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Immerse me in crafts and craft clusters of India and I am the happiest. @somaiya_kala_vidya did exactly that and invited me to Kutch to cover their artisans graduating design project earlier last December. Newly equipped with a design vocabulary, the young artisans walked me through trend forecasts, their moodboards, how they were rethinking their crafts with this new language and skill set, one student shared a Ronaldo “jersey” reimagined in his traditional Bandhani ✨I spent a few days extra in Kutch, speaking to alumni masterweaver like Pachan Suji sir and more recent graduate artisans like Zaid khatri (who also fed me a fab lunch). Spent the days learning how the school had impacted their craft. How for the very first time these incredible artisans were just allowed to draw and draw freely. The liberty that gave them and their designs.

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6 month travel dump.

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8 days ago

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Vogue India May/ June print issue. If anyone knows me, tattoos and I are poles apart but here I was pitching a story about tattoos + craft. It all started when I chanced upon the designer Ankita from @paher.in and couldn’t look away from the tattoos of the craft she works with, inked upon her skin. Which lead me down a rabbit hole of the craft and the world of craft- based Godna. Many craftswomen and men of India have been known for their community based tattooing on their body. Which posed the question did the craft motif come first or the motif inked on their body. I spoke to the incredible @border.line.tattoos @bluebloodtreetattoo who completely educated me and took me on the journey of the craft of craft-based godna in India.💛💛

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It’s Pazham Pori not Pazham Pozhi. Photographer: Avani Rai (@avani.rai ) Stylist and concept by: Divya Balakrishnan (@divyabal ) Hair and Makeup: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa ) Model: Arya Bendkhale (@aryabendkhale ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Assisted by: @nyasaathakkar . Dress, Bag; both Payal Khandwala (@payalkhandwala ). Necklace; Kalyan Jewellers (@kalyanjewellers_official ). Slide 2 - Dress; Summer Away (@summeraway ). Earrings; Kalyan Jewellers (@kalyanjewellers_official ). Bag; Gucci (@gucci ).

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2 months ago

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Have wanted to do a shoot in Kerala forever. When people showcase India in a fashion context, they seem to miss out on Kerala, how rich the landscape is and its culture. Emerald city, Vogue India March/April issue. Glad to finally have gotten the chance to, thanks to @rochelle.pinto and with the wonderful team Photographer: Avani Rai (@avani.rai ) Stylist and Words by: Divya Balakrishnan (@divyabal ) Hair and Makeup: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa ) Model: Arya Bendkhale (@aryabendkhale ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Assisted by: @nyasaathakkar .

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2 months ago

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Gold, greens, Mohiniyattam side bun and all. Photographer: Avani Rai (@avani.rai ) Stylist and concept by: Divya Balakrishnan (@divyabal ) Hair and Makeup: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa ) Model: Arya Bendkhale (@aryabendkhale ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Assisted by: @nyasaathakkar . Dress; Anamika Khanna (@anamikakhanna.in ). Necklace; Kalyan Jewellers (@kalyanjewellers_official ). Slide 2 : Jacket and Pants; both Burberry (@burberry ). Earrings; Radhika Agrawal (@radhikaagrawalstudio ).

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2 months ago

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Nattil evede? Photographer: Avani Rai (@avani.rai ) Stylist and Words by: Divya Balakrishnan (@divyabal ) Hair and Makeup: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa ) Model: Arya Bendkhale (@aryabendkhale ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Assisted by: @nyasaathakkar . Lusciously green Kerala reflected in Dress; Vaishali S (@vaishalisstudio

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Kerala Gaurav Gupta (@gauravguptaofficial ). Ring; Swarovski (@swarovski Photographer: Avani Rai (@avani.rai ) Stylist and Words by: Divya Balakrishnan (@divyabal ) Hair and Makeup: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa ) Model: Arya Bendkhale (@aryabendkhale ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Assisted by: @nyasaathakkar .

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Kerala. (Finally) Vogue India March/April Photographer: Avani Rai (@avani.rai ) Stylist and Words by: Divya Balakrishnan (@divyabal ) Hair and Makeup: Umang Thapa (@umang.artist ) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa ) Model: Arya Bendkhale (@aryabendkhale ), Agency: Anima Creatives (@animacreatives ) Assisted by:Nyasa Thakkar (@nyasaathakkar ) Dress and belt; both Kaleekal (@kaleekal ). Earrings; Radhika Agrawal (@radhikaagrawalstudio ). #VogueFashion

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2 months ago

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Fashion illustration has been my portal to the fashion industry. The most consistent thing I have done over the years is to illustrate. Drawing to get closer to things I loved, to understand it better, to unravel what I felt. That is why this piece will mean a lot to me ⭐️ A big thank you to @daviddownton @jennymwalton @jooleeloren @davidabraha for being constant sources of inspiration and giving me your time for this copy.

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2 months ago

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I got to speak to some of my icons for this. I’m good to retire. Funny when saved Pinterest and Instagram dreams turn real. Interviewed the legends I grew up admiring — David Downton (@daviddownton ) whose glamorous illustrations started it all for me. Jenny Walton (@jennymwalton ) fashions sweetheart, the vintage loving front row sketcher I was envious of. Julie Houts (@jooleeloren ) whose satire carried us through fashion and David Abraham of @abrahamandthakore who showed how sketching sits at the core of his design process.

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2 months ago

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This shoot was inspired by a trend I noticed on Instagram, where many women like @katfromfinance and @alinarolling , spoke about how dressing up to work became their salvation. Some had formulated an inversely proportionate formula: the more boring the job, the more they dressed up. The importance of something to look forward to—that bathroom selfie, a work bestie—anything to remedy sitting for 9 hours under that god awful fluorescent lighting. Shot by @amitabhbachpan HMU by the lovely @eleni_chatzinikolidou Talent @surbhishukla @geetasha.rana Bookings @alizaafatmaa Assisted by @nyasaathakkar and Saumya

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