Cheese will be loved

February 9, 2023

Hoarding cheese from your travels to Switzerland and France is a thing of the past. Delicious Indian cheese have come into prominence. They can be used in Italian and Mediterranean cuisine. Whether you have a fetish for feta, a palate for parmesan or are mesmerised by mozzarella artisanal Indian cheese...

Deck the halls and tables, for ‘tis the season

December 24, 2022

Christmas is upon us, and party hosts are leaving no ‘tables’ unturned. Attention from trees, which have been the focal point of Yule, has been diverted to elaborate table décor in 2022. With entertaining at its peak, folks are merry-making throwing lavish get togethers in their homes. It will be...

A fling with bling

November 17, 2022

It gives me ample joy to be the bearer of bling news. After the minimalist aesthetic catalysed by the last two years, the world of vanity is in for a ‘C’ change (pardon me, English nerds). C connoting Crystal. To support my opinions, is a constellation of design houses. Some...

Sparkling Sar(ee)torial trends for the festive season

October 26, 2022

The air is charged with an electric festivity this time around. After witnessing trends in revenge travel it's time to pave the way for everyone's favourite investment-sartoria. After a dry spell in festivities which were almost null and void owed to the pandemic the budding design fraternity is back with...

A SARTORIAL SURVEY OF RAMADAN

April 30, 2022

With Eid-al-Fitr approaching there is festivity in the air for everyone celebrating. From the illustrious Iftar parties (Baba Siddique’s Iftar party The Cannes of Ramadan) to some cozy fast-breaking get-togethers at home. This week I delve into discussing some extravagant and subtle sartorial choices that people made in stepping out...

ANOTHER FEATHER IN SABYASACHI’S CUP

April 9, 2022

There is no arguing Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s propensity to narrating stories through visuals. The mastermind behind his stupendous brand that creates decadent couture coveted by Indian and global audiences. People abreast with the business of fashion are aware of his indomitable brand portfolio not only as a couturier but also an...

HOW ST+ART CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE VIEW STREET ART IN INDIA

March 26, 2022

St+art India or Street Art India is a clan of artistic stalwarts. It is a non-profit organisation in collaboration with Asian Paints. The folks at St+art India (@startindia) are a pack of magicians creating wall art and murals that take your breath away (more than cardio for me). The organisation...

LATEXED UP

March 5, 2022

The year of the lord 1996 saw the pop music band Spice girls launch their uber chic, loaded-with-latex video “Say you’ll be there”. It showcased Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham (nee Adams) famously known as Ginger Spice and Posh Spice Respectively. These two smooth operators in latex were a couturier’s...

Behold The World Of Bookstagram

February 19, 2022

Books the more said the less it is. This week I give an account of instagram accounts I stalk: Book collector’s social (read #bookstagram). It is 2022 and books not only dispense knowledge and supply entertainment but also lend aesthetics to decor. A book aesthete (if I may coin my...

ARCHING OVER INTERIOR DESIGN

January 29, 2022

Folks who are a minority are the ones renovating their living space without incorporating their rendition of arch de triomphe. Interior designers, architects and decorators have a new trend montage with arches at its focal point. Apartments and houses in modern India hare being flanked by these curved and playful...