The Traditional and the Suave

The timeless drape sees a major revival with new-age dhoti enthusiasts reawakening to its allure

- By MANISH MISHRA

Fashion today is tradition yesterday. Often seeking inspiration from the past and enhancing it with a futuristic vision, true design reinvents custom with outrageous statements or understated elegance. The dhoti is having its moment in Indian fashion and retail with Bollywood actors such as Ranbir Kapoor to menswear influencers like Rohit Bose (who has a blog dedicated to the dhoti) flaunting it a style statements. The dhoti in its traditional, unstitched avatar is making its presence felt like never before-at society weddings, Bollywood parties and traditional festivals. The num