Fashion Plus
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Why do some people get their knickers in a twist over shorts?
As fashion norms change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
Deirdre Clemente, The Conversation
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This is what Indian fashion magazines would look like if they told the truth
A writer and an illustrator get together for a tongue-in-cheek experiment.
Meher Varma & Pia Alize Hazarika
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Did Ambedkar want Dalits to wear three-piece suits? A clothing label raises some sartorial questions
Chandra Bhan Prasad believes his new label for Dalits, Zero Plus, is a social experiment against discrimination.
Sunaina Kumar
Trending
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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‘iParent’: An eye-opening, sobering read for parents raising an always-online generation of children
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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3D printing in fashion promises to be huge – so what’s holding us back?
From mass-market production to running off customised garments to pick up in shops or have it delivered, this could be the fashion statement of the future.
Danmei Sun, The Conversation
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How Bridget Jones boosted the market for big underwear
The growth in popularity for larger, supportive underwear has, in turn, led to huge amounts of innovation in the sector and a 70,000 mile supply chain.
Janet Godsell, The Conversation
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12 Instagram handles that Indian fashion lovers (and everyone else) must follow
Because fashion is not just about the clothes.
Natasha Khurana
Video
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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How the New York Fashion Week came to be
The world will watch outrageous designs strut down the runway this week. But how did the Big Apple become one of the great fashion centres of the modern world?
Anna Lebovic, The Conversation
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Why fashion models don’t smile
It’s not because their clothes are too tight.
Vanessa Brown, The Conversation
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Bangladesh is building 'garment villages' to double its already-huge clothing exports
Besides providing more revenues, the villages will make conditions safer for workers, the government says.
Marc Bain, Qz.com
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