In this issue

Vogue India's September issue, fronted by the radiant new mum Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, is your fix of fashion. Whether you want to cop our cover star's look or find out what she has in her bag, let the Bollywood actor's style be your guide. Plus, see what she has to say about embracing motherhood in her exclusive conversation with journalist Faye D'Souza. Then, step back in time with Cartier as it recounts its storied connection with India; see what to expect from the new women-led LOTR franchise, The Rings of Power; meet the biggest names changing and challenging fashion; visit the stunningly restored La Martiniere College in Lucknow; and traipse through the by-lanes of Delhi with model Lakshmi Menon as she explores the age-old custom and craft of rafoogari

SECOND CHANCES

Model LAKSHMI MENON is a purveyor and propagator for the art of rafoo. The warp and weft darning technique, best witnessed in the by-lanes of our country, is captured by BIKRAMJIT BOSE as Menon meanders through Delhi's rafoogari hotspot, Chawri Bazar

3 mins

A Fresh Spin

Departing the familiar grounds of the Grand Palais, the Chanel fall/ winter 2022-23 haute couture show took place at the Étrier de Paris equestrian centre on the outskirts of Paris. This new venue also provided room for experimentation

3 mins

Take Two

When Thebe Magugu set out to transform a fuchsia-pink ball gown from Pierpaolo Piccioli's Valentino-and Piccioli followed suit on a jaunty green Magugu pantsuit-each designer channelled their creativity into something fantastically new.

4 mins

In transit

When faced with unexpected circumstances, your wardrobe can be the best armour. Megha Kapoor talks to SHRIYA ZAMINDAR about perfecting her capsule wardrobe across zip codes and continents

3 mins

The future, now

Is the metaverse having a 'meta' moment or are virtual collectibles, digital models and ownership in an alternate universe a new reality? Vogue India explores the future of Indian fashion on the precipice of a tech revolution.

4 mins

SPARKLE POWER

Dainty and delicate or artful and unusual, diamonds get a fresh take with a sprinkle of creativity on top.

1 min

Corner Stones

Cartier's Tutti Frutti' carries nearly 100 years of Indian history within its scintillating deep blue, green and red hues. In a conversation with Cartier's Jacqueline Karachi, AKANKSHA KAMATH discovers its long-lived allure

3 mins

From Zero to Hero

The Lord of the Rings has always been touted as a tale about lionhearted men for impressionable young boys. But its new iteration, The Rings of Power, will put women front and centre.

3 mins

Hey, Soul Sisters

Queer South Asian author Fatimah Asghar's debut work of fiction, When We Were Sisters, is a searing portrait of grief and longing.

3 mins

Portraits of intimacy

Artist Manuja Waldia's vivid and visceral paintings capture the simple joys of life, the tender exchanges between family and friends and the fascinating ubiquity of everyday routines.

1 min

GARDEN LEAVE

After an epic search, landscape designer Miranda Brooks and architect Bastien Halard found the English house of their dreams. All they had to fix was everything.

9 mins

Her Next Big Role - Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

In the final stretch of her surprisingly low-key pregnancy, actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who welcomed a baby boy on 20 August, got together with journalist and newly-minted mother Faye D'Souza to trace the last nine months of her life and reflect on the future. SADAF SHAIKH looked on as the two women discussed embracing motherhood on their own terms.

9 mins

Future Proof

For Bottega Veneta’s new creative director Matthieu Blazy, harnessing history and heritage is the only way forward

10+ mins

SET IN STONE

Soldier, harem owner, hot-air balloonist... few adventurers are quite as swashbuckling as Claude Martin, a Frenchman in 18th-century India who would go on to become a potentate of vast wealth. Murky his morals may have been, but as this newly restored palace turned eye.

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Vogue India is a monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Condé Nast India Pvt. Ltd. It is the Indian edition of the popular American magazine Vogue.

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