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Menswear and a more fluid future

How Indian designers are refreshing fashion for men with gender neutral silhouettes. Plus, a push towards shared and polysexual clothing https://ift.tt/3ExQkEq https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Changing the lens

There has been a rise in non-binary models in Indian fashion, but has it led to an inclusive and diverse narrative? https://ift.tt/3CsaDCF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The nose knows: 5 Indian perfume brands to know

Oudh gives many local perfume brands heft and is also being used more mindfully from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/3pPDlKg https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Street view: fluid fashion in India

To photographer and blogger Manou, gender fluid fashion isn’t new to the Indian landscape https://ift.tt/3pNtQv4 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Jayanti Reddy’s 2021 retail blueprint

Celebrating a decade in fashion, the Hyderabad-based designer reveals what it took to break into the New Delhi market, and plans to foray into the menswear segment https://ift.tt/3jNqpkn https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Which ‘Squid Game’ character will you dress up as for Halloween?

...With spooky season at our doorstep, a look at the ‘Squid Game’ costumes that could make their way into every Halloween party https://ift.tt/3mpg9Rb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Belaa Sanghvi on challenges of handloom

Yet, the textile revivalist believes there are innumerable possibilities with innovation and is in the process of creating a new series of Gujarat’s famous Patola sari using the Fibonacci number series https://ift.tt/3GtSKpK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Twilly d’Hermès: Ginger’s fullness rediscovered

Perfumer Christine Nagel reinvents a key ingredient in Hermès’ newest women’s fragrance from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/3b3mg7e https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A fitness pole customised for Indians — This Chennai startup says #MakeLocal home-workout equipment

India gets one of its first locally-made fitness poles, thanks to three engineering graduates who have turned Ambattur’s auto ecosystem into a base for manufacturing home-workout equipment from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/3jn0e3X

Johnnie Walker’s new flagship is a must-visit

Whisky tourism, both offline and online, gets a fillip with Johnnie Walker’s multi-million pound visitor experience in Edinburgh from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/3jinLCV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max silicon, 3rd Gen AirPods, colourful HomePod mini: Highlights from Apple’s ‘Unleashed’ Special Event

California tech giant Apple has announced a new set of AirPods, colourful upgrades to the HomePod mini, a Voice Plan for Apple Music and, of course, MacBook Pro with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max SoC, at the virtual ‘Unleashed’ Special Event from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/3BTj0qL https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Lakshmi Rana and 10 minutes of joy

Fashion Week regular, Lakshmi Rana, says she welcomed the backstage madness https://ift.tt/3BMq7RF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

FDCI x LFW: Are we hugging yet?

FDCI x LFW, the first truly phygital Indian fashion week post pandemic, featured 10 on-ground shows. Personal notes from the second edition https://ift.tt/3lID8WU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Satya Paul and the new rules of retail

What can the Indian fashion industry learn from the revival of this brand? https://ift.tt/3AOw5A5 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

KL Rahul: bringing his fashion A-game to Puma

Drawing from the likes of David Beckham and Justin Beiber, cricketer KL Rahul’s latest collab with Puma, 1DER, is an expression of his fashion choices https://ift.tt/2YHQJVb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Indian fashion debuts in the metaverse with Manish Malhotra’s NFTs

The designer’s collection of five NFTs sold out in seconds on WazirX https://ift.tt/3BqaDmo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Fashion’s wild side: on athleisure label, I Am Animal

Six years after transitioning to a vegan lifestyle, entrepreneur Kunal Avanti launched I Am Animal, a PETA-approved apparel brand, to commemorate Worl https://ift.tt/3BtgEyx https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Mental health on your sleeve

Beanies, hoodies, T-shirts and more, with supportive tag lines. Our picks to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2021 https://ift.tt/3mAD8rl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Walking tall in an ocean plastic gown

From upcycled plastic in his packaging to now fashioning evening dresses from it, designer Gaurav Gupta has come a long way. He shares what to expect at tomorrow’s FDCI x LFW grand finale https://ift.tt/3Ftxxf6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Wear a billboard, with some help from Bandit

On FDCI x LFW’s Sustainable Fashion Day, Bandit launches bags made with flex, tarpaulin and more https://ift.tt/3DlVCm2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

And now, a GI tag adds more vibrancy to Rajasthan’s Sojat Mehndi

Known for its entrancing, deep burnt-red stain, the world famous Sojat Mehndi of Rajasthan got its due on September 14. We explore its harvesting, manufacturing and various art and medicinal forms — as well as the issue of adulteration https://ift.tt/3llAXbO https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The ‘Squid Game’ effect: How Netflix's Korean show has become a global pop-culture phenomenon

The popularity of the horror-survival series is seeing people getting inventive with cosplays, and recreating the children’s games in the show — from the Dalgona candy challenge to Red Light and Green Light https://ift.tt/3uQPQWH https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Pieces of eight: watches celebrating the octagonal form

Would you agree that the octagonal form is the answer to timeless watch design? Read on from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/3BflMGo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Woven splendour for Lakme Fashion Week

Gaurang Shah’s Chaand for Lakme Fashion Week Winter 2021 is a fusion of weaving techniques https://ift.tt/3DfyEwP https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Audemars Piguet raises the bar for gem-setting and gender-fluidity

A capsule collection of Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon models addresses the rising interest in complications among female watch collectors from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/2WKnYXC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The khadi conversation in 2021

Conditioning, a memory, an intrinsic part of our culture — the thoughts around this handspun, handwoven fabric are many, as we learn from some of the country’s leading designers https://ift.tt/2YmaT7r https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Spirited Away: India to the Americas

Add the flavours of Central and South America to your bar with a selection of spirits that star the agave, sugarcane and grape from The Hindu - Luxury https://ift.tt/3uvPBQz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How Chennai bodybuilder R Manikandan went from housekeeping to winning medals for India

Representing India at a bodybuilding competition in Uzbekistan, Chennai-based R Manikandan shares his journey from a hotel’s housekeeping department to fitness entrepreneurship from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/39SBkE7