Layers of Joy

On the occasion of Vogue India’s 15th anniversary, SNEHA MEHTA muses on the enduring appeal of cake and makes a case for why what’s old could be new again.

STARS AND STONES

Jewellery studded with stones that derive from planetary movements have long dressed the wrists of men and women in Indian culture. Now, as the trend goes phases, RADHIKA SOMAIA charts its path

LIVING THE DREAM

In Gucci’s Hortus Deliciarum collection for 2022, the fashion house’s identity crystallises through a potent mix of kaleidoscopic gemstones and a kind of brazen effervescence all too clearly recognised as Alessandro Michele’s virtuosic CELINE YAP talks to the creative on his process and the role that high jewellery plays within the Gucci universe

Cosying Up

Gigi Hadid is launching Guest In Residence, her own label of wildly colourful cashmere.

The life and times of Issey Miyake

The man who modernised pleats and fashioned paper, wire and plastic into cult and contemporary clothing died in August, aged 84, from liver cancer. DANA THOMAS, who interviewed him many times over the course of his career, reflects on his life and legacy

On a journey

Activist, content creator and photojournalist ADITI MAYER takes a long journey through India to deepen her sustainable fashion practice via the lens of her motherland—a journey spanning a nation’s agriculture, its artisans and beyond

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.

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.

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

SPARKLE POWER

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME

The Arctic may be off limits to humans for the most part, but when Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot comes gliding over frigid waters, the unexplored wilderness feels compelled to reveal itself in its full resplendence.

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.

Future Proof

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

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.

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.

The Children Of The Gender Revolution

Twelve LGBTQ+ creatives from across the fields of FASHION, the arts and activism come together to share how they are REDEFINING their landscapes and ours. From newly crowned award winners to established runway STARS, agitators to artists, author PARIS LEES introduces us to the children of the GENDER REVOLUTION, who are on a mission to carve out happiness, RESPECT and representation in a world that is not always ON THEIR SIDE

Everything The Light Touches

In the wake of a pandemic that saw many of us grow far too familiar with the four walls of our dwellings, a new Hermès collection designed for the home suggests that there are brighter days ahead.

Transgender Football - The Revolution Is Inevitable

Challenging the archaic theory of binaries in sport, India's first transgender football from Manipur is firmly putting the north-east and trans rights on the country's map.

Second Coming

On the cusp of his first show in India in over 10 years, the award-winning photographer Sunil Gupta talks to NEVILLE BHANDARA about his craft and why he'll never stop doing what he does

Work it

Drag queens Suruj Rajkhowa and Yaikhom Sushiel talk to MEHER JADHWANI about transforming into their alter egos, the dazzling Glorious Luna and Dame Imfala, when they perform.

Out of the shadows

Over the course of three months, Delhi-based photographer Aditi Jain captured the joys, travails and lives of four trans women, mapping their experiences and emotions in the capital city.

A Call to Arts

Artist Richie Nath's erotic work tells an evocative tale of his many identities, finds SUSHANT KUMAR

A life less ordinary

Vogue India gets a rare glimpse into the life of designer David Abraham and his partner, in life and at work, Kevin Nigli

The Question Artist

In the age of image-propelled social media, Zain Ali's photo essays bring a fresh sense of timing, framing, and narrative on how male intimacy is communicated, discovers SHWETA SHIWARE