

As winter recedes and spring sets in, runways are awash with rainbow hues, sheer and ballet core. Slouchy is in and comfort and versatility are the name of the game

A burst of colour for the men

The inaugural edition of FDCI India Men’s Weekend was a sneak peek into the fashion men want now — oversized, trend-agnostic, gender fluid and certainly bright, with sustainability making a comeback

A stitch in time

Indo-French duo Bishwadeep Moitra and Iris Strill have launched Silaiwali, which employs the persecuted Afghan Hazara refugees for making products out of waste fabric. The effort has earned the attention of French and American fashion brands