Sensing India’s fashion designers’ ability to cash in on the wedding time by making bridalwear and groom’s outfits, wedding exhibitions and bridal shows have now found a place on the fashion map here. Read more

Last week, legendary fashion designer Sir Paul Smith was in Delhi. He was on a couple of days’ private visit to the city. Read more

Recently I went for a couple of in-store events that a few brands did as part of their promotional activities. Read more

Imagine sitting in the comfort of your bed with your laptop and watching live streams of your favourite fashion designer presenting his/her collection on the fashion runway? Well you don’t just have to imagine that anymore. Read more

While their counterparts in the West have no ego when it comes to personal interactions, most Indian fashion designers seem to carry the same over their heads even now. Read more

It was only the other day that I heard someone saying that soon in our country chances are that there will be one fashion week for each fashion designer. Read more

There was a time when I used to think that in order to make an impact a fashion designer may have to look like a ‘fashion designer’ – weirdest of weird clothes, funny hairstyles, odd demeanours, funny walks and the works. Read more

A couple of days ago at a Vasant Kunj (Delhi) traffic intersection, a car pulled up beside mine. When I looked that side I saw fashion designer Rohit Bal (Gudda) sitting in the car, as always next to his driver. Read more

What’s the point if you are a fashion designer and don’t have global recognition? There really is no point if aspirations are not there to grow beyond party pages. When it comes to our fashion industry and most of its designers, more often than not, it’s always  portrayal of their personal profiles more important to them than their work. At least that’s what’s being seen. Read more