Guest Column

Namrata Zakaria

Namrata Zakaria

Stanley over Stella

Stanley over Stella

Blame it on the heatwave or then just a clever marketing gimmick, but celebrities these days are carrying an unusual bottle out and about every day

By Namrata Zakaria April 27, 2025
Ring through the wringer: The changing status of the diamond

Ring through the wringer: The changing status of the diamond

Over the years, a diamond transformed from being a symbol of romantic love to that of empowerment, thanks to the power of advertising

By Namrata Zakaria April 20, 2025
Karan Johar is the child we should have nurtured, now he is nurturing our kids

Karan Johar is the child we should have nurtured, now he is nurturing our kids

Johar wore a sharp, black, fitted suit, with a sheer shirt, and diaphanous strips billowing in the wind. He wore his now-signature high heels, rings, earrings, ear cuffs and black nail paint. Johar is responsible for so many young boys choosing to dress the way they want to

By Namrata Zakaria April 13, 2025
Russian fashion is now a mirror to Russia's new soul

Russian fashion is now a mirror to Russia's new soul

All eyes are on Russia for geopolitical reasons. But Moscow Fashion Week shows that Russian fashion is at an interesting juncture, with rich oligarch-friendly opulence giving way to a young and rebellious street-style

By Namrata Zakaria April 06, 2025
The sari woven by Shiva and Parvati

The sari woven by Shiva and Parvati

Looking at Karnataka’s textiles, and the weaves and stories they hold

By Namrata Zakaria March 23, 2025
When India Fashion Week turns 25

When India Fashion Week turns 25

Remember when Diandra Soares and Binal Trivedi kissed each other on the runway, and Manish Malhotra rolled out movie-star showstoppers from Shah Rukh Khan to Urmila Matondkar to Kareena Kapoor?

By Namrata Zakaria March 16, 2025
Kala cotton is pure magic

Kala cotton is pure magic

Kala cotton is indigenous to Kutch, in Gujarat

By Namrata Zakaria March 09, 2025
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3: Dark characters but fashion serves

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3: Dark characters but fashion serves

What ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 gets right is their pick of India’s best resort wear label, Verandah

By Namrata Zakaria March 02, 2025
Has fashion accepted the older woman as smarter and sexier?

Has fashion accepted the older woman as smarter and sexier?

It’s medeival that we still see men and women as baby machines

By Namrata Zakaria February 23, 2025
Textiles have shaped characters and narratives across cinema

Textiles have shaped characters and narratives across cinema

Symposium on Bengal’s textiles is a reminder crafts are daily experience

By Namrata Zakaria February 16, 2025
Is bridal wear on the wane?

Is bridal wear on the wane?

Feminism is changing consumption, and is changing India's gargantuan bridal wear industry

By Namrata Zakaria February 09, 2025
Heroes of Indian crafts

Heroes of Indian crafts

Paramparik Karigar is among India's premier pop-up spaces that goes from city to city promoting craft and textiles

By Namrata Zakaria February 02, 2025
Bim Bissell & Indian businesses

Bim Bissell & Indian businesses

I will very comfortably count Bimla Nanda Bissell as one of our nation builders

By Namrata Zakaria January 26, 2025
Politics of colours

Politics of colours

Rahul Gandhi donned blue, signalling his commitment to India's dalits

By Namrata Zakaria January 19, 2025
Five years of post-pandemic fashion

Five years of post-pandemic fashion

Online shopping is convenient and easy, but I will save it for my supplies

By Namrata Zakaria January 12, 2025
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