Fashion
VOGUE India
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
4 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
When Haima met Shruti
In a post-377 India, the country’s LGBTQ+ community is finding greater acceptance and is voicing its experiences. Haima Simoes and Shruti Venkatesh, the first same-sex couple to make it to the cover of Vogue India, talk to Neville Bhandara about the need for greater inclusion through a love story that is primed to inspire every generation today
5 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
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
10+ min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
Guilty pleasure
She’s the bestselling YA author who’s just gone adult. Sandhya/Lily Menon on her latest novel, creating fierce female heroes, and why the good frothy romance is not going anywhere.
4 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
Between the lines
Author Amitav Ghosh’s Jungle Nama delves into the wisdom of e Sundarbans and the syncretism of Bengali folk culture—even as he collaborates to create a community-based literary experience, finds Shahnaz Siganporia
4 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
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.
5 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
Meet the romantics
Once upon a time, romanticism was seen as a weakness. Today, we know that embracing your feminine energy is empowering. Behind the joyful colours, delicate fabrics and whimsical details, these fi ve women channel a soft strength that is assertive without being aggressive. Malika Dalamal takes a closer look
5 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
In love and war
Can epic love stories stand the test of time? Do they even exist? Meet Raj and Norah, an Indian major and a British nurse, who were worlds apart until she rescued him in Naples and they found love in the midst of one of the darkest times in human history. Teir granddaughter, Shaina Kohli Russo, tells their story
4 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
Conscious coupling
Over the past decade, Simone Rocha has dressed and been inspired by strong women. Now, with an H&M collaboration with designs for men and children, her sartorial influence promises to grow manifold. Priyanka Khanna reports on a match made in fashion heaven
4 min |
February 2021
VOGUE India
Bump it up
When you’re pregnant, knowing what to pick, buy and apply can seem like navigating a minefield. Here’s saving you the trouble
2 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Love Conquers All
Pandemic or not, the wedding must go on. As couples pivot to intimate ceremonies and online celebrations, so have we. Here’s the 411 on the Vogue Wedding Show’s all-new digital avatar hitting screens in March.
3 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Question time
Is the ongoing pandemic putting your parenting skills to the test? Sheree Gomes Gupta brings in the experts to help navigate your child’s well-being through these difficult times
5 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Girl, you got this
A doula’s dose of positivity, for when clouded thoughts need a ray of sunshine to cut through.
4 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
The mums are not alright
Between homeschooling, work from home and life in the age of COVID-19, anxiety levels are skyrocketing, especially among mothers. Journalist Priya Ramani, the mum of a 10-year-old, speaks to other working parents as they get real about the challenges and upsets of pandemic parenting
7 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Skin deep
Booker-shortlisted author Avni Doshi is known for asking uncomfortable questions on motherhood. Here, she confronts the complexity of rejecting her mother’s biases, while not perpetuating her own
3 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Sense and sensuality
For Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski, artistic director of Hermès’s women’s ready-to-wear, motherhood has only emphasised the values that she holds dear. She talks to Priyanka Khanna about generational legacy, the tactility of fashion and what keeps her creatively fuelled during this time of crisis
9 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Directed by a conscious, thoughtful approach, actor-producer Anushka Sharma is ready to start playing the most demanding role of her life—a movie-star mother, writes Priyanka Khanna
10 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
BRAVE NEW WORLD
From refusing to play the token brown girl to starring in one of the most binge-worthy shows and making her own cosmic horror film, multi-hyphenate Janina Gavankar is all about overthrowing convention and speaking truth as she forges an original path for herself in Hollywood, finds Shahnaz Siganporia
7 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Bun in the oven
Danielle DuBoise and Whitney Tingle have cooked up a lot together—the meal service Sakara Life, a cookbook and a podcast. They also got pregnant at the same time. The friends and business partners tell Avanti Dalal about their holistic approach
3 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Blue period
Pregnancy is often a pastel-hued blur of excitement and anticipation. Except when it isn’t. Parizaad Khan Sethi discovers the mental health issues that lurk just beneath the surface for mums-to-be as they embark on this transformative journey
5 min |
January 2021
VOGUE India
Did 2020 End Fashion As We Know It?
The jury’s still out. But it did upend the status quo, have us question absolutes, bring forth important conversations, inspire fresh bouts of creativity and uncover incredible talent. Priyanka Khanna looks back at a year of reckoning, sartorial and otherwise
6 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
Ready, Shetty, go
A wellness app, a clothing line, and two new films—mum-of-two Shilpa Shetty Kundra shares her multitasking style secrets, including her love for Bulgari’s designs.
2 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
Urban legend
As Armani/Casa celebrates its 20-year-milestone, founder and design icon Giorgio Armani tells Cristina Kiran Piotti why it’s time to embrace the great Italian value of craftsmanship and rethink lifestyle with slow luxury
3 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
Morning, sunshine
Age, routine, work pressure— not even COVID-19-induced lockdowns can stop these women from waking up to fresh, glowing and happy skin. They let Shabana Patker-Vahi in on their AM routines
6 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
Inside story
A 12-hour live stream, cameras capturing movements behind the scenes and designers dressed as models— Gucci’s Resort 2021 presentation was a pilot for the future of the fashion show, writes Akanksha Kamath
3 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
Eyes wide open
Dior Lady Art’s fifth edition brings together 10 different artists and collectives from across the globe to build their own Lady Dior, including Bharti Kher and her signature bindi motif.
5 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
Au naturel
From gut-healing elixirs to glow-boosting serums, the benefits of the 5,000-year-old science of Ayurveda taps into every sphere of your life. Now, India’s most familiar Ayurvedic beauty brand is coming for your makeup bag with products that highlight and emphasise rather than cover and conceal.
3 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
At home
If rolling out of bed and straight into your day in your pyjamas has lost its appeal, here’s the inspiration you need.
4 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
at home with mindy
Author, producer, actor—the multi-hyphenate Mindy Kaling continues to be on overdrive even when the world is on pause. From her home in Los Angeles, showbiz’s funniest woman speaks to Diksha Basu about why she uses her fame and fortune to break barriers for Indians on the global stage
8 min |
December 2020
VOGUE India
IN OTHER WORDS
Writing is and isn’t a solitary activity. So how have the last few months of being homebound altered the writer’s gaze? The winner and the shortlisted authors of India’s most expensive literature prize share their realisations and learnings with Shahnaz Siganporia
7 min |