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Namrata Zakaria

Namrata Zakaria

Vijay Mallya: The King of Coolth

Was Vijay Mallya a victim of his flashiness? Yes. It turned him into a poster-boy of bad loans

By Namrata Zakaria June 22, 2025

The transformation of Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt had found her groove, and it was being a tiny little dynamite

By Namrata Zakaria June 15, 2025

Not a flash in the pan

What is this new wave of showing off your inners? Is it to shockand awe?

By Namrata Zakaria May 25, 2025

The Met Gala wanted to celebrate black identity; but the desis made it their own

Diljit Dosanjh was the biggest surprise at the Met Gala this year

By Namrata Zakaria May 18, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

By Namrata Zakaria March 23, 2025

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 indigenous to Kutch, in Gujarat

By Namrata Zakaria March 09, 2025

‘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?

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

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

By Namrata Zakaria February 16, 2025

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
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