The design and fit of your blouse serve as the perfect complement to the saree’s show-stopping role. From daring cutouts to iconic backless designs, gone are the days of basic shoulder-length blouses ...

Costumes in Bollywood have long been eye candy—designed to dazzle, trend, and sell. But over the last decade, a quiet revolution has been reshaping this notion. Today, wardrobes are no longer just ...

Elizabeth Dori Tunstall receives funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for the Living Blue project. In May, I led a design anthropology workshop for 12 Indian postgraduate design and anthropology ...

Bollywood actors who have become trendsetters on the fashion front keep giving more and more reasons to delve into archival pieces for the best ensembles. This Independence Day, we look at the divas ...

Design is a mirror of our attitudes, and uniquely Indian gestures like churning, combing and calculating are reflected in it. Items used regularly, like tea holders and spice boxes, are part of a long ...