Paint by numbers

They’re young, audacious and relatable—illustrators today are using social media to not just rack up the likes, shares and followers, but to introduce new audiences to art and take its engagement to viral proportions, finds Radhika Iyengar

Sweet escape

Sometimes, it’s okay to get a little help from the outside to go within. And at this spa in the heart of Goa, your muscles and mind will both find relief.

The writing on the screen

From Bridgerton to Never Have I Ever, the on-screen narrative has changed. Meet the women of South Asian origin who are rewriting Hollywood, one script and one show at a time

Words collide

A powerful new novel begins a fresh chapter in novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s now bilingual career, says Olivia Marks

Dressing for our dreams

Nap dress, house dress or just that nondescript silhouette worn at home and beyond has become the emblem of a pragmatist’s wardrobe, finds Akanksha Kamath

Ananya's Key To Self-Love

Actor Ananya Panday may have found the key to achieving self-love, and it’s pretty simple—respect your body.

Blurred lines

Couturiers Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra are flouting labels with their bridge-to luxury brand S&N. As it turns one, Vogue India dresses three next-gen creatives in the label’s gender-agnostic spring/summer 2021 collection.

Creative licence

In a light-filled penthouse in London, filmmaker Tarsem Singh has created an evocative study of comfort and charm that breaks boundaries, genres and styles, much like his movies

Master of none

From calling out hustle culture to finding the right balance while juggling multiple jobs, writer-broadcaster-podcaster Emma Gannon makes a case for why the multi-hyphenate way of work might be the way forward

Best foot forward

How are women in hospitality, despite incredibly gruelling schedules, always so impeccably turned out? In an industry which prioritises first impressions and formal dressing norms, these hoteliers, restaurateurs, chefs and communications experts find ways to express their style.

Sonam X Iris

From a common love for dance and growing up in a family steeped in the arts, to nerding over nature and its wonders, couturier Iris van Herpen and actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja catch up over a Zoom call between London and Amsterdam. Akanksha Kamath listens in

Up next

Meet Amita Suman, the actor set to shine on the global stage as a badass knife wielding assassin in the upcoming series Shadow And Bone.

She's all that

She’s the voice of a movement as much as she is a voice of her own. Writer and activist Christina Dhanaraj, the co-founder of Dalit History Month, is changing the narrative and raising the bar for women across the globe, finds Divya Malhari

Let's Get Digital

Want your workout to be as efficient as the rest of your life? It’s all available at a screen near you.

The Weddings Must Go On

In its virtual avatar, the Vogue Wedding Show is returning in all its glory from March until June. Here’s a teaser of what lies ahead

The real reel

Does playing a real-life character limit or free an actor’s creativity? Shefali Shah weighs in as she reflects on her iconic performance in the International Emmy-winning Delhi Crime.

THE PICCIOLI PRINCIPLE

For Pierpaolo Piccioli, creativity flourishes through the spirit of humanism, with an eye on evolution and an openness to dialogue. Tese ideals, among others, are what make him the industry’s most romantic visionary. In a Vogue India exclusive, he talks to Priyanka Khanna about creative fulfillment

Stronger together

Aravani Art Project’s vibrant murals that empower trans* folx, e Casteless Collective’s spirited protest music and Amche Mollem’s artistic crusade to save a natural park are leading micro-cultural movements across India, finds Radhika Iyengar

Soul skin

‘Maskfies’, daisy-tipped nails and a strong mane game—Instagram-darling and actor Athiya Shetty’s beauty routine is a whole mood, finds Akanksha Kamath

All in the mind

Two dynamic young women are using their talent, infl uence and resources to make wellness practices accessible to all.

A new creative code

From the anti-fit dresses seen on cerebral sculptors to the kurtas worn by journalists, style tribes as we know them are changing. Five women tell us how they get inventive with their clothes.

THE CREATIVE FORCES

Meet three powerhouse actors who are rewriting the rules and ushering in a new age of cinema while balancing the creative with the commercial

Four for joy

From understanding ourselves better through artificial intelligence to a heart-wrenching family saga and a alchemical heist drama, here are this season’s must-reads.

Life Is A Highway

An 80-square-foot van became the universe for a couple and their itinerant lifestyle. Shruthi Lapp speaks to Megha Mahindru about their moving love story

The State Of Love

What is love? It’s hard to pinpoint a defi nition to a feeling that encapsulates emotions of all kinds and brings together two souls. Yet, we attempted to ask you—2,801 of you—about what it means to find the one, or be the one, today

Talk of the town

It’s the new invite-only social app that launched bang in the middle of the pandemic and counts Drake, Oprah Winfrey and Virgil Abloh as fans. Paul Davison, the co-founder of Clubhouse, on what gets people talking.