Is fashion’s quiet luxury era over?

Is fashion’s quiet luxury era over?

The chairperson of Valentino says affluent consumers will soon want bold designs again /fashion/trends/fashion-industry-quiet-luxury-valentino-111713866418487.html 111713866418487 story The fashion industry’s era of so-called quiet luxury is over and affluent consumers will want bold designs again, the chairman of Valentino has predicted.Rachid...
Mists to suit every mood

Mists to suit every mood

Hydrating mists can help keep the skin moisturised during the summer season. A list of scents to match different occasions /fashion/beauty/facial-mist-summer-season-beauty-shopping-111713858411847.html 111713858411847 story During summers, mists are a godsend. For, those cooling droplets offer instant calmness as soon as they...
Tapping into the power of storytelling to create happier workplaces

Tapping into the power of storytelling to create happier workplaces

In a world full of noise, a growing number of professionals are using storytelling to convey complex information, connect and collaborate /news/big-story/business-storytelling-happier-workplaces-communication-connection-111713719757190.html 111713719757190 story Ayesha Fernandez loves to tell stories. Like the tale of the tortoise and the hare—not the...
Nobody has pushed chikankari out there: Ali Fazal

Nobody has pushed chikankari out there: Ali Fazal

Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal on launching a brand dedicated to the traditional embroidery of Lucknow and the importance of handmade /fashion/trends/chikankari-traditional-embroidery-artisan-ali-fazal-richa-chadha-covid-111713755156810.html 111713755156810 story Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, in collaboration with Lucknow-based designer Yasmin Saeed, have launched...
Saving the Greater adjutant from garbage

Saving the Greater adjutant from garbage

On a windy April day, we were at Baragaon in the languorous city of Guwahati, Assam. In the sky, a large bird flapped its wings slowly. It was the bird we were looking for; we moved in its direction. We...
The art of reusing fashion’s deadstocks

The art of reusing fashion’s deadstocks

A showroom in northern Paris sells deadstocks at a sizeable discount to up-and-coming designers /fashion/trends/fashion-waste-luxury-textiles-sustainable-111713672946853.html 111713672946853 story At the Nona Source showroom in northern Paris, designers pick through luxurious textiles with ornate names: curly alpaca, geometrical macrame guipure, silk diamond...
How Adidas is using the Olympics to broaden sport appeal

How Adidas is using the Olympics to broaden sport appeal

The sports brand and its peers are keen to generate a buzz around the Games for Gen Z and teenage consumers /fashion/trends/adidas-olympics-2024-sports-fashion-celebrity-trends-111713498535781.html 111713498535781 story Adidas launched new shoes for 41 Olympic disciplines at an event in Paris on Thursday, alongside...
10 great watches from Watches & Wonders 2024

10 great watches from Watches & Wonders 2024

As always with Watches & Wonders, it is nigh on impossible task to pick favourites. The annual watch fair in Geneva, which was held this year from 9-15 April, was attended by 54 brands, each of which showcased a wide...
A note on the issue: The stories we vote for

A note on the issue: The stories we vote for

This week, we look at the fundamentals of living in a democratic society through a curated set of books /news/opinion/stories-vote-elections-books-politics-tv-series-111713580789309.html 111713580789309 story Every five years when India votes, everyone gears up for the “world’s largest election”. “India watchers” are eager...
12 writers on their literary experiences of democracy

12 writers on their literary experiences of democracy

This election season, Lounge invited 12 distinguished writers to share stories, poems, books and memories that shaped their idea of democracy in India /news/big-story/democracy-books-elections-2024-politics-literature-111713514096553.html 111713514096553 story Every five years, as Indian democracy gears up for its biggest carnival—the general election—publishers...
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