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Benarasi saris that brought the weaver and his loom back to life in the pandemic

Textile revivalists Swati Agarwal and Sunaina Jalan overcame the challenges of the pandemic to bring out a collection of heirloom Benarasi saris https://ift.tt/2HPAoWs https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amazon’s fashion advantage in India

The e-commerce giant is thinking big with affordable brands like River by JJ Valaya, Suneet Varma and others https://ift.tt/3mHIhMm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Wear like a fighter pilot

To celebrate Tom Cruise’s much anticipated Top Gun sequel, IWC has released a limited edition watch for civilians https://ift.tt/2HRqTWT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Fairtrade and an eye on jewellery

A round-up of what’s been happening in India and around the world, from The Hindu Weekend desk https://ift.tt/3mRdInV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Ikat for a start: The House of Angadi launches ready to wear with Alamelu

The House of Angadi presents ready-to-wear with an architectural line of unstructured tunics and pant suits https://ift.tt/31Ze8As https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A sweater sets the mood at Lakmé Fashion Week Festive 2020

At Lakmé Fashion Week Festive 2020, 11:11’s jumper was a timely reminder of what could be achieved if designers stayed true to themselves https://ift.tt/3kIfTJx https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Not just lip service: on Tinge by Sabrina Suhail

Sabrina Suhail on creating a homegrown and toxic-free make-up brand suited for Indian skin https://ift.tt/37TUv0r https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Dressing up the stars

Designer Chaitanya Rao on his latest projects and collaborating with Tamil cinema’s leading actors for their films https://ift.tt/37LS3sS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Race to the ceiling with a rock-climbing wall in your home

How Fit Rock Arena began setting up rock-climbing walls in Chennai homes during the pandemic from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/31PWMWs

‘The Almirah’ - a fashion project by Kerala artist-entrepreneur that looks at limited spaces for women as a fallout of the pandemic

This fashion project looks at limited spaces and opportunities available to women as a fallout of pandemic-led restrictions https://ift.tt/34u4jMA https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Watch | Lakme Fashion Week: Where festive meets the everyday

Video highlights from the digital Lakme Fashion Week 2020 https://ift.tt/2G3gyGw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Virtual Lakme Fashion Week’s couture celebration

Super models Lakshmi Rana, Candice Pinto and Deepti Gujral share their experiences of walking the ramp at digital LFW 2020 without a cheering crowd https://ift.tt/3mp4fE4 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Varana’s Milan debut

From Bengaluru to Mayfair and now to Milan, the luxury brand is growing — with wholesale opportunities, showcases at Harrods, and a new line of craft-infused cotton T-shirts https://ift.tt/3jpFy8i https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Movie night: at FDCI’s India Fashion Week

The first digital RTW fashion shows told a collective story of a country struggling with the Covid pandemic. Here is the script https://ift.tt/3koLhg8 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Design accents and Karunganni pants

Architect-designer Rooshad Shroff takes his vast catalogue online. Elsewhere, designers, both indie and established, think out of the box — we review Ikai Asai and Maalgaadi’s new e-stores https://ift.tt/2IR4HfC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Hyderabad at the fashion weeks

Fashion films replace runway frenzy at the LMIFW and LFW this season https://ift.tt/37vnDef https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Take your pick at this online festival of saris

It celebrates designs in six yards and brings alive the country’s looms that have been silent owing to the pandemic https://ift.tt/3kd4IIC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Virtual Lakme Fashion Week’s couture celebration

Super models Lakshmi Rana, Candice Pinto and Deepti Gujral share their experiences of walking the ramp at digital LFW 2020 without a cheering crowd https://ift.tt/37vhnTJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A party to part with your clothes

Clothes swap parties are common in Europe and America. Last weekend, a college student organised it for the first time in Dindigul https://ift.tt/31nUoGp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Mootu lounger at Dutch Design Week

How mridangam makers and Chennai’s Justine De Penning and Deepak Jawahar, of design firm The Architecture Story, collaborated for the ongoing Dutch Design Week https://ift.tt/3m52Yla https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India is working to help differently-abled athletes in COVID times

The organisation has organised a host of online activities and training sessions for their members from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3kdWqAp

Your week in health — sorted

The Hindu MetroPlus gives you a whole week of live Instagram discussions on fitness and health from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/37iXVtc

‘Take charge of your life’: Apollo’s Upasana Kamineni on new wellness platform

Upasana Kamineni of the Apollo family gets actor Samantha Akkineni on board for her recently launched online wellness platform from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/35rDUyn

Everesting

Cyclist, Gokul Krishna and Chitti Babu from Hyderabad completed the sporting challenge October 2, 2020 from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3m2zx34

Global Handwashing Day | Wash your hands, keep diseases at bay

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day; over the past six months we have learnt the importance of washing hands owing to COVID-19 from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3k2mq1h

The importance of being online

Why did it take a global pandemic for Indian fashion designers to realise that having their own retail website is a must in today’s world? https://ift.tt/3k3JeOt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Rebirth of the salesman on Instagram

How luxury retailers and designers are seemingly less dependant on PR consultants and are dealing directly with their clients via IG Lives and WhatsApp consultations https://ift.tt/3k2OP7u https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Online enterprise HasthaKatha weaves stories of Indian crafts and folk arts in western wear

HasthaKatha’s range of handloom garments feature our country’s traditional art and craft https://ift.tt/355Eph8 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The show must go online

As the industry gears up for its first phygital ‘season’ in India, here is what has kept fashion week organisers busy https://ift.tt/2GRyFzq https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to be breast aware?

Being breast aware is to become familiar with one’s breast and the changes that happen to it throughout a person’s life. It helps us be aware of what is normal and what is not. from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3nGMIsm

This week in fashion

A round-up of what’s been happening in India and around the world, from The Hindu Weekend desk https://ift.tt/2IiY8SN https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

No Grey Area: quirky, utilitarian Indian menswear

Arnav Malhotra, founder of Chennai-based menswear label, No Grey Area, on why clothing has to be both stylish and utilitarian https://ift.tt/3iLQNI6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Brooch the topic

From upcycled silver and art pieces to animals, there is a brooch for every Zoom call https://ift.tt/33J1xTm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Pick my cloth is a market place for weavers

An ecommerce website that helps weavers and buyers connect directly https://ift.tt/3nspfeg https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Suicide has come home?

We should start to listen, acknowledge, and simply asking the question: what can I do to change this reality, so no one is pushed to the edge? from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3d7kWAh

Meet the designer who moved his boutique to a luxury hotel

Vivek Karunakaran’s new boutique at the Hyatt Regency is an example of how the pandemic is pushing designers to be inventive https://ift.tt/36Fzypp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Enhance your upper body with rock rings

Rock rings, used to practise climbing, can be added to home workouts to enhance upper body and core strength from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/34wFZZl

From the looms, for men and children

Gaurang Shah expands his online portfolio with handloom collections for men and children https://ift.tt/3nntEiB https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Stop being a desk potato and get moving. This book tells you how

Fitness trainer Shwetambari Shetty’s new book is an appeal and guide to bring more functionality to our daily movement from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3iE0SGO

Elisabetha Kerkar: ‘The pioneer of India Modern’

She left behind a legacy that spans the Taj properties. Friends and former colleagues share memories that celebrate the interior designer and art connoisseur from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/36ipbHP https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

India’s online thrift stores go vintage

They were not made yesterday, but were made to last. Vintage clothes made in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s are making their way back into shopping carts, thanks to online thrift stores that flourished during lockdown https://ift.tt/3jhFxnJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J