How the Louis Vuitton bag (real and fake) became a symbol of aspiration in India

The unmistakable monogrammed brown bag can be seen everywhere: in five-star hotels, on local trains and at street stalls.

Meera Ganapathi

· Oct 15, 2018 · 11:30 am

An exhibition looks back at Frida Kahlo’s life and beliefs – through her choice of clothes

The exhibition ‘Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up’ in London shows how the Mexican artist controlled and constructed her identity.

Ipshita Mitra

· Oct 13, 2018 · 11:30 am

Haute action: From Vogue to mall stores, everyone wants a piece of India’s wedding fashion market

The wedding sector is estimated to be valued at $54 billion. No designer can afford to ignore it.

Avantika Mehta

· Sep 25, 2018 · 11:30 am

The US is discovering what India has known for decades: The nightie is the perfect daywear

The nightie is derided for being shapeless and boxy, but it is also a multi-crore business.

Anubha George

· Aug 13, 2018 · 11:30 am

Indian illustrators are telling the inclusive fashion stories that photographers often don’t

Indian fashion brands and magazines are increasingly working with illustrators to create a new design vocabulary.

Fiza Jha

· May 22, 2018 · 11:30 am

Your masterji copying a Sabyasachi lehenga is only the tip of India’s fashion plagiarism problem

An Instagram account is forcing the Indian fashion industry and its consumers to address issues that were swept under the carpet for decades.

Avantika Mehta

· May 03, 2018 · 11:30 am

Five North Eastern designers who are putting the region on the fashion map by showcasing its fabrics

With each state boasting a vast range of craft traditions, the North East is a sartorial treasure chest.

Sohini Dey

· Apr 16, 2018 · 11:30 am

Fashion technology institute to devise an Indian size chart in three years

NIFT feels the current size charts do not reflect Indian body types accurately.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 01, 2018 · 03:03 pm

Genderless fashion: Indian designers are changing the way we look at clothes

In a time of fraught gender politics, fashion attempts to create a new code.

Cheryl-Ann Couto

· Feb 27, 2018 · 11:30 am

The fashion statement in ‘Black Panther’ is also a political one – about Black influence on style

The hype around the costumes in the Marvel film shows a need to recognise the legacy of black style in mainstream fashion.

Henry Navarro Delgado, The Conversation

· Feb 19, 2018 · 07:30 pm

The journey of Indian fashion can be traced through the story of one Mumbai store

As Ensemble turns 30, its archives and evolution plot the course of what is now one of India’s biggest businesses – fashion retail.

Chinmayee Manjunath

· Dec 14, 2017 · 11:30 am

Why Brazilian fashion is all the rage across the Atlantic in Angola

Brazilian soap operas are wildly popular in Portuguese-speaking Angola, influencing women’s fashion and creating a business opportunity.

Léa Barreau Tran, The Conversation

· Aug 06, 2017 · 11:30 pm