Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films.
'The field of design is an overcrowded place.' 'And over time I have learnt the only way for me to connect with my own work is that if it comes from a place of honesty.'
The Indian Army on Thursday said it has registered the intellectual property rights of its new design and camouflage pattern uniform.
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Akshat Bansal's gender neutral collection repurposed marine plastic waste into fluid designs.
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'aris can be boiling hot in July. The choice of viscose over cotton was deliberate. Cotton would have crushed badly. We used viscose because it is a wood pulp fibre and lets you breathe. It is cooler than silk. We had to consider breathability because the athletes would be on a barge, in the heat, for up to five hours.'
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Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Boundary-breaking Designer Ujjwal Dubey is shaking up the fashion industry with his gender fluid collection.
Ajmer-born model and entrepreneur Rushali Yadav talks about her fashion journey.
Lakme Fashion Week Gen Next designer, Chandrima Agnihotri, tells Rediff.com what she has planned for her runway debut.
'Good food is very important because what we eat reflects on our skin.' 'Workout keeps our body in shape and both together keep us energetic and fresh.'
Anoushka Chauhan from Dehradun talks about her modelling journey.
'Suspect all, fix all.' 'It is this mindset that begins at the very top of an establishment and then trickles down and across,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
'I am just an artist trying to establish my own voice and be my own person,' the unconventional designer tells Amrita Singh.
With 41 stitching patterns under their belt, the Lambani women have not only earned a GI tag for Sandur, their art has also travelled to the London Fashion Week and that Fabindia store near you.
GenNext designer Deepak Pathak, from UP's Ballia speaks about his first big break, his inspiration and the designer he admires the most.
Their bootstrapped brand sold 25,000 units on Flipkart in five days during the 2017 festive sale.
Former India cricket captain Bishen Singh Bedi said the appointment "defies all logic".
'Wisdom demands Modi moves to restore the critical institutions of the State and dial back on the cult building around his persona,' say Sonali Ranade and Shealja Sharma.
GenNext designer Akshat Bansal believes Indians are finally ready to experiment with fashion and look for individuality.
Squadron Leader Samir Abrol's brother Sushant, who brought back his older sibling's coffin draped in the Tricolour, tells Archana Masih why life will never be the same again.
Like most army combat uniforms, this one has been designed to serve two requirements: First, protection against harsh climatic conditions, including extreme heat and cold. Second, the need to provide soldiers' outfits with field camouflage, so as to increase his battlefield survivability.
A fashion show that highlighted age-old Indian arts and crafts.
Creative and confident, these emerging fashion designers are the future of Indian fashion.
Suresh Prabhu announced ambitious plans.
You may no longer have to rely on international size charts.
The speed of nine railway corridors will be increased.
KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in the UK, Germany and Russia.
'My collection for LFW is all about Indianness.' Fashion designer Soumodeep Datta quit computer science to pursue his dream.
'The mandir-masjid issue led to a lot of blood, pain and anguish on both sides. It scarred this nation.' 'It is time to educate ourselves and move on.'
There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata. Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the in-your-face celebrity status, celebration of wealth and pursuit of importance many of liberalised India's rich, love, notes Shyam G Menon.
Fashion graduate Natasha Ramachandran tells us how she became a model and why the industry is not meant for everyone.
Glaring contrasts in various spheres in this Nehru-Gandhi family pocketborough are being raised by the rivals to target Congress President Sonia Gandhi for lop-sided development in the constituency from where she is seeking a fourth term.
Aman Garg, 17 Devansh Kaushik, 17 and Anmol Gupta, 18 share their success journey.
In a nation of 1.4 billion people, where a potential new creator is born every second, we pick 25 influencers who have ruled social media this year.
Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.
Designer Runa Ray, whose edgy line inspired by an ancient discipline made it to the February New York Fashion Week, discussed the showing with Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com
The sexism may well be lost out on mothers who call their daughters 'ghar ka beta' but there is something heartening in seeing middle class mothers encouraging them to pursue non-traditional careers. Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com meets a few 'model' mums.
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