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Forces Of Fashion
“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” The pithy maxim by famed Surrealist designer Elsa Schiaparelli best describes the times we live in. But for these four men and women, all singular in their approach to style, maximalism isn’t just a passing phase—it’s rooted in their very sartorial identity. While for one it may be a love for logos, for another it’s a penchant for dramatic silhouettes. What unites them is their strongly individual approach to rule-breaking, no-holds-barred fashion.
The Kolkata Siesta
KANISHK THAROOR on summers spent in the company of grandparents, guava jelly and Gabriel Garcia Marquez…
Sonakshi Sinha: 'For Me Less Is Always More'
“For me, less is always more, ”says Sonakshi Sinha. And for the actor to come into her own, all it takes is a quintessential New York label.
Summer Elsewhere
From the electoral chaos of Varanasi to a chance meeting with a stranger in New York, author and journalist AATISH TASEER pens an ode to the season.
Creative Coupling
A whirlwind romance, tragic loss and a meteoric rise—artists IDRIS KHAN and ANNIE MORRIS talk to SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA about the healing power of art.
Woman On Top
She transformed her father’s clinic in Mumbai into a global empire of labs and health centres. Meet business visionary and mentor to women entrepreneurs, AMEERA SHAH.
Clothing With Kindness
Can you buy beautiful clothes and also save the planet? Well, if the clothes are made sustainably, you sure can. Going by H&M’s Conscious Exclusive collection, starring supermodel Christy Turlington, the future of fashion is all about being mindful.
Mix It Up
One’s a leading lady whose red-carpet appearances are as headline-making as her lm roles. The other’s a hitmaker who wears more hats than one can count. Together, AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN and PHARRELL WILLIAMS represent the boundary-blurring appeal of true global icons.
Love Struck
What gives Natalie Portman butterflies? The Harvardgrad Hollywood superstar shares the moods and moments that inspire the feeling of love in her
A Map To The Stars
A visit to a tiny Himalayan village in Almora opens an enchanting dream-like world of deodar-studded slopes, leaving writer-poet TISHANI DOSHI haunted by the memory of beatniks and mystics past
From Khoj, With Love
Twenty years ago, an artist-led international residency in a village in Uttar Pradesh inadvertently kick-started the Indian Contemporary art scene, evolving into an institution and a catalyst for South Asian art initiatives. As Khoj celebrates a milestone year, founder director POOJA SOOD pens a heartfelt letter for Vogue
Body Of Work
Her art is visceral, provocative and strong—as is her voice. One of the most important contemporary artists from India, BHARTI KHER tells SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA about her obsession with the body, why she refuses to be a hamster on a wheel and how women artists are going to change the art world
A different kind of fever
Can childbirth turn the habits of an inveterate reader upside down? Publisher CHIKI SARKAR recounts how motherhood made her a seeker of romance novels.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
For many Cindy CrawFord is the perfect representation of all-american beauty. She’s graceful even at 50, and happy to pass on the mantle to a new generation— specifically her minime daughter, Kaia. Vogue has an exclusive look at the making of a supermodel.
Are Mothers Of “Onlies” Making A Selfish Choice?
Is the single child doomed to a life of a lonely misfit? Are mothers of “onlies” making a selfish choice? Neha J Hiranandini pleads a passionate case for one and done.
Shopping Redefined
Shopping has never looked or felt as good as this. Presenting Reliance Retail’s Project Eve, experiential stores made for the very first time exclusively for women.
The Angel Prophecy
Between being a husband and dad and 15-hour work shifts, RAJAN ANANDAN, VP and MD of Google South East Asia and India, plays angel investor to start-ups. He draws some guidelines for to-be investors and entrepreneurs.
The Kids Aren't All Right
Move over, Tiger Mom, it’s time to play it cool. Author JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS makes a case against losing your—and your child’s— mind to overparenting
This One's For You
Fifteen years after its last major perfume, an iconic French fashion house finds inspiration in its founder and offers her an olfactory ode.
All The Pretty Things
With their feminine, elegant designs, Ralph & Russo have become a favourite for red-carpet regulars. Now with their ready-to-wear, they are looking at a whole new clientele. Priyanka Khanna meets Tamara Ralph in London to find out more about her decade-old label
Double Take
What comes after you’ve successfully built a meticulous collection of fail-safe jewellery classics? A second round of investment jewellery hunting, of course. These modern heirlooms are favoured and vetted by industry experts.
It Takes Three
Despite its legal, ethical and emotional complexities, surrogacy has now become a viable solution for many childless people. But a new bill can change the conversation around it.
The Beauty Boss
Barkha Shewakramani, founder of the sensational beauty brand Barkha Beauty, talks about her journey, her top beauty picks and about ‘women of substance’
The Next Act
The stage is set for brothers Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra as their label turns 20 in 2020. Vogue gets a glimpse at act two, scene one.
Like A Girl
She’s an 11-year-old CEO, entrepreneur and feminist STEM advocate. Meet Samaira Mehta and her vision for a trailblazing future in technology.
Jet, Set, Show
A ‘royal’ shaman, inclement weather, a front row of Archlight-wearing celebrities and influencers, a Grace Coddington collaboration and designs that borrowed from the future and the past—this pretty much summed up Nicolas Ghesquière’s cruise 2019 collection for Louis Vuitton. PRIYANKA KHANNA reports from Saint-Paul de Vence
What Came Before
After the Turner Prize nod, NAEEM MOHAIEMEN is all the global Contemporary art world can talk about. He tells JYOTI DHAR how Satyajit Ray novels and old magazines shaped his oeuvre
Death Becomes Her
In an ancient Roman necropolis in Arles, Alessandro Michele brought to life clothes for the modern vanguard. PRIYANKA KHANNA comes back both spooked and inspired
Made To Measure
She’s born to privilege with a silver-spooned childhood and a fabled last name. But this modern-day heiress is determined to create her own legacy. Girl-to-watch ISHA AMBANI PIRAMAL talks to PRIYA TANNA about work, life and the future, and why, for her, India is at the heart of it all
Heart's Desire
With all-natural ingredients and the Ayurvedic principles of a balanced mind, body and soul at its core, this homegrown brand hopes to give you what every woman wants—glowing skin, lustrous hair and the inevitable glow of all-round wellbeing. CHANDNI SEHGAL digs deeper