The Hills Are Alive

Amsterdam-based Zazi Vintage creates coats worth top-drawer status. But more than its fine-wool clothes, it is the label’s intentional collaborations with over 1,100 artisans from all corners of the world that is a study in cultural sustainability, says BANDANA TEWARI

Victory Lap

In a year of big wins for Indian women's cricket, Smriti Mandhana, the inimitable breakout star of the game, discusses passion, purpose and pure play with AKANKSHA KAMATH.

Time capsule

With 200-year-old serveware, antique pots and authentic Naga panels, Tahir Sultan’s concept decor store in Jaipur is a nod to the subcontinent’s rich artisanal legacy, finds VAISHNAVI NAYEL TALAWADEKAR. Photographed by REMA CHAUDHARY

Against All Odds

In The Newlyweds, Mansi Choksi weaves a gripping tale of tradition, society and the indefatigable power of love, notes AVANTIKA SHANKAR

Weaves of resilience

The north-east has had a checkered past when it comes to political quietude, but activist and humanitarian Binalakshmi Nepram is determined to pave the way for a bulletproof future.

Scent and Sensibility

Through its carefully curated range of pure, unadulterated scents, Call of the Valley hopes to reconnect city dwellers with nature, discovers ISHA SINGH SAWHNEY

Art Of Excess

Makeup artist Rowi Singh’s maximalist bridal beauty looks are a manifestation of her personality and, more importantly, an imprint of her cultural identity.

LOVE IN THE NEW AGE

Doyel Joshi and Neil Ghose Balser's wedding is a story of their Marwari-GermanBengali cultures, their worlds amalgamating through their artistic practice, and the love that inspires and liberates them. AKSHARA SUBRAMANIAN charts their story

Only love

In a series of self-portraits and moments where the camera changes hands, Amrita Khanna and Gursi Singh of Lovebirds capture each other’s style and illustrate for us how creatives live and work together.

The bright side

In its seventh edition, the Dior Lady Art project collaborates with artists from across borders and cultures to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior. Here, three artists reveal how they approached the discourse of femininity with the classic bag.

The Kiss of Kismet

Singer-songwriters Asha Puthli and Raveena Aurora talk through their musical journeys, inspirations, challenges, spirit worlds, Punjabi sci-fi princesses, resistance and racism—all while discussing the latter’s newest album.

Head held high

Dalit-queer activist Aroh Akunth talks to RIDDHI DASTIDAR about injecting diversity and inclusivity into spaces that have historically been exclusionary for those of their kind

On the go

A new travelling exhibition in the Hermés Heritage series is coming to Mumbai this month. Mark your calendars and take a deep dive into the French luxury maison’s archive of movement that ties in with memory.

Twisted Tales

In her layered fantasy landscapes, artist Janine Shroff takes on the role of a voyeur to dispel fallacies around gender politics, sexual identity and fertility through the female gaze.

Grave mistakes

Trapped in a mismanaged afterlife, Maali Almeida must solve his own murder—and potentially save a Civil War-torn Sri Lanka from crumbling in the process.

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

For the Gucci Cruise 2023 show, Alessandro Michele looked to the skies and invited guests to explore the collection from a breathtaking medieval castle in Italy under a serendipitous full moon.

GRACE, GUTS AND GLORY

In continuation of the tradition of staging his cruise shows at architectural marvels, for Louis Vuitton's Cruise 2023 collection, Nicolas Ghesquière painted the image of a utopian future at the scenic Salk Institute in San Diego, a scientific research centre in California designed by architect Louis Kahn. MEGHA KAPOOR recounts the powerful and immersive experience

A DAY IN THESUN

The 2023 Dior cruise collection will make a splash everywhere for its Andalusian look and feel. We spoke to Maria Grazia Chiuri, the house’s creative director, about her very special flamenco fantasy, which brought together local craftsmanship, contemporary cultural cross-pollination and women’s emancipation in Seville.

‘Time Traveller

The Cartier Tank has maintained its prime position as the last word in elegant, iconic timepieces through each of its iterations and every era, says MEGHA KAPOOR

Bags of love

We stan a fashion-meets-art moment. Year after year, artists take over the iconic Louis Vuitton Capucines bag to give us wearable art. AKANKSHA KAMATH discovers the creative collision that is the Louis Vuitton Artycapucines collection

Culture curator

The design store Lakshmi is a window to the world of textiles, craft and the art of the handmade. AKANKSHA KAMATH talks to the Australian designer and curator behind the eponymous boutique.

Tiffany & Co.'s New Lock Collection - A Modern Way To Shine

Tiffany & Co.’s new Lock collection underscores a modern way to shine:

Ashley Radjarame - No Place Like Home

Amid Puducherry's ochre walls and slow living, model of the moment Ashley Radjarame dons dreamy florals and tactile fashion. And it is here, far from the flashing lights of fashion's greatest runways that she feels right at home, finds AKANKSHA KAMATH.

THE PASHMINA TRAIL

Through mountains and valleys, writer BANDANA TEWARI and photographer ASHISH SHAH traverse the terrains of Ladakh to discover the visceral interconnectedness between man, nature and cloth

NOUVEAU IN TOWN

Louis Vuitton’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière joins LYNN YAEGER in New York as a coterie of stars showcase his latest collection.

Time of their life

Meetra Javed and Giles Pates’s wedding, spread across Karachi and New Hampshire, was not just a coming together of two creatives but also two cultures.

Streed cred

For chef Meherwan Irani, winning a James Beard Award is a crucial step towards putting authentic Indian food on the global map.

The good fight

Anti-caste lawyer Kiruba Munusamy talks to RIDDHI DASTIDAR about overcoming the odds and battling the system on her way to the top

From the root

In Janice Pariat’s Everything The Light Touches, masterfully interlaced narratives cut across time and method.

Ties that bind

Epoch-defining visuals document photographer Tirtha Lawati's childhood in Nepal. In a conversation with SHRIYA ZAMINDAR, he reveals why it's important for him to depict a sense of community through his pictures