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What Street Markets Know About Fashion That Malls Have Forgotten

What Street Markets Know About Fashion That Mal...

Walk into any mall in India and within ten minutes, you have seen everything. The same brands arranged in the same order, the same lighting calibrated to make everything look...

What Street Markets Know About Fashion That Mal...

Walk into any mall in India and within ten minutes, you have seen everything. The same brands arranged in the same order, the same lighting calibrated to make everything look...

When Clothing Was Made to Be Inherited

When Clothing Was Made to Be Inherited

There is a saree in many Indian homes that nobody wears anymore but nobody will ever throw away. It lives in a particular corner of a particular cupboard, wrapped in...

When Clothing Was Made to Be Inherited

There is a saree in many Indian homes that nobody wears anymore but nobody will ever throw away. It lives in a particular corner of a particular cupboard, wrapped in...

Why the Most Interesting Wardrobes Belong to People Who Shop the Least

Why the Most Interesting Wardrobes Belong to Pe...

There is a counterintuitive truth about the most stylish people you know. They do not shop very much. Not because they cannot afford to. Not because they are indifferent to...

Why the Most Interesting Wardrobes Belong to Pe...

There is a counterintuitive truth about the most stylish people you know. They do not shop very much. Not because they cannot afford to. Not because they are indifferent to...

The Decade That Changed How India Gets Dressed

The Decade That Changed How India Gets Dressed

Ten years ago, wearing a kurta to a café was a choice that required a certain confidence. It was noticeable. It invited comment. It meant something  either that you had...

The Decade That Changed How India Gets Dressed

Ten years ago, wearing a kurta to a café was a choice that required a certain confidence. It was noticeable. It invited comment. It meant something  either that you had...

Before Luxury Had a Logo: What Opulence Looked Like in Ancient India

Before Luxury Had a Logo: What Opulence Looked ...

The word luxury, as we use it today, is almost entirely a product of the last hundred years. It means a label. A logo. A particular shade of carrier bag....

Before Luxury Had a Logo: What Opulence Looked ...

The word luxury, as we use it today, is almost entirely a product of the last hundred years. It means a label. A logo. A particular shade of carrier bag....

The Lost Art of Dressing with the Seasons

The Lost Art of Dressing with the Seasons

There was a time, not so long ago, when nobody needed to be told to dress for the season. The wardrobe shifted because life shifted. Lighter fabrics came out when...

The Lost Art of Dressing with the Seasons

There was a time, not so long ago, when nobody needed to be told to dress for the season. The wardrobe shifted because life shifted. Lighter fabrics came out when...