Pramila N. Phatarphekar
Stop to consider the word ‘normal’, and you may well be staggered by how much has become everyday stuff that would have stunned us just a decade ago.
Designing fashionwear once had a trusted mantra: befriend the trend. It worked for decades together. And then along came the zips.
India has the honour of being the subject of Lord Snowdon’s latest exhibition. But go back in time if you want to see his finest work yet.
Indian fashion has gone all nerdy in its search for shapes and sexiness. Or, has it really?
This eccentric hotel in Kolkata brings its guests back again and again for the inimitable ‘Fairlawn experience’
From the humble langot to G strings, funky trunks, boxers with Superman prints... male underwear in India has come a long way.
Guess what defines the culture-proud Bengali bhadralok’s emergence on the fashion scene?
Nobody could fully explain why she was special, but she was. Once. It was clear she was more than just a pretty face. Alas, that was the last we saw of her. A report from her funeral