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As Paul Sees It

Paul Andrew, the recently appointed director of women’s footwear design at Ferragamo, is excited about the future. He tells Luisa Simonetto how he has reinterpreted Salvatore’s vision to cater to millennials.

Burberry, Unplugged

Christopher Bailey Has Kept Britain’s Most Iconic Label on the Cusp With Digital Innovation and See-now, Buy-now Speed. His Latest Obsession? Gorgeously Old-school Craftsmanship. Zoe Wolf Meets the Fearless Adapter.

Class Act

Neel Mukherjee’s Latest Novel, a State of Freedom, Is an Important, Empathy-building Probe of Urban India’s Class Divide. And It Retains All the Devastation and Despair of His Earlier Works, Finds Vatsala Chhibber.

Are You Afraid Of Swimming? Let Go Of Your Fears This Summer

You’ve heard great things about swimming but just can’t seem to take the plunge? Pratika Yashaswi gives you a little push

Why Diana Penty Regrets Being The Way She Was?

Four years ago, after a dream debut and on the precipice of stardom, Diana Penty went off the radar. Now, better adjusted to fame—and with a risky second film—she’s back for the long haul, says Vatsala Chhibber

Boom Town

Unnoticed by most, Hyderabad has become a flourishing fashion market, rife with talented designers and discerning customers. The city’s style makers catch up with Nishat Fatima at Ogaan's first local outpost

The Good Fight

After nearly a decade of battling to be more than just the token exotic beauty in Hollywood, Freida Pinto has made her second destiny-changing breakthrough—in tv this time. She tells Cheryl-Ann Couto about the anxious in-between years and why it's important to defend your dreams

Screen Grab

From sweet supporting character to Netflix star handpicked by the Wachowskis, actor Tina Desai’s career is on the up and up. Here, she tells Sujala Newar about working with the cult directors, losing her inhibitions and finding herself.

Web Team

As Online streaming giants prepare to overhaul Indian television, Actors Sayani Gupta and Sarah-Jane dias, who star in amazon prime india’s slick new drama, tell Vatsala Chhibber what this means for their craft

New Rich

How do you measure luxury in 2017? Is it something expensive or exclusive? Or is it simply having the privilege of time to be able to enjoy an experience? Shweta Shiware attempts to find out

Beautiful Rebel

Chanel’s latest perfume is born out of the spirit of liberation; Vanessa Craft rediscovers the woman who inspired it

True Self

Body positive icon and musician beth ditto talks about her unlikely relationship with exercise and how she never let the gym intimidate her

Parallel Universe

The first Indians to curate the provocative Shanghai Biennale, Raqs Media Collective promise some big surprises ahead. 

Are You Tired Of Working Long Hours?

Tired of working long hours and always running to catch up, Lavanya Mohan tore herself off Twitter and went looking for productivity hacks

State Of The Art

If the purpose of art is to scrape the dust of daily life off our souls, the Burman-Maity home must be spotlessly clean.

Labour Of Love

Inspired by the strongest female influences in his life, designer Bibhu Mohapatra’s latest capsule collection might be his most deeply personal yet.

Light In The Dark

In her soul-wrecking debut novel, Shobha Rao illuminates the unspeakable hardship of being born poor, wilful, and a woman— and the transformative power of female friendship. Cheryl-Ann Couto soaks it all in.

Style Notes On Camp

The joyful, outrageous style of Prince, Freddie Mercury and David Bowie is having a moment, both in music and in fashion. Long live camp, says Laura Craik.

Boy, Meet Boy

Being an openly gay Indian American might spare you inevitable marital conversation at the hands of meddlesome elders, dubious matchmakers and romanceless biodatas. But it does have its ups and downs.

A Fine Balance

Meet Ipsita Dasgupta, a powerhouse who is spearheading a new path in sports and digital media. She talks to Aabha Bakaya about motherhood and life in the fast lane.

Dream Team

Jeweller Siddharth Kasliwal and fashion designer Marie-Anne Oudejans’s serendipitous—and very successful— professional partnership taps into the very best of each of them.

Two's A Party

Caroline Issa and Saloni Lodha are each other’s biggest cheerleaders. And their friendship has survived time and distance.

Beauty Expert: Natasha Naegamvala

The top hairstylist tells us how to achieve great hair without having to work too hard

A Lesson In Style

The thing about looking effortless is that it requires real effort. Sana Rezwan shows us how it’s done

Star Boy

At 17, Veer Kowli aka Chrms is Indian electronica’s most promising new talent.

Being American Is Much More Than Acquiring The Right Accent

In the United States of today, writer Sharmila Sen, a first-generation immigrant, weighs in on the question of belonging, as she shares her hopes for tomorrow and trusts in the wisdom of time.

Strength Of A Woman

One built a fashion empire with a conscience; the other redefined the rules for women in Bollywood. Fierce, feminine and so fashion—Anita Dongre and Kareena Kapoor Khan combine forces for AND’s F/W 2018-19 collection.

What Freedom Means To Me

Choosing instinct, passion and compassion over the ease of conformity, eight trailblazers tell us how they chose to live free

Break It Up

A complete digital detox can be tough, but the slow-tech lifestyle is setting some achievable boundaries.

Selfie Esteem

For a female reporter, her make-up, personal style and social media persona are often weaponised to undermine her work and roadblock her opportunities. Pakistan-based author and journalist Sanam Maher reveals how she balances her professional and selfie game.